Still Waiting For The Downbeat

It’s been a year and a half since New York City Ballet began its search for a new music director to replace Andrea Quinn, who steps down from the post this weekend. For some, the search process, which is expected to be concluded sometime this summer, has been exhilirating, but some of the ballet’s musicians have taken to referring to the process as the “New York City Ballet School of Conducting,” a reference to the greenness of many of the candidates.