Dave Babcock and Tom Howell both won auditions for the Chicago Symphony as Associate Principals on 8D's. Clarendon Van Norman also played on an 8D as Principal Horn throughout his tenure in the CSO. Joe Mourek played on a Schmidt model Conn for many, many, years.
It was told to me by a member of the brass section that when the chips were down Phil Farkas had an 8D in his hands. Ralph Snake Horn player extraordinaire -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steven Mumford Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 2:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Hornlist] First Lady of Horn Don't forget though, Phil Farkas played an 8D in the Chicago Symphony in the 50s and another member of the section (sorry I'm blanking on whom at the moment) played a 28D. Gail Williams was runner up playing an 8D on one of the CSO auditions before the one where she won the job. Rob wrote: For us Americans think of it like a 8D player getting into the Chicago symphony.? _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/dbhorn%40nc.rr.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
