Jeri Lynne Johnson
Conductor
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All Videos (29)
- What I Do
- Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra
- Great Part
- Conducting the Weimar Staatskapelle Orchestra
- Challenges
- Selecting Musicians
- Education
- Learning to Be a Conductor
- First Time Conducting
- Conductor's Gestures
- The Conductor's Score
- Taki Concordia Conducting Fellowship
- Favorite Subjects
- Favorite Composers
- Some Incredible Composers
- Goals
- Helpful Teachers
- Skills From Childhood
- Perfect Tempo
- Music Was a Basic Need
- Family Support
- Staying Motivated
- Why a Conductor
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Did it Anyway
- Surround Yourself With the Best
- Being a Leader
- Telling the World How to Treat You
- Advice
Bio
Watch Jeri Lynne Johnson, Founding Music Director of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, share her trailblazing experiences as an African American female conductor. She explains her multicultural approach to classical music and offers important lessons in commanding respect, developing leadership skills, and the value of hard work. In discussing her career highlights, she takes us backstage at the Weimar Staatskapelle in Germany, one of the oldest orchestras in the world, where she conducted Tchaikowsky’s” Romeo and Juliet”.
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