Walter Mayer wrote,
>Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I'd heard that Jeffrey Tate was more than
>merely "handicapped", but actually ill.
I saw Tate conduct the Baltimore Symphony twice this past season and he
seemed fine. In fact at one of the concerts he regaled the audience with
stories about the music.
I did find it painful to watch him walk to the podium, which is my problem,
not his.
Sami Klein