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.
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, …