Nearly three-and-a-half years ago, I wrote an article about the dangers of stagnation among the middle budget American orchestras…
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Recent Development In Omaha
Although the orchestras Omaha and San Antonio are 830 miles apart amidst very different community structures, their prospects share a great deal in common. In particular, both communities are experiencing a sort of cultural renaissance, one orchestra (Omaha) recently moved into a new primary venue while the other (San Antonio) has a new venue on the drawing table, and both organizations are engaged in collective bargaining negotiations…
It Pays To Carry Your Cell Phone
The Grand Teton National Park is enduring a very hot, dry summer and the park service recently elevated the level of fire danger to “Extreme”, their highest level, which according the park service means that “fires can start easily, spread quickly, and burn intensely”….
Are Orchestra Musicians Just A Bunch Of Zoo Animals?
At least, that’s the issue Holly Mulcahy examines in her latest Neo Classical column at The Partial Observer…
Off To The Tetons
For the next several days, I’ll be at the Grand Teton Music Festival on a working vacation. Fortunately, there’s a reliable wireless connection where I’m staying in Teton Village so I’ll be able to keep up with the blog on a daily basis…