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Thomas May currently lives in Seattle and writes for the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Listenmagazine, and many other publications. His books include Decoding Wagner and The John Adams Reader. He abandoned his teenage attempt to compose a symphony when he realized his ideas had been stolen by Bruckner. You can reach him c/o editor@crosscut.com.
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Thomas May's comments
Posted Mon, Sep 26, 9:26 a.m.
Regarding the matter of the recent Bumbershoot appearance: The Seattle Symphony administration itself made a point to emphasize this was "the Symphony's first-ever appearance at Bumbershoot," as the official press release announcing the event declared: http://www.seattlesymphony.org/symphony/press/kit/release_detail.aspx?ID=841 I've invited the SSO press office to clarify the matter with a follow-up comment.
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