Doublereed - 2003 03 000035

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From: <dblereed@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Contra Plus English Horn
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 10:38:49 -0500

I have a Maltese that "sings" (howls) along with me. Accompaniment??
.
Patrick McFarland
English horn & Oboe, Atlanta Symphony
McFarland Double Reed Shop
(404) 321-5356
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip McKenzie" <philclimb1@-----.com>
To: <doublereed-l@-----.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 9:47 AM
Subject: FW: [DR-L] Contra Plus English Horn

> I loved that the kittens curled up at your feet...with you playing a reed
> from before the birth of their great grandparents.
>
> My 16 year old long haired dachshund, tristan, would lay across my feet as
a
> pup when i practiced english horn. very cute...but now he's deaf. hmmmm.
>
> Philip D. McKenzie
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: doublereed-l-admin@-----.edu
> [mailto:doublereed-l-admin@-----.edu]On Behalf Of James Jeter
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:23 AM
> To: Doublereed Mailings
> Subject: [DR-L] Contra Plus
>
>
> Usually once a year, I'm hired to play contra for the Colonial (NJ)
> Symphony - have done some nice things in the past - Brahms Requiem,
> Beethoven's 5th, etc. I just borrow a contra, get out my 20 year old reed
> (from Steve Braunstein), which was recently replaced by 2 new reeds (from
> Jim Rodgers - terrific reeds!) and go to it. The plus for playing contra
> for me, is that my 3 Burmese kittens just curl up at my feet and sleep
very
> deeply, to the sounds of "Mother Earth". They've never done this for my
> bassoon - just the contra!
> Cheers, Jim
>
> ****************************
> James Jeter, D.M.A.
> NYC Bassoonist
> http://www.westfieldnj.com/wso/jeter.htm
>
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do
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