Posted by Joe Baker on January 25, 2003 at 09:25:44:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Houston Symphony Cutting Jobs, Salaries posted by Jay Bertolet on January 25, 2003 at 00:05:32:
Jay,
My respect for you has begun to rebuild. I still don't agree with everything you've said, but you have taken a much more reasoned approach with your comments. I also want to clarify one of MY comments. I didn't mean to imply that the four 'worst' string players weren't still very good (guaranteed they're better than me!) I simply meant that four missing out of 50-something strings is relatively negligable, and that it wouldn't be the BEST of the players that were going. To be sure I don't have any experience that would cause me to agree or disagree with Dale's assertion that there is often dead-wood in orchestras, though I have certainly seen that happen in other tenured professions.
My best wishes to you, to the displaced players, and to the Houston orchestra.
Joe Baker, who is glad to see this discussion becoming more civil.