Amy Wilson stood before the all-volunteer Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra at a recent rehearsal in the basement of a church.
Wilson, the group’s conductor, listened carefully for off-key notes as the sound of violins, cellos and flutes filled the air.
“I tell them, ‘If you’re going to make a mistake, make it loud,’” Wilson said. “Don’t play timidly. Make it loud, so that we can fix it because, if I can’t hear it, I can’t fix it.”
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