Back To Work

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I hope everyone had some time to relax and enjoy the holiday season but now it is time to get back to business. I’m taking most of today to catch up on all of the email and phone messages that have stacked up over the past four days but starting tomorrow, the blogging begins in earnest. In the meantime, some readers took a moment to post some intriguing first hand observations …

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I’m Off To Tuba Christmas – Chicago

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You mean you don’t know what Tuba Christmas is? In a nutshell, it is a holiday celebration that takes place in hundreds of cities across the country… Literally, thousands of tuba and euphonium players come together to play traditional and contemporary Christmas carols in the spirit of the holiday. The Chicago area event will take place at 3:30 p.m., in the Palmer House Hilton Hotel, 17 East Monroe Street – Grand …

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Happy Holidays

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I hope everyone out there will take some time over the holidays to relax as soon as your Messiah, Nutcracker, Holiday Pops shows are all wrapped up. My nose will be back to the blogging grindstone next week. Until then, in the words of The Daily Show’s John Stewart, here’s your moment of zen…

Conductors: Is It Feast Or Famine?

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Yesterday’s post about recent events in San Antonio sparked some interesting comments regarding the current supply and demand of quality conductors. In fact, some readers believe that an ensemble like the San Antonio Symphony should favor hiring conductors that have more of a born-and-bred element over bringing in someone from the outside… The issue sparked a good series of comments but with regard to the current supply and demand status of …

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