On Friday (11/6) at NBC affiliate WSAV (Savannah, Ga.), Shanay Campbell writes that in Georgia, “The Columbus Symphony will feature an up and coming conductor next week…. Ten-year-old Charlie Kirby will be conducting one of his favorite pieces from John Williams, ‘The Imperial March’ from Star Wars…. According to Charlie, there’s just something about conducting that makes him happy. ‘I think I just liked being up there conducting, I thought it was pretty fun…. You have to be straight with your hands like this and not like this…floppy.’ His professional career began at the age of five when he dressed as Indiana Jones and conducted the LaGrange Symphony. He conducted two more times in LaGrange before winning an adult guest conductor contest on Facebook for the Atlanta Symphony. His mom Kathy says she knew from a young age he loved music. ‘Beethoven was really his thing. He would go around singing sections of it, he’d hear it again, then he just started conducting.’ … The Columbus Symphony’s Family Pops Concert will feature a tribute to John Williams featuring Star Wars to Harry Potter—Charlie’s favorites.”
Posted November 10, 2015
