"The Refuge" for Jan. 12, 2025
The Weekend Edition
Commentary: A Stubborn Fetish
To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle
- George Orwell, Tribune Magazine, March 22, 1946
One of the things you realize as you make your way through your conducting career is that the profession is steeped in bullshit. It’s an inevitable consequence of proposing that a performing musician doesn't necess…
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