Dear Governor,
I know that the demands of your office make you one of the busiest people in Minnesota but the musical flagship of your state needs your help. Right now. And I need to tell you a story –
Why Bother…
It’s the 12th of August. There has been no news out of the Minnesota Orchestra debacle for a couple of weeks, and I’m sure that both sides are hard at work under the watchful eye of George Mitchell with a last ditch effort to patch things back together. But at this point why bother?
Functional Dysfunctionality….
Saying you have a dysfunctional family is about the most overused cliche there is (code for we don’t get along), however there is some truth to it when examining a vital part of our constituency and we have the power to change it……
The Unquestioned Answers, and Vice Versa
I’m going to take a cue from today’s Tour de France stage – it’s time for the solo time trial.
I Don’t Know Nuthin’ ‘Bout Listenin’ To Mozart, Ms. Scarlett!
I’m on vacation, which means I’ve been ignoring those faint twinges of guilt about not posting for a while. After all, if Drew would spend the proceeds from these blogs on the bloggers instead of the beautiful new website ….. oh wait, he’s taking a page from the Minnesota Orchestra. Never mind.
Centenary
‘Twas a hundred years ago today, Sgt. Igor taught the world to play. OK, maybe I shouldn’t quite my day job.
Mirror, Mirror…
“What if instead…” scenarios are always wishful thinking, at least until someone actually builds a fully functional TARDIS so that we can go back in time and change some small detail that leads to an alternate reality. But here’s mine.
More Fence Sitting Needed!
I’ve taken up “fencing” working as an Administrator and Music Director, I see more clearly one problem that orchestras need to address, and NOW!…..