paying tribute to my colleagues John

We musicians of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra have been locked

out of our concert hall since Sept. 7. Embroiled in an unreasonable

labor dispute and not appreciated by the Board that purports to

support us, I have decided to pay tribute to my extraordinary friends

and colleagues through pictures. I respect the dignified way they have

conducted themselves. They've held their heads high, kept a positive

attitude, and continued to bring music to our city through

self-produced concerts. In addition, they play outside in front of our

concert hall, rain or shine, as a symbolic gesture that refuses to

'let the music die'.

I hate saying it Christal, alas this is a great shot!! I know from friends that many symphony orchestras have fallen on hard times in this blasted economy! I hope you'll be able to post a photo soon of everyone in performance!

Great idea and execution, of this series.You took quite a sad situation and turned it to a very interesting photographed orchestra!I will follow it and best wishes for a  better future!

Thank you both for your comments and your understanding.  We've been through a tough 6 weeks, but we just ratified a new contract and are back to work.  Now it will be difficult to take pictures of my colleagues because I'm always playing with them.  :-)