>It is also completely possible for an ensemble to do their own rehearsal preparation, and to perform without a conductor. It'll be fine and musical, but they'r

>It is also completely possible for an ensemble to do their own rehearsal preparation, and to perform without a conductor. It'll be fine and musical, but they're not including the interpretation that a conductor themselves can bring to the performance. This is the part that most people like to glaze over. Yes, it's totally possible to go conducter-less (even for, say, high school musicians), but something is lost without one.