The View From The Stage: Real Life in a Professional Orchestra
A few years ago an enthusiastic audience member approached me after a concert. “I used to play a little clarinet in high school,” she said. “How do I get into the Richmond Symphony?” I explained the long, hard road I had traveled to become a professional musician. Then, with a look of confusion she said, “But you can’t actually make a living doing this, can you?” Conversations like this reveal the disconnect between …