The Orchestra That Almost Wasn't
In 2019, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra nearly canceled its entire spring season. A labor dispute had divided musicians from management, and for weeks, silence filled...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13.
In 2019, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra nearly canceled its entire spring season. A labor dispute had divided musicians from management, and for weeks, silence filled Symphony Center on Michigan Avenue. But what struck longtime patrons wasn't the absence of music — it was remembering what made the music possible in the first place. A full orchestra requires 100 musicians playing vastly different instruments.…
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