I was looking through some old files on my computer and found this. It's a video from a rehearsal in New York. I formed a quartet with three friends called The Suitors. We billed ourselves as a Professional Rat Pack Quartet. What a time this was.
Direct effect of the economic recession on a 65-member youth orchestra:
Lack of funding forces a not-for-profit organization to cancel a set of sectional rehearsals scheduled for this season.
It seems like a little thing, but it's the little things that add up to shape what this recession means for every American citizen. And for those of you who think this recession might go unnoticed by children, think again. They are as disappointed as I am. It's one less opportunity they have to get more attention from educators with smaller class sizes.
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