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EPISODE · Aug 4, 2023 · 12 MIN

Keeping the Beat: Custom-Made Conducting Batons

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A good conductor can lead an orchestra with almost anything — even a chopstick. Leonard Bernstein was known to conduct a full symphony with just his eyebrows. Why, then, in this age of cheap manufacturing, are handmade, customized batons still in demand?Written by JEFF GREENWALDIntroduction by PAULINE BARTOLONENarrated by JEFF GREENWALDProduced by PAULINE BARTOLONEMusic by Town Market by Blue Dot SessionsPalms Down by Blue Dot SessionsBeethoven’s Sixth (Pastorale) SymphonyJean-Baptiste Lully: "Armide"  Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade" by Sinfonia de GaliciaMusic of the Ancient World: Sumerian Music I 

A good conductor can lead an orchestra with almost anything — even a chopstick. Leonard Bernstein was known to conduct a full symphony with just his eyebrows. Why, then, in this age of cheap manufacturing, are handmade, customized batons still in demand? Written by JEFF GREENWALD Introduction by PAULINE BARTOLONE Narrated by JEFF GREENWALD Produced by PAULINE BARTOLONE Music by Town Market by Blue Dot Sessions Palms Down by Blue Dot Sessions Beethoven’s Sixth (Pastorale) Symphony Jean-Bapti...

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