News release Public Information Office   SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu Spring 2004 news releases Public Information home News archive Contact: Christina Chapple Date: 12/8/04   Click on image for publication quality photo  LITTLE CONDUCTOR DIRECTS LPO -- Gavin Burton, a Southeastern Lab School second grade student, was chosen to be the guest conductor at the Dec. 3 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra holiday concert at Southeastern Louisiana University’s Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. LPO conductor Timothy Muffitt, left, gave Gavin some pointers before he took the stage to wield the baton for the orchestra’s performance of "Sleigh Ride." Gavin was selected to be conductor-for-a-night through a drawing from among the approximately 150 area school children who created ornaments for the holiday tree in the Columbia Theatre lobby.