March 09, 2008
Foggia PR client Barry Jekowsky, Music Director of the California Symphony, is the only Bay Area conductor featured in a story in the Contra Costa Times called “What is the Big Deal About a Symphony Conductor.”
“The houselights dim and a hush falls as the violinists tuck their instruments beneath their chins. Cellists and bassists lean forward, bows poised. And one can almost hear the collective intake of breath as woodwinds and brass prepare for the downbeat. All eyes are on the orchestra. Why then, so much glorious fuss over the tuxedo-clad man with the baton? Why the ado over Dudamel and the other wunderkinder of the conducting world?”...