“Concerto Reading” from The Many Stories of Bill Fitzpatrick. (Video no.5/54)
Channel: Bill Fitzpatrick's Videos
Date: 29/10/2021

Video Transcription …
Well, A Juilliard pianist was organizing a concerto-reading and asked me to play in the orchestra. I said yes but only if I could conduct one of the concerto’s. “Do you conduct” he asked? A friend said that I was wonderful so he asked me to conduct his Brahms. When he left we cracked up as I had never ever conducted! A month passed and the pianist asked to meet. This was getting serious so I called my conductor friend, Vicky who gave me 3 lessons. Well the evening came and I started conducting. I loved it. Ms. Delay was there so afterwards I went up to her and asked what she thought and she said, "Billy, can you be mean? You know, conductors, they have to be mean!". I just walked away!