It absolutely amazes me to know that there are completely irrational people out in the world, and that they have somehow managed to work their way into high management positions.
I love doing work for the band. I deal with being the person that everyone goes to, to complain about this or that. At least they have a point person, who will direct them the right way or will handle it. I get that, and don't mind being that person.
But, then we have instances like this past Sunday. I had gotten an email from one of the band members earlier in the week asking for me to call him, but gave no other specifics. I called on Friday, and he informed me that he had fired our previous music director (the band member, Carlos, hired him shortly after Carlos joined the band). He didn't go into specifics on the phone as to why he had fired him, but told me that he would let me know the details at rehearsal.
Sunday's rehearsal came and went...I spoke to Carlos after rehearsal about the firing, and everything seemed fine. We joked for a few minutes, and he left laughing. I waited for the Brass Ensemble to finish their post-rehearsal run through so I could go to dinner with one of the ensemble members. On the way out the door, the ensemble member completely dumps on me, saying that Carlos had confronted him (sometime between the end of rehearsal and when I spoke with him) and completely lashed out at him for not being asked to play in the ensemble. So, I spent dinner trying to calm down my friend since he was quite upset from it.
Monday, I get up and check my email and lo-and-behold there is one big nasty gram in my inbox from Carlos. He lashed out at me for my friend not asking him to play, although my friend is the founding member of the ensemble, purchases all the music, and coordinates with the Music Director on when/where/what they will be playing for concerts. He can choose who he wants in the ensemble. Carlos wanted me to send the email to the full board, so they can see Carlos lashing out at me and my friend...I think not.
I ended up getting 4 emails from him that day, all nasty grams. Finally after 10:00 pm, I responded to him, telling him that his issue is not a board issue, bu rather a membership/personnel issue and that he needs to take it up with his section leader and the person who he felt did him wrong. He wanted me to call him again to discuss, but I was having no part of it. I told him the conversation was through, he got his response, and needed to leave it alone...if anything else, go form his own ensemble out of members in the band. We don't care!
I hate having to deal with crap like that!
