Hosts John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez discuss the best steps young conductors can take immediately after graduate school in the 4/4. Then, UpBeat welcomes guest Laura Colgate, Concertmaster of the National Philharmonic and the Greenville (SC) Symphony Orchestra, and Co-Founder of the Boulanger Initiative. Laura discusses the important work of conductors as advocates for composers, resources available through the Boulanger Initiative, and playing in the world's great orchestras.