Q&A
‘THE JOY OF MAKING MUSIC’
A Q&A with Andrew Lewis, guest conductor for Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s “Holiday Spectacular”
By Melissa Rubalcaba Riske | Photos provided by Elgin Symphony Orchestra
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ndrew Lewis has been surrounded by music since an early age. His mother was an excellent pianist, and her mother was a member of an all-women barbershop quartet that recorded albums. Lewis began playing piano at age 4, spent some time playing trumpet and cello and was a gifted singer, but says it is conducting that he loves most of all. The love of music is one he shares with his family — his wife is also a conductor and through the years, he has sung in a church choir with his sons. Among his many titles, he is the music director for the Elgin Master Chorale and artistic director of Bella Voce and the Bella Voce Sinfonia.
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