Everyone is in for such a treat with tomorrow’s Shop Talk episode on the topic of what orchestras of all budget size should be considering when planning for post-COVID concert activity. This installment features a panel of musician stakeholders and one of them, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Principal Bassoon Catherine Chen, proposed one of the most thought-provoking considerations.
Specifically, she was concerned not only about the very real physical risks but the emotional and psychological risks in the form of performance anxiety.
I’m curious to know more about what musicians think on this topic, so I wanted to prepare for tomorrow’s discussion with the following poll.
If you've been watching any of the early efforts from orchestras experimenting with socially distanced concerts, you've probably noticed that on-stage musicians are wearing…
