So there he is right in the center, and every time I turn around he’s still asleep? Wait a second why is that person leaving without even applauding, climbing over other patrons, was our performance that bad that you couldn’t wait for even one curtain call? Are they just rude or is there something wrong with me, oh no IS THAT THE CRITIC??? !!! We need to stop concluding that this is about us…….(even though it might be)
Coming up…..
I’m in a crazy travel, concerts, auditions this week and next week but I am working on some posts including:
Who are they?…..the audience that is…and who are they to us?
Playing all the movements….especially the environmental one!
A sustainable model for success, is it even possible?
Below the same video twice, what happens when a conductor loses his temper, and then the full video with aftermath….
Another Message Control Fail…Practice, Practice, Practice
How do you get to Carnegie Hall?….You know the line. The Oregon Symphony has been invited, they have asked the city to help pay for the trip, and the message in the paper? Cue the closing of fire stations, mixed in with a defensive posture and vitriolic comments mostly against the funding and now it is all uphill….it didn’t have to be so….
Truth and Consequences…
Hawai’i. Some of us consider it a paradise. My wife and I were married on a beach on the beautiful island of Maui and we’ve been back twice since to celebrate anniversaries. But for others – namely the Honolulu Symphony musicians – Hawai’i is proving to be a black hole, and like the black holes of astronomy it is revealing some fundamental points about the structure of the musical universe. Unfortunately, reality is a harsh mistress.
Quick Takes: Remembrances….
My father was honored as a holocaust survivor this past weekend by being asked to speak to thousands of students at one of the Marches for the Living in Poland (which was overshadowed by the tragic plane crash). It made me think of something, and that is, since becoming a Music Director I have attended many more funerals and visitations than any other kind of ceremony….
Random thoughts from an endangered specie….
Wow. It seems like every day we get yet another strange story about a conductor going down, or going south, or going wherever. What the hell is going on?
Time for a Laugh…
Look around the world of the Arts these days and it’s a pretty depressing mess. I could hop on that bandwagon (as usual) or perhaps take a hard left turn and provide some much needed amusement for a Tuesday morning. Survey says…….
Message Control and the Clouds in the Silver Lining….
Three different groups announced financial news that will have a big impact on their respective organizations, but with each announcement the negative is the focus with little or no regard for the impact the actual announcement might have on their constituents confidence going forward. It’s We’re a 4 Alarm Dumpster fire, run for your lives!…meets…sheesh only 30 million dollars….meets…. welcome back to the Millennium!……..