21.   Another music director might have done it annually.

22.   Another breed of conductor is the music director, the one with the permament job.

23.   As a music director, Levine wants flexibility.

24.   As music director designate, Levine will supervise some artistic planning and help deal with orchestral personnel matters.

25.   As music director of the Orchestre National de Lyon, he has covered the standard repertory thoroughly.

26.   As music director of the Spoleto Festival in Italy and of Spoleto Festival USA, Argiris invited him to conduct at both festivals.

27.   At about that same time, Lockhart met privately with BSO music director Seiji Ozawa, who had studied his work on tape.

28.   At the moment, Harth-Bedoya has the title of music director.

29.   Auditions are generally grueling, with the music directors looking not only for sight-reading and vocal quality, but compatibility.

30.   Barenboim, music director in Chicago and a big player in European music, appears to be the choice.