David Halen was backstage this morning preparing for a full day of auditions for a new associate concertmaster. Since the person selected will be sitting next to Concertmaster Halen on stage, part of the audition process involves David playing music with the various candidates. David looked pretty cool about this.
He mentioned that he was at the Cards game last night for David Robertson’s ceremonial first pitch, so I had to ask, “How did the first pitch go?”
David paused, “Oh, it went fine.”
“He didn’t bounce it, did he?”
“No. He threw it. I don’t know how to describe it. The catcher got to it.”
That didn’t sound good, but then David put the new music director’s pitching performance into perspective. “Frankly, I don’t think I’d trust a conductor who could throw a strike to home plate. It might imply a lack of focus.”
