Renee Montagne talks with music commentator Miles Hoffman about orchestra conductors and how you know a good one when you have one. In this New Year, many major symphony orchestras across the country ...

It’s a question I’ve been asked dozens of times, and no, not about viola players. Conductors. So what do they actually do? I was reminded of the question last week with the death of Bob Hawke, and the ...

Follow the story of the first female conductor of a major American symphony. Follow Marin Alsop’s journey to become the first female music director of a major American symphony despite repeated ...

For the Baltimore classical music fan and longtime symphony orchestra devotee Linda DeLibero, love is in the hair. DeLibero, 70, first became enthralled by the way a world-class orchestra could make ...

Most people know a conductor stands at a podium and waves a stick to keep an ensemble in time. But what exactly does a conductor do? UC Davis Concert Band Director Pete Nowlen said he has three main ...

After a spectacular series of announcements, cancellations, and explanations, Ros-sini’s “Moses” finally found its way to a local stage, and it has become one of the features of the repertoire at the ...

The performance of an object that has been dependent upon whether the object is composed of a conductive or a nonconductive material. Conductors are materials that allow electrons to flow freely from ...