I've written about my middle and high school orchestra director, Mr. D., many times on this blog. His successor, Mr. J., built the district's program into a powerhouse. The high school now has two orchestras, which would have been unthinkable during my years there. What I heard of the upper level orchestra made me think I was listening to an All-State or Youth Symphony concert.
And yet, because this transformation started after I graduated, Mr. J. is still the new orchestra director to me. The new orchestra director--who has been there for 25 years.
It's interesting how we often filter things through the lens of our own experience.
