We’ve probably all done it at one time or another. Moved by a favorite piece of classical, maybe a big Beethoven Symphony or the like, we start “conducting”. Maybe it’s some part of “Rhapsody in Blue” and we start fingering the desk as if we are Gershwin himself at the piano. Translate those musical desires to rock music and you have the wildly popular “Guitar Hero“. But what about classical fans. Well, word is there is an “Orchestra Hero” (for lack of a better title at this point) coming from the folks who brought us “The Beatles Rock Band” video game. composer Michael Gordon writes about it in Saturdays New York Times. I especially love this line from the article.

“For me as a composer, the orchestra still holds an allure, a mystery and a sonic power that is hard to beat. One simple reason is that the orchestra has all the best toys.”

Hook me up with a “baton” controller, roll a big symphony score and I’m there.

Read all about it here.

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