In this episode of Because, we hear the "becauses" of Quad City Symphony Orchestra Music Director and Conductor, Mark Russell Smith
 
 Mark's story explores the immeasurable impact that his mother had on his musical upbringing.  We also go with Mark on his journey from his childhood in Arizona to his collegiate days at the Julliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music and we see how his career as a conductor was shaped along the way!
 
 Quad City Symphony Orchestra
University of Minnesota School of Music
Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies