To Be a Conductor

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A documentary that follows the activities of the young conductor, Michael Tilson Thomas. Shows him as a student; at home with his parents; as a techer; and studying the score of Brahms' Serenade no. 1 for orchestra, working it out on the piano, rehearsing it with an orchestra, and conducting it at a music festival Director, Terry Sanders.

More in To be a Musician Series

  1. To Be A Composer 1970
  2. To Be a Conductor 1970
  3. To be a performer 1970

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, format, sound, genre, description, catalog record, video
  2. Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education) — title, creator, length, color, description