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[lively orchestral music]

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- Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi:
Articulate bass, articulate.

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The conductor
is the convener

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of everybody
that is in the orchestra.

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The movement is upward.

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The string
has room to vibrate.

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[orchestral music]

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- Angela: The maestro
leads the symphony.

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- Coordinating 90 people,

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everybody with
their own life story.

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[harmonizing]
? Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
to the middle of the bar.

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[lively piano music]
- Angela: Preparing them
for opening night.

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- Mussi: To be centered
in the moment.

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One, two...

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I don't know--
that's not an accent.

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[lively orchestral music]

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- Angela: No detail too small.

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- That person
that helps you unify

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the interpretation
of a piece of music.

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Do an accent
that is just, like, so accented

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that I say, "Yikes!"

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How long
is long?

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How short
is short?

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Think, it's punchy,
but it's also short.

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How fast
is fast?

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[lively piano music]

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It has to be punchy
without being <i>crunchy.</i>

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I'm running out
of adjectives here.

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The conductor comes
and leads with vision,

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with musical concept.

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[lively piano music]

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[delicate music]
- Ernesto: Good.

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- Angela:
Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi

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is the conductor
and music director

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of the
Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra.

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- I'm also in charge of shaping
the sound of the orchestra.

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Not just the sound
of one concert,

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but the sound in general,

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the sonic identity,
if you will,

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of the ensemble.

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- Joe Milicia: He's sharp, he's
dynamic, he demands our best,

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and I think,
and he gets it.

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I think we're playing
better now

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than we've ever played before,
in my experience.

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?

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- Angela:
Clarinetist Joe Milicia's
experience with the symphony

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goes back to the 1980s.

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His knowledge goes even deeper
as orchestra historian.

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- We're the oldest continuously
performing orchestra

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in Wisconsin history.

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[lively orchestral music]

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- Angela: But being
more than a century old

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doesn't mean
being old-fashioned.

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Ernesto has expanded
the repertoire.

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?

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- This week, we are performing
"Fiesta!"

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by Peruvian composer
Jimmy López.

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In that piece,
he draws music

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from
different walks of life.

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Afro-Peruvian music,

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folk music from Latin America,

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classical music,

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and techno music--
EDM, if you will.

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Electronic Dance Music.

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[dramatic orchestral music]

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Put all that in the blender,
shake it really well,

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and then you have
this incredible piece of music.

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All right, everybody,
let's take a break.

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Thank you!

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- Angela: A piece of music
from a fellow South American

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that resonates with Ernesto.

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[piano music]

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- I was born and raised
in Paraguay, South America.

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I was a member of the National
Symphony Orchestra of Paraguay

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at a very early age.

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- Angela: Growing up,
Ernesto was exposed

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to all kinds of music,

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but classical would come
to hold a special place for him.

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- Sundays, we always
has classical music.

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In fact, that brings me
back memories from childhood

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and breakfast being prepared,

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the bread being toasted,

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that moment in the weekends

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that we can just
take time

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and, you know, bond,

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which is a beautiful thing to do

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with your parents
or your children,
if you're a parent.

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[fast piano music]

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- Angela: Ernesto found
similar warmth and connection

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through music when he began
his formal musical education

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in the American Midwest.

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- I've always loved
the Midwest, the people,

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how kind, how warm they are.

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I decided to dabble
into conducting.

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It involves
my two favorite things,

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which is music
and being around people.

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[lively orchestral music]

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[street sounds]

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[warm up music]

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- Angela: And with
the opening night

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of the Sheboygan Symphony season

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comes the chance
to touch many more people

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with the power of music.

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[audience clapping]

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[orchestral music]

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- I start to work backwards
from the audience perspective.

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[lively orchestral music]

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How am I gonna
touch the audience?

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Making sure that we are
bringing out every drop of juice

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that the music
has to offer.

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[precise piano]

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[lively orchestral music]

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Our audiences are,
you know, touched, impressed

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by the sounds that you hear,

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because when you come
to the concert hall,

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not only do you get to see
the musicians, hear the music,

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but in a way, like,
your bones are vibrating

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in sympathy
with the music.

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[lively orchestral music]

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You have to make music
in a way

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that will
touch people's souls.

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[lively orchestral music]

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[cheers and applause]