ABOUT THIS EPISODE
BarTalk is almost one year old, and naturally we celebrate by arguing about Eurovision, Swedish meatballs, work schedules, and whether Pokie is betraying the annual watch party. This week: NYSSMA exams from the accompanist side, finals-week chaos at MSM, dogs being dramatic, Mother’s Day food comas, mysterious masked people near Carnegie Hall, and a surprise detour into Phantom of the Opera conspiracy theories.
Walter shares a concert highlight with Ursula Oppens, Pokie survives new-music stress and a sore hand, and somehow Kapustin becomes the official pet peeve of the week. Plus: cheating on exams, why there’s no “E” grade, and the big musician question — do we need social media to survive, or are we all just posting through exhaustion?
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