I Adore Our Audience!

Marlene’s Musings
January 1, 2018

I adore our audience!

Late last year, Simon Sperl (our fabulous new executive director) and I met a few members of our loyal audience at Caribou Coffee on Lake Street in Wayzata. What a treat! As conductor, I see the audience as an entity but rarely get a chance to get to know them individually. After the meeting, I really look forward to the third Monday of each month to get to know more of them.

Here’s a few stories about who we met:

Wendy goes to 80 artistic events a year! She ushers for various groups and attends events of many other groups, including Jungle Theater, SPCO, MN Orch, etc. I am deeply honored to have the WSO included on her list of the concerts she chooses.

Minnetonka Mike came by too.  He walked in playing the harmonica!   I recognized him right away because he makes it a point to find me at our after-concert receptions.  His memory for our concerts and my verbiage is uncanny.  I wish I had that kind of recall.

“I sell stuff,” he said. “But I sell it eyeball to eyeball.” Amazon, NOT!

As I write this, I am smiling because of the wonderful dialogue we shared for two hours.

Simon and I feel so fortunate to be part of this organization that celebrates collaboration with community and audience.

Hoping to see you at Caribou on Monday, January 21 from 12:00 noon until 2:00 pm – coffee is on us, no matter how fru-fru it is!