Somehow, Conductor As This Superhuman Conduit Between

Every Orchestra I Know, Every Opera House I Know, Is Desperately Looking Around Trying To Find New Talent, New Composing Talent, Supporting Young Composers, Supporting New Ideas, Supporting New Ways Of Getting The Message Across.

If I Were In A Position To Announce A Public Competition To Coin A New Word, I Would Do So Right Now.

Once You Get Over The First Hill, There Is Always A New, Higher One Lurking, Of Course.

Anyone Who Composes And Conducts At The Same Time Is Immediately Suspect, Because He Must Be Faking One Or The Other.

There's So Much Energy Exchange [in Conduction], So You Get Back A Lot, Of Course, But You Also Have To Give A Lot. It's Kind Of High-energy Thing.