All-Star Orchestra: The Made-for-TV Ensemble

I was a wide-eyed, brown-haired 12-year-old when I decided to make music my life. It was a steamy Michigan afternoon at Interlochen Arts Camp. I was sitting first trumpet and the piece was Sibelius' Symphony No. 2. The piece felt noble to me, its expansive melodies, gorgeous harmonies and power of expression. I will never forget that afternoon. Some pieces, some moments, are part of us forever. Most, 92 percent in fact, of children who play instruments will not become musicians. But the likeliho...