Mark Horowitz and his family are known for making conductor batons ... then another couple hours to be painted by hand and dry. One baton costs about $100. Horowitz says seeing his work and ...

The conductor’s baton is the original magic wand ... Majestically I raised my hand for a crescendo, and only when it reached its peak did I recall the national anthem.” Returning to his ...

The Lyric Feature production Der Musikmann follows conductor David Brophy's progress over his first six months with the WDR ...

I can’t read music, nor do I really understand what a conductor does, except keep the beat amid a great flourish of hand gestures, cues and, presumably, a well-aimed baton. That, you’d have to ...

The Dresden Symphony Orchestra revisits the relationship between man and machine — and the results are surprising. Is this the future of classical music? Three robotic arms stand on the podium ...

The 47-year-old conductor is prepping them for the following ... But anyway, I took it, and it was the best. OTIS: Makeshift baton in hand, he would conduct every chance he got, even when there ...

In a basic way, conductors control the pace and rhythm of a piece of music and communicate that through certain hand movements and eye contact. Some use a baton, usually in the right hand ...

Former Dallas Symphony music director Jaap van Zweden was concertmaster of Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra before trading his bow for a baton. John Storgårds, guest conductor for the ...

On Oct. 27, GBH 2 will broadcast the PBS documentary "Behind the Baton: A Conductor's Journey." It tells the extraordinary life story of the legendary Thomas Wilkins and his journey through the ...