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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000025.txt from 2005/03

From: Jennifer I.Paull <info@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Bolero
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 02:18:30 -0500

Dear Kevin,

In certain Big Bands of the past, an entire section
has been known to stand up and sway together. You
have to be relatively careful if you are a trombonist,
of course. Why not suggest this "choreography" too?

Oboes up - 'glocken auf' - a touch of Mahler
and the Ballets Russes combined, as it were :-)) ?

It certainly wouldn't be more ridiculous :-)

Wear a false moustache and shades. I would,
most definitely! :-)

(A ping-pong ball painted red and sliced open to jam on
the nose is perhaps a tad over the top)

Best wishes and enjoy. That's all you can try to do....

Jennifer
http://www.amoris.com

On Sunday, March 6, 2005, at 09:41 pm, oboetools@-----.com wrote:

> Dear List:
>
> On the 19th and 20th I will be performing (among other things) 2nd
> oboe / oboe d'amore in Bolero (Ravel).
>
> Yesterday, I received an email from management that said our conductor
> has asked that all of the instrumentalists stand during their solo
> passages. :::rolling my eyes:::
>
> My question is this: How common is this practice? Has anyone else ever
> performed this piece this way?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Kevin

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