Saturday 05 July, 2008
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Dress Rehearsal at Olypmic Stadium 2006-10-04
Atlanta, Georgia, USA, in the middle of summer the humidity can be 95-100%! It is like being in a shower all day long!During the Olympic Games which preceded this event, it was reported that during the orhcestra rehearsals some of the string instruments started to breakup because the glue became unstable due to the heat and humidity.
We, of course, did not have the budget for music the Olympics had. In fact the total budget for the complete Paralympics Opening and Closing Ceremony was about $5M US compared to $50M US for the Olympic Games. All this to say that it worked in our favor to be outside for just one afternoon.
It was a blisteringly hot day to be sure. I had three able bodied assistants in Marina, David and Mark and they were instructed to keep the water and drinks coming at all times to any orchestra member that needed them. I also instructed the orchestra that if anyone started feeling faint or otherwise, they could leave the stage and be sure to find some shade to protect themselves from the sun.
Though it was a Union job, the time limitations for the dress rehearsal and the break before the live performance made it near impossilbe to find proper breaks for the musicians as a total group, so I just told them that if they needed to use the facilities or had any other good reason, they should take a break.
This orchestra was a fine group of people and I know that they knew we were genuinely concerned for their well being and that they also new that I trusted their professionalism in performing at the highest music level for the event.
One of the principles of work for me is that trust begets trust. And it has been a rare person indeed that ever took advantage of that kind of attitude. Back to 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games
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