Keeping the Beat: Custom-Made Conducting Batons

A good conductor can lead an orchestra with almost anything — even a chopstick. Leonard Bernstein was known to conduct a full symphony with just his eyebrows. Why, then, in this age of cheap manufacturing, are handmade, customized batons still in demand? Written by JEFF GREENWALD Introduction by PAULINE BARTOLONE Narrated by JEFF GREENWALD Produced by PAULINE BARTOLONE Music by Town Market by Blue Dot Sessions Palms Down by Blue Dot Sessions Beethoven’s Sixth (Pastorale) Symphony Jean-Bapti...