Exciting news

Chuck had kind of a tough day yesterday - he got two rejection letters from some summer possibilities he was looking into.

But today, he got some amazing news about his summer. He won the Karajan Fellowship for Young Conductors, and he will spend 5 weeks at the Salzburg Festival in Austria this summer. His travel expenses and room and board are paid for by the fellowship.
This is very prestigious - only 2 young conductors from around the world are selected each year. If you look at previous fellows, you will see two of Chuck's colleagues - Phil and Dongmin. According to Phil, it is the principal players of the Vienna Philharmonic that watch the videos of the applicant conductors, and select the best. This is the best conducting achievement he's had in a very long time, if not the best ever!! He's turning in to a big shot. :)

Also, an update on his pops concert this summer - it will not be in June. It will now be in Bloomington on July 1. Everyone is invited!