Am there, doing that. I belong to the South Orange Symphony Orhestra--three letter abbreviation, though four is no better. Usually we don't need help, though.
Herb foster ________________________________ From: David Goldberg <goldb...@wccnet.org> To: The Horn List <horn@music.memphis.edu> Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 1:14:54 PM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Rare horn piece to be performed Loren Mayhew wrote: > It seems that 2-letter abbreviations work for state and country > abbreviations, 3-letter abbreviations are sufficient worldwide for baggage > claim tickets, but orchestras need 4-letter abbreviations. That is why my > orchestra is abbreviated SASO (Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra). You > might think "symphony" and "orchestra" are redundant words but it makes our > abbreviation necessary and unique. > orchestra of Southern Arizona, Tucson and Beyond is so close: the SATB orchestra - - - and - - - what, under this framework, would the poor folks of Southern Ohio or Southern Oregon call their Symphony Orchestra for short? David Goldberg _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/herb_foster%40yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
