[Hornlist] Strauss concerto

2009-02-21 Thread Mathew James
Hey list, I am in need of a fairly large favor. (i hope i have a few brownie points saved up) I am performing the Strauss horn concerto no.1 with my university wind ensemble, the issue, we have all the parts but are lacking a score for the "band" version, inter library loans are not finding any, an

Re: [Hornlist] NEA and Economic stimulus

2009-02-21 Thread Eww02
Back in the 1970's (or at least in 1977, a year I was doing a lot of subbing for them), the Lake George Opera would pay part of its salaries in stacks of silver dollars. The idea was that company members would use these to pay for local purchases in the surrounding area (Lake George Village,

RE: [Hornlist] RE: Horn Digest, Vol 74, Issue 27

2009-02-21 Thread Bill Gross
Wandering further afield. My favorite ACORN story comes from a friend who for many years worked in the Dallas Office of Emergency Management. He said that in the mid 1980s a crew from ACORN arrived at their offices with TV Cameras in tow demanding to know why the city was spending money building

[Hornlist] RE: Horn Digest, Vol 74, Issue 27

2009-02-21 Thread Leslie
Re: NEA and Economic stimulus Scott wrote: "I do not know anything about marsh mice or Acorn..." in response to a comment by a nationally syndicated columnist who wrote: "Will someone please tell me how millions of dollars to protect the habitat= of a marsh mouse in San Francisco or millions for t