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Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:44 pm to Jbird
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I won the blind audition unanimously.
Obviously, not color blind.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:46 pm to Bigdawgb
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Earlier in the week, Guerrero had called the entire committee into his office and urged them to vote early for Underwood, before the trial period was up, according to three members of the committee. When the committee refused, Guerrero began calling committee members into his office individually. "[M]eetings that were supposed to be about artistic merit and feedback turned into something else," the president of the orchestra union, Dave Pomeroy, wrote in an email to colleagues.
That something else was "diversity," said Jeff Bailey, a trumpet player on the committee. He and Zimmermann both recall a frazzled-looking Guerrero saying they "needed to trust him" and implying that outside pressure was being applied.
"I’d never seen him that stressed," Bailey said.
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Underwood’s intonation issues added fuel to the fire. Woodwinds often stay after rehearsal to tune difficult passages, and the principal oboe is the leader of the woodwinds. Since Underwood was struggling in that role, Zimmermann frequently ended up asking him to stay late to finesse a section. Underwood seemed to take that personally, one woodwind said.
With tensions in the symphony rising, Underwood lodged a human resources complaint against Zimmermann.
The complaint described an incident that had taken place over a month before the botched audition and, as far as Zimmermann was concerned, had already been resolved. In early February 2019, Zimmermann had asked Underwood whether it would be ok for him, a white person, to use the N-word in his rendition of a rap song. Underwood said yes, but Zimmermann nonetheless apologized after singing the slur—"the N-word did not feel good," he recalls telling Underwood.
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In November 2019, the orchestra hired its first "equity manager;" two months later, a newly christened "equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging" team held a luncheon on the "racial power dynamics in American orchestras." In an audio recording of the lunch, Underwood can be heard saying that all Americans "live in a system of white supremacy" that’s persisted since the founding.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:47 pm to AUstar
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I can play the skin flute.
I’m not sure you understand what that means … or then again maybe you do
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:27 pm to Jbird
just for reference this is the knoxville symphony orchestra
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:29 pm to AUstar
TMI
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:49 pm to Jbird
Good. Time to start aggressively attacking and reversing racist/unconstitutional DEI initiatives.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:50 pm to PsychTiger
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I can play the skin flute.
Most popular instrument in the Aggie Band.
That and the Hanging Sax.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:19 pm to Jbird
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Zimmermann had asked Underwood whether it would be ok for him, a white person, to use the N-word in his rendition of a rap song. Underwood said yes, but Zimmermann nonetheless apologized after singing the slur—"the N-word did not feel good," he recalls telling Underwood.
hooooly shiiieeeet this is like asking the hiring manager who they're voting for. This is a helluva read
This post was edited on 1/5/26 at 3:20 pm
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:28 pm to Bigdawgb
Lol read that whole link!
I was going to keep quoting it but had to take a call.
Band nerd drama is the best lol
I was going to keep quoting it but had to take a call.
Band nerd drama is the best lol
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:29 pm to Bigdawgb
There was indeed more to this story than how much he was charging for practice hours lol
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:45 pm to geauxbrown
What is the name of your group? We love Yacht Rock and need a band every year for our Krewe.
Thanks for sharing Equinox Orchestra. I think I'll go to see them in Ruston.
Thanks for sharing Equinox Orchestra. I think I'll go to see them in Ruston.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:48 pm to Bigdawgb
quote:Art of the Deal, baby.
$250 an hour to practice, not even publically perform, the clarinet?? For the KNOXVILLE symphony orchestra?? To practice pieces that could likely be used for any audition, anywhere.
DEI is bullshite, but as a professional musician myself this part is also bullshite & makes me want to know what else is going on here.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 4:21 pm to Bigdawgb
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$250 an hour to practice, not even publically perform
How many hours do they publicly perform in a year?
This post was edited on 1/5/26 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 1/5/26 at 4:32 pm to junkfunky
Lol you have to read the soap opera from Nashville.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 4:33 pm to Jbird
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This post was edited on 1/5/26 at 4:41 pm
Posted on 1/5/26 at 4:39 pm to dcbl
The director of the Knoxville outfit?
Posted on 1/5/26 at 4:40 pm to Jbird
quote:I think I misread the op
The director of the Knoxville outfit?
Posted on 1/5/26 at 4:41 pm to dcbl
No worries brah
Posted on 1/5/26 at 4:41 pm to PsychTiger
In ghetto LSU, its the crack pipe.
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