Teaching the art of conducting an orchestra

by Curtis Gilbert, Minnesota Public Radio

As part of an initiative to get local young professionals interested in classical music, the Minnesota Orchestra invited about 60 young professionals to a brief seminar on what an orchestra conductor does.

Then, some of the participants got a chance to try it for themselves.

Minnesota Public Radio's Curtis Gilbert condensed the hour-long program into three minutes. The orchestra's assistant conductor Sarah Hicks led the session.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, 03/12/2009, 6:55 a.m.