Leonard Bearstein Orchestra
Not so holly jolly
At Grand Ave, an all-bear orchestra plays cheerful Christmas tunes all day. In this TCD report, we get the story behind the music.
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Victoria Bear, one-third of a love triangle in the violin section.
The TCD Action News Team was just looking for a cute little holiday feature story when Christina Wright interviewed Leonard Bearstein and members of his orchestra, now playing Christmas music in the rotunda of the Shops of the Grand Avenue. Instead, Wright found a seething cauldron of ursine musician angst and labor issues.
