A small victory

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Rene Izquierdo, who had his guitar broken by Hong Kong Airlines reports

“Dear Friends!!!
Hong Kong Airlines finally paid two days ago the guitar repair and a settlement for $2000.00 plus two tickets that I will give up for donation…
Thank you for all your support during this time! We should stand for ourselves and take the road less traveled!!!
Yes we can and we must!
Thank you to Richard Brune for such an amazing repair.
Feel free to use my picture in your moment of need with the airlines… Merry Christmas, Holiday Season and Happy New Year!!!
This is just a small victory. Please spread the petition to get more signatures!
Rene Izquierdo “

www.reneizquierdoguitar.com

To join the campaign, and perhaps make a difference to the way airlines treat musical instruments (and musicians!)go to Change.org
More power to a group acting together as a whole despite the naysayers, who can undermine a community’s effort.

Big Noise

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image El Sistema has taken root in Scotland, and there is new funding for a project In Aberdeen. Scotland looks set to get its third El Sistema-style children’s orchestra project, thanks to backing from Aberdeen City Council. Big Noise Torry, based in the Torry area of the city, will be a partnership between the local authority and charity Sistema Scotland, and according to the council could be up and running as early as 2015. See link in Classical Music Magazine.

An airline for musicians to avoid at all costs

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Veuling, the Spanish budget airline, forced two violinists in a string quartet to carry their instruments unprotected on board, or face a steep financial penalty. They were quite rude about it.

This now appears to be the airline’s policy. Violinist David Peralta booked an Iberia flight from Amsterdam to Barcelona and found his ticket assigned to Vueling. Iberia, apparently, is a part-owner of this shaky company.

Veuling

Norman Lebrecht has more to say here on Slipped Disc

A previous report on this airline