I can think of a few people I know who would love to conduct an orchestra just once.
A couple years ago, I was telling Suzanne and Erik how the Melrose Symphony Orchestra had a drawing at the Holiday Pops concert for an audience member to conduct the last number, and Erik said he would really love to do that. Given that he won a business-plan competition yesterday, he might feel like conducting an orchestra right now. Since there’s no orchestra handy, the next best thing might be an electronic simulator.
Writes Liz Stinson for Wired, “Most of us will never get the chance to conduct a real symphony orchestra, and that’s probably for the best. But a fake symphony orchestra made up of towering speakers, motion controllers, and touchscreens? Totally doable.
“A new installation at the Mendelssohn Museum in Leipzig, Germany lets you do exactly that, no music school required. The Mendelssohn Effektorium, by design studio WhiteVOID, is an interactive installation that allows you to have complete control over a virtual symphony. In this world you’re Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and your instruments come in the form of 13 upright speakers with digital displays on them.
“Each of these speakers corresponds to a certain instrument group: woodwinds, brass, percussion, vocals and so on. It’s up you how much spotlight each instrument gets and how fast the tempo moves.” More at Wired. Be sure to play the video demonstration of someone conducting this way.
Photo: WhiteVOID
A Leap Motion sensor calculates your speed based on the pendulum interval of your movements and adjusts the tempo accordingly. 
Suzanne's Mom's Blog 
Dear Suzanne’s mom.
Margaretha passed by our home in Humlebæk and showed me (Perle was on call at the hospital – she is a midwife) your blog.
I would just say that I am so impressed that I do not have words (I am not a native English-spoken person – only a Dane). Especially the link to the Mendelssohn virtual orchestra.
Thanks for sharing such a stimulating blog.
Best
Jens (Klaus father – Klaus who is married to Mia – sister of Erik)
Jens, I really appreciate your nice comments. I do so admire Danes and Swedes and all those who switch back and forth among multiple languages. So don’t apologize for not being a native speaker. I have had a few posts about cool things in Denmark and hope to have many more, so if you know anyone there who might enjoy my offbeat topics, do pass along the link. Looking forward to catching a glimpse of Klaus and family as they pass through, perhaps this coming weekend.