Just a few pointers today centered around the same theme. First, conductor Bill Eddins is in full rant mode in his post How To Make Sure We Don’t Have An Audience in 20 years – Part The First where he levels his ire on the practice of closed rehearsals. This reminded me of an entire series of posts by Holly Mulcahy entitled How To Alienate Your Audience in 10 Easy Steps. Installments examine how each stakeholder group shares the blame: music directors, musicians, managers, and patrons. With all this irritation, you’d think something has got to give.
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