Gratuities

[Jeff Tanner]

On Tuesday, March 2, 2004, at 09:44 AM, Avery Todd wrote:
>
> With the exception of the harpsichords, I usually don't have a problem 
> in that
> realm. All concerts & recitals are on a computer schedule, to which I 
> have access,
> so I keep a pretty close watch on what's happening. Both major halls 
> have two 'D's in them, so piano availability is not a problem. The 
> only problem I've had is that the student is supposed to indicate 
> which piano is to be used but they rarely do. So, with the exception 
> of the pianists (who usually do indicate), I've gotten to the point 
> where I just tune whichever one I think would be best for that 
> particular recital. I have better things to do than to track down a 
> student or accompanist to ask which piano as I did when I first came 
> here.
>
> Avery

For the most part, that is an exact description of the way things 
happen here.  However, since we currently have only one recital hall, 
on rare occasion a recital might be scheduled in a different room, such 
as our choir room, which is equipped with recording facilities and 
utilized as a recital overflow venue.  Or there might be some other 
piano involving event held in there.  The events which are scheduled in 
that room do not show up on the main events (recital hall) calendar, 
which is separate still, from the recital calendar.  That is just one 
example.  We also periodically host competitions and auditions for 
outside organizations and can involve any number of pianos.  About 25% 
of the time someone will contact me ahead of time to set up logistics.  
The rest of the time, it is apparently assumed that someone else will 
let me know what is going on, or that I have ESP.
Jeff