Chris and Sridhar discuss session gigs, band education, Chris’ dream of becoming a piano salesman, Howard Hanson’s Symphony No. 2, Gerard Schwarz, the Seattle Symphony, and the art of conducting. Join the discussion: Tweet us @shreggz and @chris_arkin Episode clips on Instagram @impolitemedia Useful links: Pierre Boulez with hula girls Karajan conducts Sibelius: Finlandia Karajan conducts Smetana: The Moldau Karajan conducts Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger Wayne Bergeron Malcolm McNab Movies Jim Walker has played in Ratatouille - Wall Rat (Jim Walker flute solo) Alexander Malofeev plays Rachmaninoff - Lilacs Gerard Schwarz conducts Howard Hanson's Symphony No. 2 Howard Hanson - wikipedia Hanson Symphony No. 2 - wikipedia Gerard Schwarz - wikipedia Bernstein plays Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue Aaron Copland: Duo for Flute and Piano Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" András Schiff: Schubert documentary Seattle Symphony on YouTube Trumpet player disagrees with Bernstein - BBC Symphony Leonard Bernstein rehearses Elgar's Enigma Variations