jonnyboy Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 From Yea.org: "In a Saturday morning statement, George Hopkins, executive director of Youth Education in the Arts, announced that the the offer to Keith Robinson to lead the Crossmen brass team has been withdrawn by Crossmen management. Hopkins stated, "Scott Litzenberg and I have discussed the matter, and it is our feeling that, with consideration of the information received recently, Mr.. Robinson is not the best individual to lead the Crossmen brass effort". Mr. Hopkins continued "I take responsibility for this mis-step. I had spoken to individuals regarding Keith but, I did not take the time to review past California contacts. It was my mistake. I am happy the corps' community informed me of the situation, as much as I am personally embarrassed at my lack of attention to detail. At the end of the day, this is a mis-step that we will correct". Scott Litzenberg, the Crossmen's director, explained that the corps' programming and staff meeting will be held this Sunday, and that the topic of the brass caption would be discussed. An announcement should be expected early next week. Additional announcements regarding the team will be forthcoming but, the organization is pleased to announce that - Tricia Gooley will return as the caption chair for the guard - Darren Hazlett will return as the caption chair and arranger for percussion" Good to see some names back, any idea what happened here? The original hiring announcement was posted on this forum, but later edited and closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Bauglir Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 - Darren Hazlett will return as the caption chair and arranger for percussion" Best news I have heard in a long time. Darren is an amazing caption head, and the staff members of his that are returning are top-notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillygwm Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 From Yea.org:Hopkins stated, "Scott Litzenberg and I have discussed the matter, and it is our feeling that, with consideration of the information received recently, Mr.. Robinson is not the best individual to lead the Crossmen brass effort". It gets back to the whole Troopers thread. OK, it's an internal matter but then they put out a press release which implies that there's "something juicy". Why not just say that "due to unforeseen circumstances, Mr. Robinson has decided he cannot accept" yadda yadda yadda. OK, it may be BS, but corporate execs "choose to pursue other options" all the time. All that press release does is open things up for speculation by those (like myself) who are not in the know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Good to see some names back, any idea what happened here? The original hiring announcement was posted on this forum, but later edited and closed. I'd suggest that you address that question to a mod; it's better that there be nothing more said on this in the context of a public forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaguardguy Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 (edited) Edit: ... Edited October 17, 2005 by vaguardguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 (edited) It gets back to the whole Troopers thread. OK, it's an internal matter but then they put out a press release which implies that there's "something juicy". Why not just say that "due to unforeseen circumstances, Mr. Robinson has decided he cannot accept" yadda yadda yadda. OK, it may be BS, but corporate execs "choose to pursue other options" all the time.All that press release does is open things up for speculation by those (like myself) who are not in the know. That was exactly my thought as well. It's like they're publically making a big issue of it but not filling in the blanks. All they're doing is fueling speculation and making the guy look really bad. You're absolutely right -- the press release definitely should have been worded less provocatively. Why make it public at all? It ought to have been handled a lot more tactfully, if you ask me. Ah, well. SNAFUs happen. . I'd suggest that you address that question to a mod; it's better that there be nothing more said on this in the context of a public forum. Why in the world should we not be allowed to discuss a press release that's posted right there on the Crossmen's webpage in a public forum? Edited October 17, 2005 by Orpheus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mafields627 Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Very unprofessional way of handling things. When will people learn that not everything has to be a press release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrangerx Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 That was exactly my thought as well. It's like they're publically making a big issue of it but not filling in the blanks. All they're doing is fueling speculation and making the guy look really bad. You're absolutely right -- the press release definitely should have been worded less provocatively. Why make it public at all? It ought to have been handled a lot more tactfully, if you ask me. Ah, well. SNAFUs happen. No. When something like this happens, you end it quick and make no excuses. In a youth activity, you take care to provide the very best experience to the youth. YEA is doing that. The mis-step has been acknowledged, the repair has occurred, and now we move on and concentrate on giving the best possible experience to the 2006 Crossmen. It is worded correctly and is not intended to be "juicy" or "provocative". . . just the right thing to do as they move into their future. The press release is to inform the community that a change has been made. Nothing more, nothing less. It is over. Regarding the Troopers. . . although rightfully in another subject line. . . this is not the same situation. As the only person in the world involved in both situations. . . I say that with some authority. Goodnight all -- hope Monday treats you well -- and we all grow healthy in our associations with music and drum corps. best, Chuck Naffier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyBoy_ Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 THE BRASS ARRANGER FOR THE CROSSMEN IS STILL Andrew "Andy" Yozviak. CHEZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bd5times Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 (edited) YEA made the correct decision, and I believe handled it correctly. Edited October 17, 2005 by bd5times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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