In regards to which horn someone should play in an audition (or an orchestra) - I think the answer is simple. The horn they play should be the one they sound the best on.
Period. If they sound best on the triple - (as does Bill C. in PSO, Phil Myers in NYP, or most other principals in Major orchestras play) then so be it. Too many people tend to 'hear with their eyes'. They see a nickel horn and say 'too dark' without really listening. They see a triple and consider it 'cheating' or too bright... That was one of the goals of my blind taste tests at the IHS a few years back. We could all hear the different players,,, but we all disagreed upon which horns they were playing.... Just my .05 cents worth. Ken Pope (who plays a double and a triple.. ) Pope Instrument Repair 80 Wenham Street Jamaica Plain (Boston), MA 02130 617-522-0532 http://www.poperepair.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
