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 ****************************** John Edwin Mason, Photography: http://www.JohnEdwinMason.com Charlottesville and Cape Town _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
