Title: Some Things I Believe
Description: Few people in the wind band world have expressed as compelling a vision for the profession as H. Robert Reynolds. Prof. Reynolds is former Director of University Bands and Conductor of the Symphony Band at the University of Michigan. He currently conducts the Wind Ensemble and is the H. Robert Reynolds Professor of Music at the University of Southern California. In this one-on-one conversation with Tim Lautzenheiser, Prof. Reynolds provides practical insights that will help any band conductor. In addition, the conversation reveals Prof. Reynolds' personal quest for knowledge, his drive to engage the legends of the music world, and how his teachers and mentors have helped him to pursue excellence. Also included are clips of Prof. Reynolds conducting his final concert at Michigan, letters from colleagues, and a valuable question-and-answer session with practicing band conductors. Filmed at the VanderCook College of Music, this DVD is not only a great portrait of a major leader of our field, but it also contains a wealth of practical wisdom gleamed from a lifetime of striving for nothing but the finest. - Container.