Thursday, September 5, 2013

Fred Onovwerosuoke: 'I believe we can and should freely opine without reference to Maestro Chen's race.'

Fred Onovwerosuoke


On September 3, 2013 AfriClassical posted: Elaine Mack: It seems that the Chicago Sinfonietta is not "ours" (implying Black people) as so many claim it to be.

Fred Onovwerosuoke writes:


Ahoy, Elaine et al:
I believe we can and should freely opine without reference to Maestro Chen's race. And if we'd be diligent to scratch for some of the facts pertinent to Sinfonietta's divergent programming decision, chances are high that she had very little clout on the matter. Available reports and stats show that most Conductors of orchestras that have gone this route for new audiences usually ONLY reluctantly obliged their administration's paradigm shift. So, it really would not be fair to level the blame - if any at all, in my view -exclusively on Maestro Chen. And if I may reiterate, it would be fair and indeed appropriate to leave her race out of this discussion...
In peace,

FredO



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Comment by email:
I too was concerned about this reference and second Fred’s comment.  Mike [Michael S. Wright]


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