11.   Orchestra musicians, for example, complain that the stage is too small.

12.   Orchestra musicians are often our best music critics.

13.   Orchestra musicians, male and female, are born with dissension in their genes.

14.   One explanation says that American orchestra musicians are blend- and ensemble-conscious, while European players tend to be competitive and thus upwardly strident.

15.   The biggest budget item, especially for smaller companies, is hiring union orchestra musicians for rehearsals and performances.

16.   The Europeans had to learn to communicate quickly and directly in short rehearsal time, something orchestra musicians appreciate.

17.   The orchestra musicians and singers will come from the Tanglewood Music Center, but Ozawa will conduct.

18.   These days, only a truly charismatic conductor can raise American orchestra musicians from their pervasive sulk.

19.   When orchestra musicians contribute their services to a benefit, it can mean different things.

20.   Many orchestra musicians have worked with La Selva for years.