National Symphony Orchestra Rehearses at Kennedy Center Despite Trump's 100-Musician Danger Claims
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 7
National Symphony Orchestra Rehearses at Kennedy Center Despite Trump's 100-Musician Danger Claims
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 7
Summary
About 100 National Symphony Orchestra musicians have kept reporting to the Kennedy Center on most weekday mornings, rehearsing this week in the main concert hall for upcoming suburban performances.
Trump this week called the center "a great danger to anyone who walks inside" and, last month, said a five-foot piece of ceiling plaster nearly caused "certain death" after a storm, though no one was injured.
Kennedy Center management has also warned of risks including collapsing garage decks, falling 2,500-pound roof sections and electrical explosions, yet musicians interviewed said they had encountered none of those hazards.
The orchestra members, many entering through a parking-lot door and declining to be named for fear of retaliation, are preparing a program the center's website describes as music finding hope and vitality in adversity.