It has been 21 months since Paul Dixon inked the final entry in his weekly cartoon Who’s Minding The Score?, which chronicles the behind the scenes governance of the fictional Ft. Fitzer Philharmonic (FFP).
Although it may come across as using absurdist humor to parody the complex issues related to contemporary orchestra governance, anyone with some insider perspective can pick out the strong threads of realism.
In the end, that’s what really makes the cartoon a classic is its endearing characters and always sharp wit. It doesn’t matter if you were a passionate reader or it is entirely new, do yourself a favor over the holiday break and binge read all 156 comics starting right off at issue #1. You’ll be glad you did.
There’s a good bit of entertaining conversation going on via Facebook with composers using President Trump’s Covfefe #TwitterFail as inspiration for #SubversiveArt. One of…