[Dixielandjazz] Baltimore Symphony

[dingle at baldwin-net.com]

dhs at ev1.net wrote:

>Dear Listers:
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>Marin Alsop can thank Catherine Comet (pronounced Ko-May) for paving the way to her Musical Directorship.  Catherine Comet was the Associate Conductor of the BSO for several years in the 1980s.  Her reward was to become Music Director of the Grand Rapids Symphony, not one of the big ones, I'm afraid.  I heard Comet conduct a couple of times, and she did well.
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>Regards,
>Dave Stoddard
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Indeed, Comet was at the Grand Rapids Symphony for several years and I 
heard her conduct a program of  Impressionists/Postimpressionist 
composers and  she drew out a lot from the orchestra. I considered her 
more than just a token women conductor but one who brought the best out 
of an orchestra -- maybe getting more than the musicians knew they had 
in them. That, in my book, is what makes a good conductor.
Don