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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000007.txt from 1969/12

From: Robert Losinno <roblos@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] RE: IDRS Festival news?
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

I believe Henry Skolnick uses the Contraforte

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>From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
>Sent: Jun 25, 2007 10:48 PM
>To: "doublereed@-----.org>
>Subject: Re: [DR-L] RE: IDRS Festival news?
>
>Harry
>With the extended range of the Arlen Fast system instrument, that must have
>been a dandy event. Does Lipnick go to those things too? I knew him as a
>very young man. Anyone seriously using the Contrafort? (I mean the Wolf
>thing)
>Herb
>
>
>On 6/25/07 5:57 PM, "Harry Searing" <hsearing@-----.net> wrote:
>
>> Well, I might be partial to this, but I thought the "big" event at this
>> year's IDRS Convention in Ithaca New York was the Contraband Reedux
>> performance on the Friday night bassoon concert, June 15.
>>
>> We assembled 19 contras on stage to perform several works arranged by
>> me, and one world premiere by P. Kellach Waddle. Here's the program:
>>
>> Opening Fanfare from Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 Richard Strauss
>>
>> Confutatis Maledictus from Requiem, K. 626 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
>>
>> Opening of Act III of Falstaff Giuseppe Verdi
>>
>> Tobacco-Colored Paneling at The Twilight (2007) P. Kellach Waddle
>> Traum-Chorale for Contrabassoon Octet (World Premiere)
>>
>> Dance of the Mirlitons from The Nutcracker, Op. 71 Peter Ilich
>> Tchaikovsky
>>
>> The audience's response was magnificent, to go along with the sound of
>> this ensemble. I'm trying to get a photo of the ensemble on stage to
>> submit to Guinness Book of Records. I've never heard of a contra
>> ensemble of more than 8, so I think this was a world record!
>>
>> Harry Searing
>>
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