A constellation of streetlamps connected by rivers of light flew past as the train barrelled headlong into the night. Vinny pressed his forehead against the window as he watched the spectacle.
"Only noine and I'm da only one heah?" He looked about the car and the empty seats.
One of the doors slid open. A female #conductor came down the aisle. Vinny rummaged in his pockets but only found two coins.
"Miss?"
"Yes, Vinny?"
He stared with surprise, "I doan havva ticket." 1/x
#wss366

Elisir di sì perfetta, di sì rara qualità...

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#OnThisDay in 2007, #MstislavRostropovich, Russian cellist and #conductor, died of intestinal #cancer at 80.
#RIP

Final notes of Elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo.
#Opera #classicalmusic #conductor #conductorlife #donizetti #Palermo #sicily #italy

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#OnThisDay in 1924, #HenryMancini, American Grammy and Academy Award-winning film and television #composer (Breakfast at Tiffany's; Peter Gunn; Pink Panther films), arranger, and #conductor, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1994).
#RIP

Listening to “seasons”

#Boonwurrung Welcome Song [02'35]
Melbourne/Naarm #symphonyorchestra
Don Christopher (#baritone ),
James Henry (vocals & #clapsticks), Leonard Weiss (#conductor)

Gifford, Brenda,
Biwaawa [07'12]

#ABCClassic #Concert

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/live/classic

#OnThisDay in 1897, #JohannesBrahms, German #composer and #conductor (Hungarian Dances; A German Requiem), died at 63.
#RIP

#OnThisDay in 1943, #SergeiRachmaninoff, Russian-American piano virtuoso, #conductor, and #composer (Aleko; Piano Concerto No. 3), died at 69.
#RIP

#OnThisDay in 1927, #MstislavRostropovich, Soviet-Russian cellist and #conductor, born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR (d. 2007).
#RIP

#OnThisDay in 1867, #ArturoToscanini, Italian cellist and #conductor (La Scala, 1898-1908 & 1921-29; Metropolitan Opera, 1908-15; New York Philharmonic, 1926-36; NBC Symphony Orchestra, 1937-41 & 1944-54), born in Parma, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1957).
#RIP

The Music Paradigm uses a semi-impromptu exploration of the work of an orchestral conductor to illustrate a host of lessons about leadership.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/leadership/2011/04/an-innovative-experiential-leadership-session-the-music-paradigm

#OnThisDay in 1873, #SergeiRachmaninoff, Russian-American piano virtuoso, #conductor, and #composer (Aleko; Piano Concerto No. 3), born in Oneg or Semyonovo, Russian Empire (d. 1943).
#RIP

#OnThisDay in 1985, #EugeneOrmandy, Hungarian-American violinist and #conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra, 1936-80), died of #pneumonia at 85.
#RIP

#OnThisDay in 1875, #MauriceRavel, French #composer, #pianist and #conductor (Daphnis et Chloé; Boléro), born in Ciboure, France (d. 1937). ༉‧₊˚❀༉‧₊˚.
#RIP

Kudos to this #conductor on PATH (think he works NWK-WTC trains on weekday mornings?) for this awesome #voice for announcements...

#OnThisDay in 1981, #HowardHanson, American classical music #composer and #conductor (Nordic), died at 84.
#RIP

#conductor : one in charge of a public conveyance, as of a railroad train or a street car

- French: chef d'orchestre

- German: der Schaffner

- Italian: direttore d'orchestra

- Portuguese: condutor

- Spanish: conductor

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#OnThisDay in 1941, #PlácidoDomingo, Spanish opera and Latin #tenor, #conductor and artistic director (Verdi's "Otello"), born in Madrid, Spain.
#HappyBirthday #84

#introduction
Adam Pounds is the #conductor of our #orchestra
He is also a composer. As orchestra players, it's a wonderful and privileged experience to play his music: it's not common in the life of a #classicalmusic musician to be able to discuss the work with the composers themselves!

You can read more about his work on his #wikipedia page: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Pounds
(a thread)
#orchestra #cambridge #cambridgeuniversity #cambridgeorchestra #agsm #music @classicalmusic

#OnThisDay in 1957, #ArturoToscanini, Italian cellist and #conductor (La Scala, 1898-1908 & 1921-29; Metropolitan Opera, 1908-15; New York Philharmonic, 1926-36; NBC Symphony Orchestra, 1937-41 & 1944-54), died after a #stroke in NYC at 89.
#RIP