Confident with your back to the audience Tremelo strings begin with your gesturing wrist Start the orchestra slow with an elegant aire Then a circular sweep crescendoing swell Leo slatkin, dohnanyi, previne, depaur Your arms are calling out They wave like a swarm of sound You pull the sound from scores of notes You step the stage and take control You're conducting verese in a moment of silence Your body directs a pulse of wind Von karahan, hampton, menuhin, levine Your arms are calling out They wave like a swarm of sound You pull the sound from scores of notes You step the stage and take control Control