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Arizona Doing Its Best to Discourage Teachers

PUBLISHED: November 27, 2009, Bruce Hembd

Of late I am very disturbed by recent trends in my home state of Arizona. At one time the education motto from our nation’s capitol in Washington was “no child left behind.” These days in Arizona it takes on a special irony; while a child’s education is proposed to be of strong public interest, the [...]

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Phoenix Symphony Voodoo Economics?

PUBLISHED: October 2, 2009, Bruce Hembd

The natives are restless in the Photoshop jungle. With the intense, summer desert heat waning, a new classical music season begins in Phoenix, Arizona. The various symphony, opera and chamber music groups are returning from summer hiatus. With this upcoming season too comes preliminary contract negotiations for the Arizona Opera Orchestra musicians (AZOOMA). AZOOMA has [...]

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Bruce and John FAQ

PUBLISHED: August 30, 2009, John Ericson
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So, you have started a huge new horn website! How did you meet? We met in real life in 1984. That year Bruce was a Junior at The Eastman School of Music and John was a new MM student, a graduate of Emporia State University in Kansas. We were in the same ensembles rotation, sat [...]

Cuts at the Arizona Opera

PUBLISHED: June 15, 2009, Bruce Hembd

Another one bites the dust? From the 6/15/2009 Arizona Business Journal: Arizona Opera is slashing costs as it moves to keep its full slate of productions for the 2009-2010 season, officials said. To bring expenses in line with anticipated income, several senior positions have been consolidated, staff layoffs and furloughs were implemented, salaries have been [...]

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What a Mess in Arizona

PUBLISHED: May 20, 2009, Bruce Hembd

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Big Fish Eats Little Fish, Symphony Eats Opera

PUBLISHED: May 15, 2009, Bruce Hembd

On predatory practices. In the global corporate world, a big fish eating a little fish is a common, acceptable practice. Most large corporations have entire departments dedicated to mergers and acquisitions. In the world of the Arts however this strategy can produce mixed results. Merging a symphony orchestra with an opera or dance company for [...]

The Fat Lady Sings, the Horn Players Blast

PUBLISHED: April 8, 2009, Bruce Hembd

Self-indulgent kudos to colleagues. Last weekend the Arizona Opera finished up a successful production of Puccini’s Tosca. I had the fun of playing principal horn on this production, and I wanted to take some time here and acknowledge the tremendous job the players in the section did. The section members for this show: (Myself) Nathan [...]

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