Wilkins in Hollywood
The Los Angeles Times' Greg Braxton profiles Thomas Wilkins, the Norfolk native and former associate conductor of the Richmond Symphony, now music director of the Omaha Symphony and resident conductor of the Detroit Symphony. Wilkins is conducting the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra in the finale of its summer series:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/09/black-conductor-leads-bowls-rio-finale.html