61.   The Chorale sang with virtually every major American orchestra.

62.   The Colorado is unique among American orchestras because it is a musician-governed orchestra.

63.   The classical-music field has long encouraged superficial talk about which American orchestras constitute the Big Five.

64.   The election of a new pope is a public proceeding compared to the secrecy that surrounds the selection of a new music director for a major American orchestra.

65.   The overall quality of American orchestras is high.

66.   The Seattle Symphony remains on the periphery of the major American orchestras.

67.   The way contemporary music is typically presented by American orchestras must be completely rethought.

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

69.   There was talk, as there always is when a young American conductor begins piling up accomplishments, of a future at the helm of a major American orchestra.

70.   There were pieces to be played by major American orchestras.