Hi everyone: About two months ago, a conductor who I have as a friend on Facebook said he needed a score to a concerto in a hurry ( I assume for a concert project) and could anyone help him? I wrote to him that I had the file, and if he was agreeable to the fee of 100.00 USD, I'd send it to him. I had written to him previously about possible ideas for recording some editions of my music, but typically most of my E-mails went ignored-- I never heard back. Of course, when I initially wrote to him that I had the file he needed, he wrote back within 30 minutes. Well, it's been nearly a month and a half and I haven't been paid yet. I've written two very polite E-mail reminders and they've gone unanswered. This morning his Facebook page had a posting about a conducting gig he was occupied for a week. My first E-mail reminder pointed out that I was recently laid off from my full time job, and as an independent researcher, any freelance money for projects I do now is very important.
I have heard some horror stories through the grapevine about cheap-skate conductors that don't live up to their word and will generally not pay bills and of course they get a reputation for being jerks. While I fault myself for not requiring a payment in advance now, should I comment on this conductor's Facebook page and ask why he's ignoring my Emails and requests for payment? I'd hate to put anyone on a spot like that in such a public forum, but I want my money. Thanks Kim _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
