Courtney Lewis is a very dapper young English gentleman who is also the associate conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra. You hope he knows what he’s in for on Saturday, when for the first time he’s going to be at the helm of a Minnesota Orchestra concert. Alone up there in the spotlight, brandishing his baton. You can almost smell the sweat. The orchestra’s also taking a new auditorium out for a spin that night, at the Minneapolis Convention Center, which will be their secondary orchestra for the 2012-13 season. No pressure, Courtney. (FULL ARTICLE: Graydon Royce, Minneapolis Star Tribune)
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Minnesota Orchestra Breaks In New Auditorium, Conductor on Saturday
February 14, 2012