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TAFTO Contribution: Paul Bailey

Tue, May 5, 2005
Musician and composer Paul Bailey helps round out the TAFTO contributions by examining some of classical music’s side roads.  As a musician, Paul has put a good bit of thought into exactly what constitutes a special concert experience is for him and he shares those thoughts about how to come across the magic with his

TAFTO Reader Responses: Shades Of Sandow

Tue, May 5, 2005
Greg Sandow’s TAFTO contribution certainly garnered some of the most colorful responses of any submission.  What I found most intriguing were the extremes to which people responded, some with appreciation and others with dissatisfaction. Interestingly enough, however, almost all of the submissions had more in common than not; or they did in my opinion at

Boston’s BIG Endowment

Mon, May 5, 2005
Ok, I’m wrong. I’m not going to take the day off.  I just read through an article by Chicago Tribune music critic, John von Rhein, about the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In the article he examines the current state of the BSO and where it sees itself going in the future.  Make sure you get to

Taking The Day Off But Good Things Are on The Way

Mon, May 5, 2005
No blogging today but be certain to come back tomorrow when some readers respond to the recent TAFTO contribution from Greg Sandow.  There’s no shortage of opinion and all of the reactions add to the conversation in a positive way.

TAFTO Contribution: Alex Ross

Fri, May 5, 2005
I’m now convinced that each and every TAFTO contribution provides a wonderfully unique and enriching approach on how to share a classical music experience. Even though I’ve gone through numerous experiences of taking someone to a concert myself, after I read the contributions always I’m excited to go do it all again as soon as
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