Waving a baton is just a small part of being a conductor. Michelle Merrill tells what it's like to prepare a concert with an orchestra, from the year before to the downbeat of the concert.Support Classical Breakdown: https://weta.org/donatefmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Waving a baton is just a small part of being a conductor. Michelle Merrill tells what it's like to prepare a concert with an orchestra, from the year before to the downbeat of the concert.<a href="https://weta.org/donatefm" rel="payment">Support Classical Breakdown: https://weta.org/donatefm</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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Get into the new year with a work that has music for every month! Tchaikovsky's The Seasons also includes poetry and gives us a glimpse into Russian life, month by month in 1876.<a href="https://weta.org/donatefm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Support Classical Breakdown: https://weta.org/donatefm</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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