“The most important thing for the conductor is that he or she listens. Her listening will make things sound a certain way. If the conductor listens well, the musicians listen each other better. The conductor can in effect impose a certain kind of listening for everybody.” IfsWayWellsKindImportantCertainSoundEffectsListeningMusicianImportant ThingsConductor Author:Laurence Equilbey
“There's a spectrum of possibilities. You can underline the bass, or not at all. You can create something that is well-anchored or that is floating and never arriving. You can make a melodic line dominant or barely visible. The conducting gesture is akin to painting or sculpture.” WellsLinesPossibilityPaintingVisibleGesturesDominantFloatingSculptureSpectrumBassArrivingConducting Author:Laurence Equilbey
