“To Be A Conductor” is an intimate portrait of 26 year old Michael Tilson Thomas, known today as one of America’s premiere conductors, at the very beginning of his extraordinary musical career.

To Be A Musician
A Series of 3 Films by Terry Sanders
25 Minutes per film

"To Be A Musician" is a series of 3 films made in 1970 for High School and Junior High Education. They are portraits of the artists 42 years ago as they were just starting out on their careers. "To Be a Performer' has a rare and great 6 minute sequence with famed cellist Gregor Piatigorski teaching his Master Class at USC.

"To Be a Conductor"
-Michael Tilson Thomas

"To Be a Performer"
-Jeffrey Solow

"To Be a Composer"
-Lalo Schifrin