The age of cutting edge social media micro-technology has finally reached the brass band conducting world, with Black Dyke Director of Music Prof Nicholas Childs wearing a GoPro camera to direct the British Open champion at a recent concert appearance in Switzerland.
Red Light
As the audience at the KKK Hall in Luzern demand an encore, the MD takes to the stage wearing what he calls a ‘red light’, which is in fact, the tiny hi-tech camera that is recording the band from his eye level.
Patent shoes
The result is that you get an unique view of Dyke in action - as well as seeing the MDs conducting technique and even his patent black shoes when he takes bow...
Whatever next....