Snippets from this week’s music blog rounds:<\/p>\n
Snippets from this week’s music blog rounds: Local composer Bob Priest sounds off on the Seattle Symphony debacle of the moment. Seattle is no longer hip. A new way to enjoy Handel’s Messiah. Jacksonville Symphony musicians concede millions, but still locked out. 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