Capitol Music Does Community Service

Community is a great thing. I am in this community choir, the Market Street Singers. People are there because they love music, and want to sing with other like-minded souls. Not everyone is a brilliant singer, but together we make a great sound. And because we are not affiliated with a church or a school, we are bound only by our director's imagination - and he has a lot of imagination! Our last concert actually included pieces in Japanese, Spanish, Maori, and one by the Beach Boys! So every Tuesday, after a long day's work, we all gather and rehearse. No one pays us - in fact, we pay monthly dues to be in the group. Just because it's such a worthwhile thing to do.

Capitol Music believes in supporting choirs of every size and shape. It's not really a source of profit to sell choral titles, but still we have always stocked an abundance of sacred and secular titles in every voicing available. Over the past several months, we have reduced the number of new choral titles that we carry. I have wondered about that policy, and especially wondered how our customers feel about it.

Of course, like any other store, we need to watch our bottom dollar and bring in income. But I have always felt that Capitol Music is much more than a store - we're a resource for musicians who want and need music, and to me, the dollar figure has never mattered as much as our serving the musical community. That philosophy has stood me well for all the 15 years that I have worked here, and I believe that it will stand for the next 15. I hope you agree with me. We are all part of the musical community, and as I may have said before, community is a great thing.
RB