That was a quote today from the editorial board of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record. The "hands" to which they were referring are, of course, mine.

We've just had an enormously successful season preview concert on Tuesday. It's created a lot of buzz and excitement, and it couldn't have gone better. I'm ready for the challenge of reviving this orchestra. I will do the best I can to help the orchestra thrive, but I can't do it alone. It takes more than just one person. The audiences have to keep coming; the adminstration has to carefully monitior the orchestra's finances; the board has to find new sources of funding to keep the orchestra healthy and growing. That's not the job of just one artist. It also takes a highly skilled team, and an enthusiastic, engaged community. I'm pleased that The Record has done its part by dramatically increasing coverage of the orchestra -- that's a big help.

Things are starting to flow, the right connections are being made, and it's looking good. The articles about the concert are availabe to Record subscribers only, but they've left up a slideshow and video about the concert HERE. Check it out. The video link is below the slide show (click on "The audience loves conductor Edwin Outwater and the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony"). In the video you'll get to hear an audience cheer in the MIDDLE of a Beethoven Symphony. And yes ... I know Latin America is not a country ... I was improvising.