I played a few more weeks (not sure).
I remember Leonard Bernstein coming in and conducting Roy Harris 3 rd Symphony at the beginning of April 1976. That was amazing. I’m not a fan of Roy Harris but Bernstein made you see Harris as a “true believer”- a “rugged American” version of Anton Bruckner. That’s a feat that only Bernstein could have accomplished.
It was time to go. My stand partner, Bill Blossom pleaded, “You’re not going to leave now, Joe? My old pal Kenneth Schermerhorn (the director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra) is coming here. You can’t miss Schermerhorn.” I really appreciate Bill asking me that but no, I couldn’t stay.
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