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Very few conductors can communicate like that. What a gift. Whoa Maestro Niles... nine year old Star Wars Fan? Your in my age range! I'm glad time is more merciful too you than it has been for me! ;^) Whoops! I should have typed, "You're" not Your. Sounds like an interesting experience. One message in this for you kids, you youngsters, is to live where stuff be happenin'. There are lots of orchestras the size of Pasadena, only in locales where stuff ain't happenin'. That ain't where you want to be. Your description of Williams's conducting style reminds me a bit of Leon Fleisher's conducting style. The latter made so few and such small bodily movements, but he obviously had great rapport with his orchestra, and the music they made together sounded wonderful. Enjoyed reading this, Laurie! I've always been a big John Williams fan. Hearing Star Wars as a kid (and/or seeing the movie in the theatres) was a grand paradigm shift in my life. Took me years to realize it was the music, not the movie, that so stirred my soul. I'm very much a soundtrack kinda gal. (Love John Barry's music, as well.)