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In response to posting on Reddit my most recent article on Dale Clevenger, an anonymous Reddit user gave this response. Food for thought.
People are many things. Dale Clevenger was:
- A legendary horn player for everyone
- A fantastic teacher and mentor for many
- A personal and professional disaster for some
The problems arise from trying to choose just one or two aspects from the above. I would like to add for the record: women coming forward when his death was announced was not an act of cowardice, “waiting until he couldn’t defend himself.”
It was a primal reaction to the glowing praise of bullets 1 & 2 that ripped open old wounds such that speaking out became an imperative. Because Dale was not just 1 or 2 things.
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Other posts in this series:
- Music-Making and Personal Identity
- Cruel Teacher, or Demanding Teacher?
- The Enduring Enigma of Dale Clevenger
- Response to “Clevenger Enigma”
