The Negative Aspects Of Being Too Nice
Mon, Aug 8, 2004
by Drew McManus
It seems that there’s been a good bit of writing about how nice classical music has become recently. The Washington Post ran an article that talks about how EMI took out a bad note sung by Pavarotti at La Scala and the resulting boos in extracted from the audience. The Financial Times published a piece
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire At Interlochen
Sun, Aug 8, 2004
by Drew McManus
The past several months have been a very traumatic time for me with regard to Interlochen, and the past few weeks have been the most wrenching.
Words From A Recent Interlochen Camper
Sun, Aug 8, 2004
by Drew McManus
Usually, life’s painful lessons take time to learn. But every now and then someone will come along and see past what they feel and think in the here and now and gaze into the future. Among the flood of email responses I’ve received regarding Interlochen, there was recently a note form David Letvin, a summer camp student
The “Challenges” Facing Interlochen Part 4
Sun, Aug 8, 2004
by Drew McManus
At the conclusion of Part 3 I left off with the promise of presenting a challenge system designed to maintain the benefits of the old system as well as address some of the observations and concerns expressed to me by the more than 80 Interlochen faculty members I interviewed.
The American Anthem At The Greek Olympics
Sat, Aug 8, 2004
by Drew McManus
I just watched the medal ceremony for Michael Phelps and heard the version of the Star Spangled Banner they’ve decided to use (although I freely admit that I don’t have the first idea about “who” makes this decision). And I have to say that I don’t like the version they’ve selected at all. As a
