It was a joy to go back to New Orleans on my "Arts in Crisis" tour and to meet the many dedicated arts professionals who work there. I have been a steady visitor to this beautiful city since a few months after Hurricane Katrina. We at the Kennedy Center adopted the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra immediately after the hurricane and devoted our efforts to saving this wonderful arts organization. Over the past four and a half years, I have developed my New Orleans family of arts managers and musicians and board members. The progress the symphony has made since those first parlous days is amazing. I credit this success to a patient, mature group of musicians who truly feel ownership of the orchestra and to a trio of complimentary leaders: the dedicated chairman, Hugh Long, the energetic young maestro, Carlos Miguel...
- 2/22/2010
- by Michael Kaiser
- Huffington Post
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