I wish I had three times as many tickets. The symphony office has been besieged in the last few weeks, particularly the last few days, by people asking about tickets.

It was a wonderful surprise. We did not know that Bertha had remembered the symphony in her will until after her death. It was such a generous thing to do.

I'm sure glad he's here.

We submitted an application, and we were one of two orchestras (to be chosen for 2007) ? the other is in North Carolina.

Hopefully, the city is thinking very seriously about it. We damaged a door trying to bring the set in for 'Oklahoma'.