Just Stay With It

Staying is underrated in its ability to transform and heal

The Beach at Trouville, Claude Monet, 1870

I like to tease my husband, who conducts multiple orchestras each season, sometimes when he begins a concert week. Don’t panic, I tell him, when it seems things are not going to come together. There is often a moment in rehearsal two or three, with particular groups, when the situation feels precarious. But reme…