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THE PARTIAL OBSERVER: Be Afraid, But Do It Anyway

THE PARTIAL OBSERVER by ERNA MORGAN MCREYNOLDS Be Afraid, But Do It Anyway Why did I say yes? How could I have let myself be persuaded to compete to be the guest conductor of the Catskill Symphony Orchestra? Especially for the Cabaret concert, which is the symphony’s biggest fundraiser. Thinking back to my experience in the late 1990s, I can’t help but reflect and recall that without the extra money from this annual event, the symphony would have folded and…