Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor Trailer (1985)
"In 1985 Camera follows students and mentors at the Berkshire Music Center, famed summer music academy."27 May 1985Factual, Music50 mins
In 1985, cameras take a look inside the Berkshire Music Center, the most prominent pre-professional classical music academy in the US. Seiji Ozawa, Leonard Slatkin and others work with the next generation younger conducting talent.
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