European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Conductor has unique International career conductor Jam i Conlon by Frederick m. Winship United press International Ames Conlon is Iho Only american conductor a head iwo major european musical institutions and he planned ii that Way. The highly disciplined 37-year-old new yorker is Besl known in the United Stales As guest conduct of the metropolitan opera and orchestras ranging from the Boston symphony to the los Angeles philharmonic. Conlon has conducted the Chicago symphony Lor 11 Summers and will make his debut with Chicago s Lyric opera in january. He also has been music director of the Cincinnati May festival the nation s most prestigious choral oriented musical event Tor nine years. Bui he always had his Eye on a european career and now he has it in Spades As music director of he Rotterdam philharmonic and chief conductor of the Cologne opera currently he is on a world tour with the Rotterdam orchestra which has us Given performances in 12 american cities Between rehearsals Lor the Rotterdam s Carnegie Hall concern the slight Hollywood handsome conductor paused to explain Why he has gone so far so Young As one of tha most famous alumni of new York s Fame High school and the Juilliard school. When i Cama out of Juilliard i had already made my professional conducting debut Al Lincoln Center As an undergraduate and there was a big temptation for me to do important things very Early in my career he said Bui i got a manager who saw i was very serious and advised me to be we agreed that i was to pursue an Independent conducting career without taking on the administrative responsibilities of an orchestral music director we also agreed that i was to Divide my cared symphony and opera and to work in Europe As much As possible because i wanted to live there. I made my debug with the new York philharmonic when i was 24 and with Tho metropolitan opera when 1 was 26 and conducted Many of the major orchestras in the United states and Europe and London s Royal opera and the Paris opera a or 10 years of guest conducting in was time to Lake a music directorship and Rotterdam was my first offer " he a been at the roller dam philharmonic for Liva seasons and his contract has just been renewed the 13cc-91 season. He has added the Cologne opera beginning with the 1989-90 season succeeding sir John pilchard music director Oins san Francisco opera asked it tie Felt Loren Maazel the Cleveland orchestra music director who became the tirs american director of the Vienna slate opera paved the Way Lor his acceptance in Europe Conlon said definitely no. No one paves the Way he said you have to make your own Way. You have to earn it both in Europe and in the United sales where foreign born conductors still Are preferred Over native born ones. There is no system anywhere Hal produces Good conductors although Germany Wilh its opera House system comes closest. I think you have to be born to Illo be a conductor. Almost All the Greal conductors stand out immediately to their career there is a personality an Innala Quality that cannot be Learned Herbert von Kara an is probably the last example of this you can l just produce a personality. Ii you could Bottlo Hal you d be somewhere Conlon conceded Iacre is a Lech Nittie for leaching conducting and it can be Laughl bul expressed oar that something is missing in a lot Al Young conductors. I fee Tho spiritual Content of music is atrophy ing and we re All responsible or it. A lending a symphony concert should not just be a sound experience or a social experience bul also a spiritual experience that s whal i m looking for and whal i strive to bring Aboul for my musicians and my audience i m talking about the so Rengh and Power to bind to musicians together and do the audience. You discover this strength and Power by conducting a composer. H is a meditative experience Belv Cen yourself and the composition and you bring in Oul in performance Lor a particular audience and it s different every the Rotterdam poured Russia in 1986 and Conlon called in probably the High Point of my the reception g in us by the russians was so moving it made an impression on me. Tha Quality of their listening involves the ear. Hearl and intellect and is part of their spiritual Well being. Music Means a lot to their lives i feel we be lost something of this in the Wesl due to our highly mercantile society and its emphasis on material things. The slowness of the Economy in Russi has left whom 100 years behind bul it has not destroyed the old Glen Campbell s Silver anniversary by Joe Edwards associated press Len Campbell who is celeb faling 25 years As a recording artist confesses that he d rather sound like a male barbra Streisand but not that High " nevertheless his Lenor voice has served him Well Wilh such pop country Hils As rhinestone Cowboy gentle on my mind and by the time t get to Phoenix. I feel Greal he says. It s lasted a As one of the top song artists of the past three decades Campbell has won just about every major singing award though he says somewhat sheepishly i never did have a no. 1 hit on the Black he s had a network television show acted in three movies recorded approximately 40 albums and performed Lor president Reagan in 1981 and Queen Elizabeth u in 1971. God has blessed me and guided me says Campbell whose by Rah Dale is listed variously As 1936 or 1933. You can go Loo far and a hand reaches Down and gets you out of some situations. He blessed me to sing in tune and to play the he offers capsule comments Aboul three of his biggest Hils Flam Elsono Cowboy kids could sing in people would coma up to me and say listen to my 3-Yearold boy sing it you could see the Joy in his eyes to was my philosophy song with All the talk about by tha tons Del to Phoenix. I was real homesick and this song reminded me of going Home from Glen Campbell California. Ii had a fabulous Melody and chord gentle on my mind it was one of those songs that makes you Stop your car and listen ii painted a picture in your mind. I be thrown my bag behind some couches in my Day the message is having friends. The rawness made the song unique we did in in just two takes i his other hits include Southern hights Wichita lineman a Avestan try a Little kindness. Dreams of one everyday housewife and where s the playground. Susie. He and country music Singer Steve Wariner just Learned up Lor a top 10 i on the country charts. The hand that rocks the Cradle the song is included on Campbell s latest album. Still within the sound of my voice also on the album is a Duel Wilh Emmylou Harris you Are. Wilbie Nelson and Lee Greenwood provide background vocals on other songs on the up. Campbell ranks the album As his Best work since his recording career began in 1962 ii has a sound a eel an openness to a he said. My voice is thicker with a Little More Campbell grew up in Delight Arthe seventh son in 9 family of eight boys and four girls Al ago 4. His parents gave him a $5 Guilar bought irom a Sears 4 Roebuck Catalon Early in his musical career coloured with the champs who recorded the Rock n Roll hit tequila. In 1965, he Sang with the Beach boys As a replacement for Brian Wilson he broke Inlo the National spotlight with Gentte on my mind in 1967 and followed that with by the time i get to Phoenix his network to show. The Glen Campbell goo Tima hour ran from 1968 to 1972. A was especially known for his enthusiastic opening Hil i m Glen Campbell almost 20 years later people still ask him to say it. That just came from standing there in front of the people who were applauding. I had to scream to be audible Over the he was in the movies True g to Wilh John Wayne in 1969 and Norwood in 1970 and also was in the made for television movie strange Homecoming. Making the movie with Wayne was one of Tho highlights of his career. I Gol Back to the hotel that night and i asked myself was Hal me on a horse Nelo John Wayne you can imagine what a thrill in was i made John Wayne look so Good he won his Only Campbell quipped in his quest Lor Hil songs Campbell has several guidelines i listen for chord progression Melody a Good Lyric that says something and som Elhag positive. Bul the Melody sustains them and makes the orchestras record them monday november 2.1987 the stabs and stripes Page 17
