Re-post: The Art of Conducting
An article written for Beshara Magazine
An interview between myself, Robin Thomson and my husband James Lowe, on the mysterious art of conducting an orchestra, published in Beshara Magazine in October 2023.
“There are times when something just descends and it’s impossible to describe… the music has brought us all to the same point.” When a conductor raises the baton and the orchestra begins to play, where is the music summoned from? In this interview, James Lowe, artistic director for the Spokane Symphony in Washington State, USA, talks about his career as a conductor, and what experience has taught him about the nature of music.