1) Surely Beethoven’s hearing loss affected the quality of his music, don’t you think?
2) Why are orchestra members paid so little? So many State and local orchestras across the country seem to be floundering. Do you think this trend will continue and eventually we’ll be left with only a few major, under funded National orchestras? (My older brother was a concert cellist with a PhD from Yale. Unable to earn a moderate living, he quit and is now a lawyer *shudder*)
3) Have you ever been to the Santa Fe Opera?
4) What do you think of Peter Schickele?
