On September 13, the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra met at Kulas Hall for its first rehearsal of the academic year. But the orchestra didn’t play. Instead, a group of student musicians, dressed in blue, sat silently without their instruments. Many seats were empty.
… is a freelance writer and editor based in Chicago, with work in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, Musical America, Opera America, and the New York Times, among other publications. More by Hannah Edgar
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