More Development In The BSO Process Story

There is a great article by Tim Smith in the 7/16/05 Baltimore Sun which includes some quotes from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra players committee chair, Jane Marvine, many of which also appeared here yesterday. In addition to those quotes there is some additional information from Jane which touches on the process behind the music director search; the article reports, The seven musician members of the 21-person search committee will attend Tuesday’s …

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More On The Baltimore Music Director Search

I just read two articles from the New York Times about the apparent appointment of Marin Alsop as the new Music Director for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. In order to head off some of the email I expect to receive regarding whether or not Ms. Alsop should or shouldn’t be the new music director based on artistic reasons, let me reiterate that this examination has nothing to do with those issues. …

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Fascinating Developments In The Baltimore Music Director Search

I received a several unexpected telephone calls at the tail end of my vacation from inside sources at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Each one was about the same issue; the music director search currently underway to replace Yuri Temirkanov. I immediately realized something was up because I don’t usually receive several phone calls from different individuals in the same organization on the same day unless it’s fairly important and time sensitive, …

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Refreshed, Recharged, and Rejuvenated (Almost)

It looks like my working vacation at the Jackson Hole, WY is over. I had planned to stay through the end of this week but business cut the trip a little short. After I finish up with that bump in the road you can look forward to some really intriguing articles and postings. Who said the summer months have to be dull in the orchestra business? After spending 10 wonderful days …

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Not So Much Critical Fun This Time Around

Well, the folks at Planet Jackson Hole published the final two articles they contracted me to write while I’m staying in Jackson Hole. The first article they printed only had minor editorial changes but these two recent articles are only sketches of what was originally submitted (but for some reason they put my name on them). It’s too bad because the originals were much better than what they eventually published. In the interest of sharing what should have been published here are both of the original works.

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