This was said at my lesson.
“Nothing's good unless it's perfect.”
- John Simonelli
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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 13:40:16
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Subject: [Hornlist] Re: Profound remarks
Anton Horner: "There are two types of horn players and they are not HIGH and
LOW. They are GOOD and BAD!"
Anton Horner: "You've got to have THE STUFF!"
Mason Jones: "Get the right notes, the right rhythm and don't play too loud.
It's a business."
Mason Jones: "Not so good. Bring that one back next week."
Mason Jones: "That was good. Do the next one."
Ward Fearn: "The whole idea is to get better than everyone else."
Ward Fearn: "If you can play all 60 Kopprasch well and play a good long tone
on every note of the range, you can get a job."
Ward Fearn: "You've got to be ready for anything in this business. What if
George Szell calls me right now for a recommendation?"
Sol Schoenbach (to a bassoonist in our octet): Why? Why? You go to the
Julliard School of Music and you play like that! Why?
Curtis student in WW class: "Gosh, Mr. DeLancie, I don't know what happened.
It sounded great at home!" JDL: "OK. We'll have class next week at your
house!"
John DeLancie (to a student who had resigned from Curtis at the end of the
term): So, (name withheld to protect the guilty), I hear you are not returning
to The Institute next year. Are you getting out of music?" Student: "I'm
going to study conducting." JDL: "Oh! So you ARE getting out of music!"
Stanislaw Skowaczewski to me in the hallway before Bruckner 9: "Kendall, are
you all warmed off?"
SS to Dave Kamminga and me during rehearsal of Mozart Bb violin concerto:
Horns, ees sounds great, but, sometimes, ees could be a little less." KB:
"You
mean a little less great?"
Ormandy: "Don't be afraid of them. There is no reason to be nervous. But,
whatever happens, TRY NOT TO CRACK!"
Young, arrogant, upstart, fancy pants guest conductor: "Mr. Jones, please
play the solo this way, (sings solo). MJ: No. No. I'd rather play it
musically." (orchestra shuffles feet).
KB
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