gotta love it...

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/arts/music/16waki.html?ref=arts

It's gonna get entertaining around this neck of the woods.

And even more drama...

http://www.crosscut.com/arts-beat/13789/Discords+in+the+violin+sections/

Wow I can't believe the level of soap opera drama coming out of Seattle! Who could wrongly interpret blog postings? The directions are really clear! IMO, Mr. Shwartz needs to undergo some sensitivity training for handicapped people.He shows a lack of appreciation for people different than he on a rudimentary level.
Four concertmasters! Holy toledo!

(from the article) "Yet past and current colleagues describe a pattern of harassment of him (Mr. K) by Mr. S, including physical abuse in a 1999 elbowing incident as the maestro left the stage after a concert in Tacoma, Wash."

Well, that's 2-minutes in the penalty box there.

DRA-ma in See-AT-lah (thanks to Mr. Ali)

Is the "format-template " out of hand somehow ?

i.e. 88 players with a chef of over 20 years ?

SSO to get a new M.D.

Lot's of changes in the local music scene.

Over in Bellevue too.

I'm predicting this situation will become fairly dramatic.