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Violin Gossip Archive
Darcy's page has moved: Find the latest violin news and gossip at http://www.violinist.com/blog/darcylewis/.
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- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 20
- By Darcy Lewis
October 9, 2005: De Pasquale retires as Philly co-concertmaster, Pittsburgh musicians accept pay cut, Republican Study Committee proposes eliminating NEA and LPO gets back onstage.
3 responses. Last at 11:27 PM (MST) on October 12, 2005
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 19
- By Darcy Lewis
October 2, 2005: Painful pay cuts in New Jersey and Milwaukee, Pittsburgh might pull back raises, Miriam Fried to teach full-time at NEC and Memphis Symphony plays hurricane benefit concert.
1 response. Last at 4:58 AM (MST) on October 4, 2005
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 18
- By Darcy Lewis
September 25, 2005: New violin hires in Cleveland and New Haven, Seattle Symphony raises $45,000 for Hurricane Katrina relief, strife in Dubuque and Atlanta extends Spano’s contract.
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 17
- By Darcy Lewis
September 18, 2005: LPO to play in Nashville, new string hires in Minnesota, new contracts in LA & Seattle and Montreal Symphony cancels four concerts.
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 16
- By Darcy Lewis
September 11, 2005: Orchestras respond to Katrina, 18 Gulf orchestras still unaccounted for, five orchestras announce string appointments, and where to donate.
- A “Monday Morning Gossip” Extra on Hurricane Katrina
- By Darcy Lewis
September 10, 2005: LPO violinist evacuates New Orleans after 8 days amid chaos; LPO, ASOL, AFM set up relief funds
1 response. Last at 6:29 PM (MST) on September 15, 2005
- Violinists in New Orleans Need Your Help
- By Darcy Lewis
September 3, 2005: A 'Monday Morning Gossip' Extra on Hurricane Katrina: LPO violinist trapped in NO, an exclusive LPO interview, and ways to help musicians in need.
11 responses. Last at 2:50 PM (MST) on September 9, 2005
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 13
- By Darcy Lewis
August 28, 2005: Interlochen shortens sessions and drops challenges, longtime Indy concertmaster Suzuki to retire and violist David Filner switches to the admin side.
1 response. Last at 6:38 PM (MST) on September 1, 2005
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 12
- By Darcy Lewis
August 21, 2005: In Memoriam: fiddler Vassar Clements, a new contract in Canton, a rare stolen violin returns to its owner and the Juilliard Orchestra launches a European tour.
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 11
- By Darcy Lewis
August 14, 2005: Bumper crop of upcoming auditions, unfair labor practices charged in Pittsburgh, Isaac Stern’s children win lawsuit and new Vivaldi work is discovered.
3 responses. Last at 8:54 PM (MST) on August 20, 2005
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 10
- By Darcy Lewis
August 7, 2005: Congress agrees to a $4.4 million NEA increase, Lisa Batiashvili debuts at Tanglewood, no progress in Montreal and fired Dennis Kim lands a new gig.
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 9
- By Darcy Lewis
July 31, 2005: Alsop still dominates the news; Montreal negotiations break down again, may cancel Fall season; and NY Phil speaks out on Polezhayev.
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