A New York man has gone viral after his rousing performance as guest conductor at the Chelsea Symphony Orchestra was caught on video.
Tim Schulteis, an audience member at the band’s holiday concert last Friday, won a lottery to be the guest conductor for the song that night, according to TMX News.
As the orchestra played Leroy Anderson’s holiday classic, “Sleigh Ride,” Schultheis was seen waving the conductor’s baton and dancing enthusiastically.
A New York man has gone viral after winning the lottery and conducting the Chelsea Symphony Orchestra’s Sleigh Ride.
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“This viewer won the raffle to host and we all won,” wrote another viewer, Hannah Vanbieber, in the caption of the video shared on TikTok.

Tim Schultheis has gone viral for his animated and enthusiastic guest conducting.
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Her photo had more than 360,000 likes on the social media platform on Friday.

Schultheis’ performance on stage made a big impression on the crowd.
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The crowd gathered for the event could be seen laughing, smiling and clapping as Schultheis was on stage.