In October, I had the opportunity to meet musicians of two ICSOM orchestras, under very different circumstances. On Friday, October 12, I traveled to Chicago to support the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra musicians during their strike. For eight hours I joined them on the picket line, marched from the Civic Opera House to Daley Plaza for their rally, and delivered a speech there. Before the rally … [Read more...]
October Travels
Issue: December 2018