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#9 Maestro Alexander Shelley: The Architecture of Music

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

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Analogy, What Was It Like as a Conductor?

New music director of London's West End Orchestra describes taking over an orchestra that he had no part in. He says it was like a love at first sight thing with the musicians, who knew him very well and were confident about what they were getting into. 'The one of the jobs of a conductor is to make sure that what youare given remains beautifully trimmed'

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