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And Then There Were Four. . . Deadly Sins for Delaware Statutory Trusts

August 6, 2020

Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins is a satirical ballet chanté (sung ballet) written with German playwright Bertolt Brecht, as lyricist, in 1933, the year the composer fled Nazi Germany for Paris. The opera’s plot centers on the duality of the protagonist, Anna. Anna I is the practical opera singer, and Anna II is the freedom-seeking ballerina. In search of the American dream, Anna visits seven United States cities over seven years. And she…

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Majority LLC Members Take Note: You May Have a Fiduciary Duty to the Other Members

By Elizabeth Whitman

July 29, 2020

Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle is a binge-worthy combination of comedy, drama, and a little romance based upon the lives of members of the fictional New York Symphony. Like most nonprofits, the New York Symphony faces seemingly unending financial concerns. Played by Bernadette Peters, orchestra president Gloria Windsor is continuously courting donors. In season 4, it appears the orchestra’s financial woes may be solved when Fukumoto Akihiro expresses interest in supporting the orchestra. Fukumoto is…

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How the Pandemic Will Change Office Leases

By Elizabeth Whitman

July 27, 2020

Many years ago, I spent three summers at Interlochen Arts Camp. Nestled in the northern part of Southern Michigan (at the top of the “glove”), Interlochen has provided top-notch music and arts education to students since 1928. Many alumni would describe rustic, dormitory-style cabins clustered near to scenic lakes, and the camp uniforms (which included Interlochen-issued navy corduroy knickers for women when I attended) as the quintessential Interlochen experience. But this year, due to…

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COVID-19 Presents Disability Discrimination Issues

By Elizabeth Whitman

July 19, 2020

Violinist Clayton Haslop has an impressive violin pedigree. He studied with Nathan Milstein, who, in turn, studied with storied violinists Leopold Auer and Eugene Ysaye and was among a handful of top 20th century violinists. As a teenager, Haslop was in the first violin section of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. His decades-long career includes international travel as a soloist. Based in Los Angeles, he performed in hundreds of motion pictures and served as…

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Why the Coronavirus Pandemic Will Change Severability Clauses

By Elizabeth Whitman

May 31, 2020

As the story goes, Johannes Brahms, possibly the most famous German romantic composer, had reached the “advanced age” of 57 when he decided to give up composing. Brahms had started a fifth symphony, but deeming it unsatisfactory, he tore it up and tossed it in the river. Then, he wrote his will, leaving his money to charities for needy musicians. After that, he did compose some shorter compositions, but only during the summers. He…

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Remote Online Notarization – The New Norm?

By Elizabeth Whitman

May 22, 2020

In Coronavirus-Stay-at-Home Orders, I talked about the Colorado Symphony’s performance of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, made with each musician performing from home. At the time, stay-at-home orders and compiled orchestra performances like that were a new thing. Now, staying at home feels like the norm. And orchestras worldwide have found similar ways to share their music despite the pandemic. I assumed the musicians simply played the music at the same time on Zoom or…

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Residential Eviction Moratoriums and Their Fallout

By Elizabeth Whitman

May 14, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has played havoc with the music industry. Concert halls aren’t able to accommodate large crowds due to limits on the number of people who can gather at once. Many states have closed non-essential businesses, and no matter how some of us might feel about music, it isn’t an essential business. Besides, stay-at-home orders would keep both musicians and concertgoers at home. This has put performing arts organizations in a challenging situation. Most…

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Demystifying the Commercial Lease–Can You Get Out of Your Lease Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic?

By Elizabeth Whitman

May 1, 2020

Mozart’s opera The Marriage of Figaro is a sequel to Rossini’s opera, The Barber of Seville. Rossini’s opera ends when Rosina breaks loose from her guardian, Dr. Bartolo, to marry Almaviva. Mozart’s opera begins three years later with Figaro, personal valet to Count Almaviva, betrothed to Susanna, maid to Rosina, who is now Countess Almaviva. Figaro and Susanna are preparing for their wedding. However, unbeknownst to Susanna, Figaro has a problem to solve before he…

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Remote Work–Be Prepared, Nimble, and Quick

By Elizabeth Whitman

April 25, 2020

In March 2017, violinist Ray Chen was performing Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in Brussels when the unthinkable happened–his e string broke in the middle of the third movement. Without a second thought, Chen exchanged violins with the concertmaster and kept on playing. Violin e strings are made of thin metal wire. It’s not unheard of them to break during a particularly intense performance. And it’s not unheard of for soloists whose e strings…

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Coronavirus–Navigating Landlord-Tenant Relationships

By Elizabeth Whitman

April 24, 2020

With schools closed and much of the United States under stay-at-home orders, public schools have moved to online learning. Some subjects are more amenable to distance learning than others. School orchestra and band classes are set up primarily as performance classes. Teachers include music history and music theory in their curricula, but they spend the bulk of the class time helping students learn music for performances. Orchestra and band classes don’t translate well to online…

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And Then There Were Four. . . Deadly Sins for Delaware Statutory Trusts

Majority LLC Members Take Note: You May Have a Fiduciary Duty to the Other Members

How the Pandemic Will Change Office Leases

COVID-19 Presents Disability Discrimination Issues

Why the Coronavirus Pandemic Will Change Severability Clauses

Remote Online Notarization – The New Norm?

Residential Eviction Moratoriums and Their Fallout

Demystifying the Commercial Lease–Can You Get Out of Your Lease Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic?

Remote Work–Be Prepared, Nimble, and Quick

Coronavirus–Navigating Landlord-Tenant Relationships

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