The Orchestra That Didn't Know What It Had
In 2019, a community orchestra in Chattanooga, Tennessee nearly dissolved. Attendance was thin, morale was low, and the musicians — mostly amateurs who squeezed rehearsals...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on 1 Corinthians 1:1-9.
In 2019, a community orchestra in Chattanooga, Tennessee nearly dissolved. Attendance was thin, morale was low, and the musicians — mostly amateurs who squeezed rehearsals between day jobs — talked seriously about folding. Then a new conductor named Maria Torres arrived and did something unexpected. She didn't recruit new talent. She didn't change the repertoire. Instead, she spent the first three weeks just listening to each musician play individually.…
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