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Sarah Nagle

Chaska, MN
Commenter for
2 years 18 weeks

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Posted on 05/14/13 at 09:44 pm in response to Coppock on SPCO: 'The first thing is to restore confidence in the artistic enterprise'

From all of the spin in this interview . . .

Posted on 05/15/13 at 10:37 pm in response to Coppock on SPCO: 'The first thing is to restore confidence in the artistic enterprise'

Bruce Coppock was also a supporter of Sarah Lutman and Dobson West. The Board has wanted him back for years.

I doubt he will be instrumental in terms of reconciliation with the musicians, given that he instituted a lot of the things which contributed to the downward spiral.

Posted on 05/10/13 at 10:55 am in response to SPCO resumes concerts, brings back Coppock as president

For such a paragon of a manager - ? Don't these things normally take months? Hmmmm . . . and you are correct, Pamela - "times are different now". The operative word here is "seems".

Posted on 05/12/13 at 10:59 am in response to SPCO resumes concerts, brings back Coppock as president

Coppock may have "left" as President, but he continued to be on the Board. Enough said.

Posted on 05/08/13 at 06:28 pm in response to Kline becomes top booster for GOP labor bill

John Kline was all over the for-profit education business until it imploded, so now he has a new corporate cause to shill for. He went from a career in the military to a career in Congress. He has absolutely no clue what it's out there in the working world.

Posted on 02/22/13 at 11:27 am in response to Political leaders' unusual silence speaks volumes about the complexities of orchestra lockouts

Given that you think "no one" goes to hear these orchestras, or "listens to them in any form", you obviously have no clue about the entire situation. You've drunk the kool-aid that it is all about greedy musicians and their unions, which is just what the corporate masters want you to think. You are perfectly suited to be a "management consultant".

Posted on 02/22/13 at 02:27 pm in response to Political leaders' unusual silence speaks volumes about the complexities of orchestra lockouts

The women don't. The SPCO musicians rarely do, and their salaries are below that of the MN Orchestra. NOT that any of these musicians are overpaid, in my opinion. That said, the fact that musicians may wear tuxes is in no way a bad thing - "elitist", if you want to bring out that misused term. I don't feel compelled to dress at "tuxedo level" to attend, especially if it's darn cold (or darn hot) outside.

Posted on 02/24/13 at 01:23 pm in response to Political leaders' unusual silence speaks volumes about the complexities of orchestra lockouts

I believe that the Berlin Phil also receives $15 mil/yr from the City of Berlin - which obviously knows a good thing! Such support means that the orchestra isn't so beholden to private donors.

Posted on 02/12/13 at 09:56 pm in response to Schubert Club's Barry Kempton unveils lively, less formal lineup

As opposed to the, um, "reset business model" being prattled about by the big boys. Unless there is some mergers and acquisitions work being done behind the scenes? Just because I'm paranoid . . .

Posted on 02/10/13 at 01:41 pm in response to St. Paul Library now has 97 magazines available to read online

Given that our regional library system has purchased this at consortial prices (yay!), an online collection should be available soon via the webpages of all metro library systems - there are eight. Even in tough economic times, your public libraries are working to enlarge your access to information and materials for all!