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Q: With all of those musicians, instruments and luggage, did any of it end up in Peoria instead of Prague?
Reynolds: Organized, detailed dissemination of important
information early and often, and planning, planning, planning.
Instruments were hand-carried, checked, or rented from local sources. A
baritone saxophone was damaged in travel but playable: claim filed. One
very important bag of specialized percussion instruments that had
apparently flown around on its own tour provided the drama when it
arrived only minutes before the most important performance of the tour,
to the great relief of the percussion soloists.
Q: What was your favorite part of the tour?
Reynolds: My favorite part of the tour was watching the proud
expressions on my students’ faces as they took in the thunderous
applause after their performance at the WASBE Conference. That memory
will be imprinted on my mind for the rest of my life.