NYC guest orchestra conductor goes viral for 'Sleigh Ride' performance
A New York City man who won a raffle to conduct the Chelsea Symphony Orchestra for a song has gone viral. (Credit: Hannah Vanbiber/MAGNIFI U/TMX)
A New York City man has gone viral after his rousing performance as a guest conductor for the Chelsea Symphony Orchestra was captured on video.
Tim Schultheis, an audience member at the musical group’s holiday concert last Friday, won a raffle to be a guest conductor for a song that night, according to TMX News.
Schultheis was seen waving the conductor’s baton and dancing with energy as the orchestra played the Leroy Anderson holiday classic "Sleigh Ride."
A New York City man has gone viral after winning a raffle and getting to conduct the Chelsea Symphony Orchestra for a performance of "Sleigh Ride." (Hannah Vanbiber/MAGNIFI U/TMX)
"This audience member won a raffle to conduct and we all won," Hannah Vanbiber, another audience member, wrote in the caption of a video shared on TikTok.
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Tim Schultheis has gone viral for his animated and energetic guest conducting performance. (Hannah Vanbiber/MAGNIFI U/TMX)
Her footage had more than 360,000 likes on the social media platform as of Friday.
Schultheis' on-stage display impressed the crowd. (Hannah Vanbiber/MAGNIFI U/TMX)
A crowd gathered for the event could be seen laughing, smiling and clapping during Schultheis’ time on stage.
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