“A bet is a bet. The Kansas City Symphony this week released a video of performers thanking the New York Philharmonic for paying up on its World Series bets,” writes David Frese in Tuesday’s (11/17) Wichita Eagle (Kansas). “The orchestra sent our symphony bagels and lox from New York as payment on the wager that the Royals would win the World Series. If KC had lost, the Kansas City Symphony would have owed the New York Philharmonic Kansas City barbecue. [Former Royals third-baseman] George Brett even stopped by to help the KC Symphony celebrate the victory. Still to be honored [as part of the bet]: a special Kansas City-themed performance by the Philharmonic, which music director Alan Gilbert said earlier this month is in the works. ‘We’ll talk about the uniform I wear when we play “Everything is Up to Date in Kansas City,” Gilbert said in a video message earlier this month. ‘We’re looking forward to that and giving it the best possible rendition.’ ” The article includes video of the Kansas City Symphony musicians, wearing Royals jerseys, thanking the Philharmonic for the treats.
Posted November 18, 2015
