Friday, March 25, 2022 at 9:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 27 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS Video App
Born to a single mother on welfare, Thomas Wilkins grew up to become one of the few remarkable African American conductors leading a major orchestra - the celebrated Omaha Symphony.
![Omaha Symphony Music Director Laureate Thomas Wilkins on stage at the Holland Performing Arts Center](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/57c77ae/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1000x616+0+51/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F5b%2Fc4%2F99455dc740209dc7af052c593be3%2Fphoto-4-thomas-wilkins-on-stage.jpg)
Bill Sitzmann, minorwhite studio. Courtesy: Omaha Symphony
"Beyond The Baton: A Conductor's Journey" is a hour-long film that documents Wilkins' experience as a Black conductor and his larger impact on the musical world.
Beyond the Baton: A Conductor's Journey
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