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50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 1985, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EugeneOrmandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EugeneOrmandy</span></a>, Hungarian-American violinist and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conductor</span></a> (Philadelphia Orchestra, 1936-80), died of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pneumonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pneumonia</span></a> at 85. 🪦<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 1875, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MauriceRavel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MauriceRavel</span></a>, French <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/composer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>composer</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pianist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pianist</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conductor</span></a> (Daphnis et Chloé; Boléro), born in Ciboure, France (d. 1937). ༉‧₊˚🕯️🖤❀༉‧₊˚.<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a></p>
ד-פּאַקס<p>"<a href="https://babka.social/tags/Swiss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swiss</span></a>-born <a href="https://babka.social/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conductor</span></a> Leon Botstein has released a new <a href="https://babka.social/tags/album" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>album</span></a> – Exodus – that highlights the underappreciated contribution of three <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> whose lives were irrevocably altered by the rise of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Nazism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nazism</span></a>: Walter Kaufman, who fled <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Czechoslovakia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Czechoslovakia</span></a> for <a href="https://babka.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a>; Marcel Rubin, who emigrated from <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Austria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austria</span></a> to <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a>; and Josef Tal, who left <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a> for <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> in 1935.</p><p>The <a href="https://babka.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a>, the second in a series, was recorded with The <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Orchestra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orchestra</span></a> Now (TON), a graduate program in <a href="https://babka.social/tags/BardCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BardCollege</span></a> in <a href="https://babka.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a>, for the training of the next generation of professional <a href="https://babka.social/tags/musicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musicians</span></a>, founded by the conductor in 2015."</p><p><a href="https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-844700" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.jpost.com/israel-news/cultur</span><span class="invisible">e/article-844700</span></a></p>
Bernhard Melbye Voss<p>So wonderful working with the amazing Synchron Stage Orchestra on Tony Morales‘s terrific score for Reacher Season 3!😊</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reacher</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reacher3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reacher3</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReacherSeason3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReacherSeason3</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tonymorales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tonymorales</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/synchronstageorchestra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synchronstageorchestra</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/synchronstage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synchronstage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hollywood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vienna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vienna</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/filmmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>filmmusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conductor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inthestudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inthestudio</span></a></p>
Austin Huang ❤️<p>Kudos to this <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conductor</span></a> on PATH (think he works NWK-WTC trains on weekday mornings?) for this awesome <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/voice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voice</span></a> for announcements...</p>
50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 1981, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HowardHanson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HowardHanson</span></a>, American classical music <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/composer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>composer</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conductor</span></a> (Nordic), died at 84. 🪦<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a></p>
Kristof Zerbe<p>Guinness Orchestra<br><br><a href="https://kiko.io/photos/DSC_2903" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span>kiko.io/photos/DSC_2903</a><br><br><a href="https://vernissage.photos/tags/BrassBand" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" target="_blank">#BrassBand</a> <a href="https://vernissage.photos/tags/BandLife" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" target="_blank">#BandLife</a> <a href="https://vernissage.photos/tags/MusicianLife" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" target="_blank">#MusicianLife</a> <a href="https://vernissage.photos/tags/LiveMusic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" target="_blank">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="https://vernissage.photos/tags/MusicEnsemble" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" target="_blank">#MusicEnsemble</a> <a href="https://vernissage.photos/tags/Orchestra" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" target="_blank">#Orchestra</a> <a href="https://vernissage.photos/tags/Conductor" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" target="_blank">#Conductor</a> <a href="https://vernissage.photos/tags/MusicPerformance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" target="_blank">#MusicPerformance</a></p>
David Grayless<p>Stephen Burns is an American <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trumpet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/virtuoso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virtuoso</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/composer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>composer</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conductor</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheNewYorkTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheNewYorkTimes</span></a> said of his playing, "Burns uses his <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/instrument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>instrument</span></a> with the lightness and flexibility of a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/singer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>singer</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/operatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>operatic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arias</span></a>. The tone is smooth and buttery, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ornamentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ornamentation</span></a> tasteful, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phrasing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phrasing</span></a> refined."</p>
50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 1941, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pl%C3%A1cidoDomingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlácidoDomingo</span></a>, Spanish opera and Latin <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tenor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tenor</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conductor</span></a> and artistic director (Verdi's "Otello"), born in Madrid, Spain. 🎉🎂✨🍰🥳<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HappyBirthday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HappyBirthday</span></a> #84</p>
50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 1957, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ArturoToscanini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArturoToscanini</span></a>, Italian cellist and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conductor</span></a> (La Scala, 1898-1908 &amp; 1921-29; Metropolitan Opera, 1908-15; New York Philharmonic, 1926-36; NBC Symphony Orchestra, 1937-41 &amp; 1944-54), died after a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/stroke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stroke</span></a> in NYC at 89. 🕯<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a></p>
りさく(auto post)<p>♬〜 Benny Bernstein - Conscious Jorney 💿Conscious Jorney<br><a href="https://mastodon-japan.net/tags/Classical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Classical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-japan.net/tags/Conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conductor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-japan.net/tags/Composer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Composer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-japan.net/tags/Royal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Royal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-japan.net/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NowPlaying</span></a></p>
Adrian Segar<p>The Music Paradigm uses a semi-impromptu exploration of the work of an orchestral conductor to illustrate a host of lessons about leadership.</p><p><a href="https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/leadership/2011/04/an-innovative-experiential-leadership-session-the-music-paradigm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">conferencesthatwork.com/index.</span><span class="invisible">php/leadership/2011/04/an-innovative-experiential-leadership-session-the-music-paradigm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leadership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workshop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/orchestra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orchestra</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conductor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ManagementLessons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManagementLessons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MusicParadigm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MusicParadigm</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 1937, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MauriceRavel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MauriceRavel</span></a>, French <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/composer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>composer</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pianist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pianist</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conductor</span></a> (Daphnis et Chloé; Boléro), died at 62. 🎗<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 1899, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EugeneOrmandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EugeneOrmandy</span></a>, Hungarian-American violinist and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conductor</span></a> (Philadelphia Orchestra, 1936-80), born in Budapest (d. 1985). RİP<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 1896, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HowardHanson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HowardHanson</span></a>, American classical music <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/composer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>composer</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conductor</span></a> (Nordic), born in Wahoo, Nebraska (d. 1981). 🪦<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 1990, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LeonardBernstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeonardBernstein</span></a>, American Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conductor</span></a> (New York Philharmonic, 1958-69; Israel Philharmonic; London Symphony), and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/composer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>composer</span></a> (West Side Story; Chichester Psalms), died of a heart attack at 72. 🕊️<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a></p>
🌪 MikeMathia.com 📡<p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conductor</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KlausM%C3%A4kel%C3%A4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KlausMäkelä</span></a>, who will become <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> dir designate immediately, said in an interview that he did not think his age was relevant, noting that he had been conducting for &gt;½ his life, beginning at 12.</p><p>“I don’t think about it. Music doesn’t really have any age,” he said.</p><p>Mäkelä, who will also take over as chief <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conductor</span></a> of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RoyalConcertgebouwOrchestra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoyalConcertgebouwOrchestra</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Amsterdam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amsterdam</span></a> in 2027, said he was joining the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Symphony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Symphony</span></a> bc it has “that intensity — that same sound from the past.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CSO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSO</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KlausM%C3%A4kel%C3%A4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KlausMäkelä</span></a>, 28-yr-old <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Finnish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finnish</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conductor</span></a>, to lead the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChicagoSymphonyOrchestra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChicagoSymphonyOrchestra</span></a>.</p><p>He will be the youngest music director in the orchestra’s 133-yr history, &amp; one of the youngest ever to lead a top American ensemble.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Symphony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Symphony</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Orchestra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orchestra</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CSO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSO</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClassicalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicalMusic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ArtMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtMatters</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/arts/music/klaus-makela-28-to-lead-chicago-symphony-orchestra.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=c-cb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/04/02/arts/mu</span><span class="invisible">sic/klaus-makela-28-to-lead-chicago-symphony-orchestra.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=c-cb</span></a></p>
David McMullin<p>I'm working on a large-scale <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/composition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>composition</span></a> for <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/chorus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chorus</span></a> and <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/orchestra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orchestra</span></a> with soloists. </p><p>What should I listen to for inspiration? </p><p>Any time period, any style -- I'm interested in seeing different ways of combining these forces, and studying the nuts and bolts of <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/orchestration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orchestration</span></a>. </p><p>If you're a <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/conductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conductor</span></a>, <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/choral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choral</span></a> director, or <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/composer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>composer</span></a> who has wrestled with this, what would you say are the key do's and don'ts of writing for this combination?</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/composers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>composers</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/classicalmusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>classicalmusic</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://musicians.today/tags/ClassicalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicalMusic</span></a></p>