BSO

You keep saying that, unless I think the BSO is overpaid, I'm some kind of snob, but you yourself are a snob from the other end, and I don't put any more moral stock in populist snobbery than elitist snobbery.

In the ballpark Matthew Guerrieri 2009

(I've been generally intrigued by a persistent sense that people feel justified in believing the BSO is terrific precisely because it's so expensive.)

In the ballpark Matthew Guerrieri 2009

I'm not one to say the BSO is excellent because it's expensive, and I can't say for sure that Boston freelancers are every bit as good as their BSO counterparts, or make any claims for Boston's acting community.

In the ballpark Matthew Guerrieri 2009

That's the grand scale, but it starts at home — so if you're starting with the assumption "the BSO is overpaid" as the basis for an economic argument, that should be a big red flag against everything that follows.

In the ballpark Matthew Guerrieri 2009

The BSO is also honoring retiring harpist Ann Hobson Pilot with a John Williams commission and an October farewell.

Archive 2009-02-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009

Okay, the BSO is not overpaid - unless all the other overpaid players are overpaid.

In the ballpark Matthew Guerrieri 2009

The BSO is also honoring retiring harpist Ann Hobson Pilot with a John Williams commission and an October farewell.

The Boston Sound Matthew Guerrieri 2009

Next season, the BSO is premiering a new symphony by John Harbison, and I'll bet money that's how it will be described in the press release: "a new symphony by John Harbison," not "the new John Harbison symphony."

Indicate precisely what you're trying to say Matthew Guerrieri 2007

In their effort to bring in a younger crowd, the BSO is turning to a band that was formed prior to the birth of the entire TMC student body.

Still They Ride Matthew Guerrieri 2007

Next season, the BSO is premiering a new symphony by John Harbison, and I'll bet money that's how it will be described in the press release: "a new symphony by John Harbison," not "the new John Harbison symphony."

Archive 2007-06-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007