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I’m concerned about classical musicians. I have played with a local professional symphony for over thirty years. When the orchestra went back to in person concerts, the Union (made of the musicians themselves) voted to require the jab and masks in order to perform. I was banned from the job I loved for a year. Of approximately 80 musicians, only 3 refused to get the jab. I think this is true of orchestras around the world. These people are generally not famous, so the illnesses will be less obvious. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next few years.

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Danny Elfman said that when one of his works premiered in Paris they had to make a last-minute change of conductor since whoever was originally supposed to conduct it was suddenly unavailable for whatever reason; I wonder what? Luckily they got the new conductor up to speed just in time.

Elfman by the way has never pushed the jab and has even written a recent song that sounds covertly anti-jab.

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