conductor
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Cast as the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, Mr. Lloyd took his inspiration from the “wild energy” and long white hair of the British conductor and composer Leopold Stokowski.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Another world is depicted beneath the children — one that won’t be seen until four minutes before conductor Domingo Hindoyan raises his baton and the curtain begins to rise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Another way in which the conductor and orchestra are capitalizing on a situation not of their choosing is by traveling well beyond the D.C. suburbs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
But they can’t see what I remember when I hold it: cymbals timed correctly during the performance, a gratified nod from the conductor after weeks of botching it in rehearsal.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Theo turns and flags down the conductor, who sees him and makes a sharp jab with his index finger, a gesture telling Theo to sit down.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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The first was something he shared with all conductors of major American orchestras in the early 2020s: coping with the Covid-19 pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
They cited a 1923 contract between Edison and Pacific Electric Railway Co. that said that “leakage of electricity or induction from or between” conductors was an inherent risk of operating multiple electrical circuits in proximity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Passengers have boarded, conductors have checked tickets, and everything appears ready to go.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026
The LA Philharmonic's creative director Esa-Pekka Salonen described Harding as "absolutely one of the most important conductors of our time".
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Some of them wore the uniforms of the jobs they’d had too: policemen, postmen, nurses, trolley conductors.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
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