The Conductor's First Downbeat
On September 7, 2024, Gustavo Dudamel stepped onto the podium at the New York Philharmonic for his inaugural concert as music director. Before him sat...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Genesis 1:1-2:4a.
On September 7, 2024, Gustavo Dudamel stepped onto the podium at the New York Philharmonic for his inaugural concert as music director. Before him sat over a hundred musicians, instruments poised, the hall buzzing with anticipation. Then silence. Complete, expectant silence — not unlike the formless void before creation. Dudamel raised his baton, and with one deliberate downbeat, sound erupted from nothing.…
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