Conductor, organist and singer Nicholas Forbes oozes his love for music that he says has ruled his life completely since he was a boy. Forbes is conductor at the New Zealand Opera School in ...

January 4, 2025, 9:18 PM · The baton has become an iconic symbol of the conductor - but is it necessary for a conductor to use one, to get his or her musical ideas across? I thought about this last ...

Alexandra Melaniuk’s happy place is standing in front of an orchestra, baton in hand. “I think it’s the most ... According to the League of American Orchestras, fewer than a quarter of conductors, ...