Ruben Stam wrote:
>Come to think of it, the practice seems more frequent among HIP
>conductors. What could be the reason for that?
Probably because they often conduct from the keyboard, and it would be just
too awkward to pick up and lay down the baton every time you wanted to wave
at the other performers. Also, you are in the middle of them, more or
less, and you don't need the baton for greater visibility.
Jon Johanning // [log in to unmask]