Yes Bill, they behave like middle school kids. ###################################################################### Am 06.04.2011 um 12:40 schrieb Bill Gross:
> Well, now that you mention it, our English Horn player finds that any time > we stop during a rehearsal, except for breaks, it is his cue to play a > little figure that goes CBC, EDE, GFG, CBC ascending. > > I do find the antics of the woodwinds kind of amusing the largest majority > are teachers in the middle schools and high schools in the area. When we > rehearse they engage in the same type of activity (talking to each other > when the conductor is trying to explain something, etc) that they probably > give their own students a whole lot of grief over. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Sandra Clark > Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 5:25 AM > To: 'The Horn List' > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Any Ensemble Pet Peeve > > In the orchestra where I work, practicing prior to rehearsal and at > intermission is common. I can't speak for my colleagues, but passages on > the week's program (or upcoming ones...) feel differently played in our hall > than at home. The hall, the temperature is usually correct, whereas at my > home (at least) it may only be 60 f. > > Also - loud passages 'back up' on one in a small room filled with carpet, > chairs, and such. Playing them out in the actual hall is a sort of 'final > analysis' I find crucial to entering performance with a sense of readiness. > > > The only person in our orchestra that ever gets the kind of ultra-rude > treatment your concertmaster tossed out is one of our violinists, who often > gets 'jazzed' by a performance, and will play backstage after the show and > play concertos, Bach, or whatever crosses his mind. I love it (especially > as he's quite amazing...) but it's not uncommon for people to yell at him to > go home... > > I understand that, in a pit gig (8 shows a week...and NOTHING changes...), > you'd all want some peace. My guess is your horn player was dreaming of > getting an orchestra job...and never having to be a horn playing galley > slave again. > > Sandra > Toledo > > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/bgross%40airmail.ne > t > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
