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‘Breathe with Your Arms’: A Conductor's Experience Working on

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Based on interviews and correspondence with co-editors, Michael Pinchbeck and Ollie Smith, Paul Jenkins, the conductor of the Knighton Chamber orchestra and University of Leicester orchestra in Concerto, sets the scene for his contribution to the devising process and involvement in the orchestral performance. This chapter is taken from that correspondence to form a creative response to the process and a critical reflection on his contribution as a conductor, taking as its starting point the conductor's mantra to 'Breathe with your arms'. From his testimony, it is clear that Jenkins too sought to know all aspects and dimensions of the work and realize it, rather than interpret it, working with the director, performers, orchestra, and pianist. He became a collaborator, as well as a co-deviser in the making of the show. As such the book includes the conductor's contribution, sharing musical perspectives and responses to its audience and critical reception.

Keywords: Classical music ; Composed theatre ; Composition ; Concert theatre ; Conducting ; Conductor ; Contemporary performance ; Dramaturgy ; Musical scores ; Musicology ; Orchestral theatre ; Performance scores ; Postdramatic ; Rehearsal ; Score theatre

Hardback ISBN: 9781789389333
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References

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References

  1. ‘Conduct, v.’ (n.d.), OED Online, Oxford: Oxford University Press, www.oed.com/view/Entry/38619. Accessed 28 April 2023 .
     [Google Scholar]
  2. Lane, Michael (2016), ‘Concerto review’, Leicester Mercury, M. Pinchbeck, Fraser Noble Hall, University of Leicester. 6 November.
  3. Osborne, Richard (1989), Conversations with Karajan, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
     [Google Scholar]
  4. Service, Tom (2006), ‘The maestro in me’, The Guardian, 14 July, https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jul/14/classicalmusicandopera1. Accessed 13 January 2023 .
  5. Schuller, Gunther (1997), The Compleat Conductor, New York: Oxford University Press.
     [Google Scholar]
  6. Waldron, Janice (2008), ‘A discussion of Gunther Schuller's approach to conducting: Implications for the instrumental music classroom’, Philosophy of Music Education Review, 16:1, pp. 97–108.
     [Google Scholar]

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