Sorry to be so late responding.  I missed this message.

Valerie wrote:

> I love what these gals are doing!  The enconomy stinks, horn playing jobs
> are in short supply so these gals create their own opportunites, venues,
> music arrangements ... in short, their own jobs!  What a fabulous 
> example of creative entrepreneurship!  And.... I also love that they are 
> bringing a fresh new approach to horn playing. Wow!  Go, Genghis Barbie!

Couldn't agree more.  In the face of all the bad news, here are some folks 
trying to make something happen.  I don't know if it's ever going to pay the 
rent, but what they've got is already fun, creative, and very musical -- they 
can really play.

Here's Genghis Barbie's YouTube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/GenghisBarbie

For musicians, creating your own job is going to be the new normal:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/arts/music/05musicians.html?_r=1&hpw

http://www.denverpost.com/music/ci_16762771?source=rss

The cellist Zoe Keating is one of the folks who has figured it out:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5046348

--John

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