Three robotic arms stand on the podium, each with a glowing baton in their hand-like ... just as he would with a human apprentice conductor." The movements were stored separately for each robot.

The conductor’s baton is the original magic wand. Give it to a broken-down piano player and presto!—up pops a shaggy-haired genius, a leader of men, God’s gift to music. Bah! says Gregor ...

It looked like a relay race, the way conductors were passing each other their batons last week: Bruno Walter took over the job that Artur Rodzinski no longer wanted. At 70, Walter became the one ...

The Pacific Symphony’s 2025-26 season will be a time of transition as both Artistic and Music Director Designate Alexander Shelley and longtime conductor Carl St.Clair, who will assume the title ...

This March, for Women’s History Month, acclaimed conductor Marin Alsop is using a purple baton to draw attention and advocate for equality in leadership roles. Hear Alsop lead members of the ...

Beyond the Baton: A Conductor's Journey is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet ...