The Orchestra Problem Isn’t The Playing

Good Morning,Thomas Wolf’s autopsy of the Boston Symphony mess (Thomas Wolf) lands on something larger than one orchestra: the field has narrowed “excellence” down to the quality of the playing, then wondered why that alone won’t hold up. Two stories today show a wider definition working. At Vail, a choreographer put Irish step and tap on ballet dancers, and it works (Dance Magazine). And the concert stage’s dress code has quietly turned expressive instead of unifor