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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000026.txt from 2003/03

From: ContraReed@-----.com
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Playing contrabassoon
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 22:47:23 -0500

In a message dated 3/4/03 10:35:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,
contrareed@-----.net writes:

<< If you are asking about the importance of playing contra (or for that
matter any other "auxiliary" instrument (sorry I use this for lack of a
better word)...there are great things and there are drawbacks. >>

One of the occasional drawbacks is that some people either forget or don't
realize you also play bassoon. I subbed a couple of months ago in a regional
orchestra (on contra), and the personnel manager put out a call for anyone
available to play some kiddie concerts to let her know. I called her and
told her I was available if she needed another bassoonist, and the first
words she said was "You play bassoon too?". I've also run into people who
seeing me for the first time with a bassoon are amazed that I play it too.
(DUH.......)

Richard Spittel