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mally at your applause, then turns his back to you and begins to dance, at once taut and lyrical. no creases or jutting collars; his clothing will fall in exceptionally good lines, even with his arms raised for a crescendo. Managed with intention is not only each sweep of his baton, but every microscopic flick, shiver and shadow of the thing, and the conductor’s every breath. It’s as though signals from his cerebrum use the Bouncing Ball, the Pendulum, and every other movement he has mastered when communicating with his muscles and bones. an orchestra can’t be an easy thing to control this utterly. they aren’t children or soldiers; they don’t march onstage in a line behind the conductor. as they warm up without their conductor they make a dissonant, moaning sound, like a swarm. the jutting ends of the woodwinds and bows of the smaller string instruments wave like antennae, unsynchronized, and the basses and cellos hum in their hulking exoskeletons. they are instinctive musicians, experts who know how to play their instruments on their own. still, when the conductor leads, the musicians follow. the tickets sell. the hecklers hiss. the audience hears. and the show, with us all as its players, goes on. Musical acrobatics anyone? George Hanson will play the piano AND conduct in a program entitled Hanson Conducts Hanson on Thursday, January 10 and Friday, January 11 at 8:00 pm, and on Sunday, January 13 at 2:00 pm, at the Tucson Music Hall. He will also perform at the more intimate Viennese Salons at the Tucson Symphony Center on January 29 and 30 at 7:00 pm. Visit www.TucsonSymphony.org for more information. january.08. downtown tucsonan 19 http://www.peachprops.com http://www.providenceinstitute.com http://www.peachprops.com http://www.plushtucson.com http://www.TucsonSymphony.org http://www.downtowntucson.com http://www.plushtucson.com

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