How to Shape a Piece as a Conductor, ft. John Adams

Composer and conductor John Adams discusses how to conduct with the entire body to shape a piece with energy and confidence. Visit bit.ly/1jVCZVA for more videos from this workshop.
Led by two of the most compelling figures in American music, this workshop focuses on American 20th- and 21st-century music, and on the collaboration among composer, conductor, and ensemble in realizing new scores.

[@symphoniacus]

I really like his way of conducting.

[@hellomannyhernandez]

Maestro Adams takes no prisoners!

[@dario6253]

Fantastic

[@javkson2908]

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[@marina_9236]

He’s right that this piece needs a lot more raw energy from the conductor, but you can also overdo it. The way he conducts is physically undoable for a lenghty piece

[@wishythenwashy]

Bravo

[@davidmintzer3743]

She really has no leadership charisma. Adams sees that.

[@ng21644605]

Did I hear a squeaky swing near the beginning ?

[@michaelscribe4827]

John Adams is an academic looking " for depth".

[@a11a12]

Great music, but the way Adams treats Canellakis doesn't look great, at least from seven years later.

[@CptSchmidt]

I like a lot of Adams' music, but I really don't like Adams at all.

[@marina_9236]

why not? he seems fine to me, this is his own composition, ofcourse he has strong ideas about how it should be performed and conducted