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# Sir Thomas Beecham's Seattle "Dustbin" | Bites
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/mossbacks-northwest-2/extras/sir-thomas-beechams-seattle-dustbin-bites-6iydok/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:01:12.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-10T11:09:53.000Z
- Description: Sir Thomas Beecham made a statement about Seattle's artistic life that still stings.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Mossback's Northwest, #ZZZ_Show_50744e68-2011-417f-9f73-f880b010d33f, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_2a7537bd-6b35-4879-a23b-0795341ea8e3, #extra

Wealthy English aristocrat and musician Sir Thomas Beecham came to Seattle during WWII to be the Seattle Symphony's conductor for two years. Outspoken and fiery in temperament, he made a statement about Seattle's artistic life that stings citizens even today.