I didn't see this particular MST show, but I was lucky enough to see Masada, MST & the Barkokhba sextet at the Symphony Space in 2000. Zorn was quite involved as a conductor, and his presence was really felt on stage. For instance, some solos were more spontaneous and occurred at Zorn's direction. Also, he would instruct different musicians to get louder and others to get softer during the performance. Often times, songs would not end until Zorn gave the proper signals. So, again, he definitely makes himself known, but Zorn's been quoted a lot about how the improviser and their relationship with the conductor is extremely important to his compositions. Cheers, Matt --- zorn-list-request@mailman.xmission.com wrote: Message: 3 Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 14:01:45 +0000 From: julian.hughes@examiner.co.uk Just got hold of Masada String Trio (50th anniversary vol.1) and I'm delighted to say that, although the Tzadik rhetoric is no longer to be relied on, this release is everything that's claimed - and more! The fact that it opens with my two favourite Masada tunes obviously helps, but the playing throughout is inspired and yes, "breathtaking". (The packaging is great too - I much prefer digipacks to jewel cases, but each to his/her own!) Could anyone who was there on the night say what Zorn's input as conductor actually amounted to? Julian