Author archive for Pierce O'Brien

The Nutcracker Presented by VUPointe Ballet Theatre Wednesday, November 28, 2018

We present: Dvorak’s Eighth Symphony! We present: Dvorak’s Eighth Symphony! Posted by Pierce O'Brien on Sunday, September 23, 2018

Conducted by Pierce G. O/Brien – Dvorak – Symphony No. 8 – Sunday, September 23rd – 6PM – Turner Recital…

Saturday, February 17 at 3 PM – 4 PM CST Ingram Rehearsal Hall, Blair School of Music Yesterday I crossed…

For a while, to describe myself and my aspirations, I have used the phrase “I want to go into conducting.” I had only studied it in a classroom setting, so I felt like I couldn’t legitimize myself until I conducted in front of a real group. With my first official rehearsal in the books, I can now say with certainty that I ~AM~ a conductor.

Conducting is seemingly such a specialized field yet it combines so many different disciplines. One must be adept in the ways of gesture, score study, repertoire, musicianship, piano, musicology, and more.