I was torn away from my bedtime reading of the complete works of Rabindrath Tagore by a sudden remembrance of an incident which predates my time in the Oregon Symphony.
Apparently, there was a young Romanian violinist who was denied tenure and had to leave the orchestra. Â Before leaving, however, she publicly put a curse on the orchestra. Â The finances of the orchestra have been hit-and-miss ever since. Â Coincidence?
Perhaps we could buck the recession woes by hiring a professional shaman to come in and cleanse our spiritual auras. Â I think it’s worth a shot, don’t you?