Ever wondered how conductors choose the music for their programmes? What skills do they need? What else does their work day include next to rehearsals and performances? The unique Twitter event Ask a Conductor Day will give you the opportunity to connect with conductors online and learn more about their profession - and all the things in the mysterious world of classical music you’ve always wondered about and never dared ask.
Lacey Huszcza, Director of Operations and Promotions at Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and Marc Van Bree, consultant and blogger at Dutch Perspective and speaker at the stARTconference 2010 are organizing the event. Inspired by the success of the Ask A Curator project, Ask A Conductor day is a brilliant way for audiences to connect with maestros. It is the first project of what is to evolve into a series of #askthemusicians events:
On December 8, 2010, conductors around the world will come together to engage fans, first-timers and complete strangers. It is an opportunity for orchestras and conductors to share their love and passion, 140 characters at a time.
The concept is simple: conductors make some time available to answer questions on December 8; Twitter followers ask their burning questions, and the conductors answer.
Jonathan Darlington, who has , for all we know, been the first twittering conductor, is delighted to participate. Blogging currently from his travles and performances on his Posterous online journal “A conductor backstage” , he will cut out some time in between performances of Lucia di Lammermoor to connect with Twitterers.
The maestro will be available for your questions December 8
between 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm (Pacific Standard Time),
i.e. 1pm – 3 pm and 5pm -7 pm (Eastern Standard Time),
i.e. 7pm – 9 pm and 11pm – 1 am (Central European Time).
How does this work?
Log in to Twitter (free to join if you are not already a member) and pose your question. Just remember to stick to 140 characters or less and be sure to include the hash tag #askaconductor and use Jonathan Darlington’s Twitter handle @j_darlington. You can follow the discussion using the hashtag #askaconductor. Here’s a list of participating conductors.
Join us on Twitter on December 8th at #askaconductor – and discover what’s really behind some of those myths about conductors, orchestras and classical music.
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