"Very often parents flatter me by writing: "Should my child - aged three months and who now bounces in rhythm - become a professional musician?" I always want to reply: "For God's sake wait! First try to get him to love music and then worry if he's going to make any money out of it!"

Andre Previn, in a previous Omnibus: Who Needs a Conductor?, talked about the history and theory of conducting. Tonight's programme demonstrates the practical aspects of the job - the attention to detail, phrasing and ensemble - as he rehearses the Leicestershire Schools Orchestra in
Glinka Ruslan and Ludmilla
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dance (No 1)
Beethoven Symphony No 7 (finale)
and talks about the rewards and hazards of music-making - amateur and professional.

(Conductor in the sticks: page 4)
(Colour)