We are a fully professional orchestra with fully paid musicians, but we are still perceived as a small community orchestra. We need to change that.

We are honored to play host to such an esteemed group of musicians. We look forward to their return to Vail and to their arrival at the Vail Cascade next summer. Our July guests are in for a very special treat.

My son does not appreciate classical musicians such as the Stones; he is more into bands with names like "Heave" and "Squatting Turnips."

We also wanted to create a community for young visual artists, such as musicians have. The pursuit of art is a solitary one.

The community really stepped up to the plate. It was really fun and the musicians had an awesome time playing.

The community is part of the idea that if we musicians don't support each other, nobody else will. We're about encouraging people to get involved with music and to grow and be better artists.