Conducting is essentially a phenomenon associated with Western classical music. As a rule, rock and jazz bands do not employ a conductor unless they are teaming up with a symphony orchestra.

The hardwood baton used by San Francisco Symphony conductor Michael Tilson Thomas is 12 inches long and made by a retired stage hand in Amsterdam. The stick used by Nicola Luisotti, the San Francisco ...

The Houston Symphony is taking a cue from America’s favorite pastime. In a highbrow version of bat day at the ballpark, the symphony is handing out conductor’s batons at Jones Hall to 2009-2010 new or ...

TONAWANDA, N.Y. — If you saw the Academy Awards over the weekend you witnessed history when the first female conductor Eimear Noone led the Oscar orchestra. What you may not know is the baton that ...

WILLMAR – The same hands that directed high school bands in the 1970s and currently direct the summer seasons of the Willmar Community Band, are putting a little homemade magic into the hands of band ...

When Kyungho Jeon was young, he dreamed of playing in an orchestra, but his teachers feared it would be too difficult – not because he lacked musical talent, but because he was born blind, and ...

At the end of a cul-de-sac in Beachwood Canyon, a group of musicians meets in a garage. Decked out with a couch, rugs, mood lighting, sound equipment and an upright piano, this garage is designed for ...