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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000039.txt from 2006/10

From: "Geoffrey Pearce" <oboist2@-----.au>
Subj: RE: [DR-L] QOD...Surviving the Critical Review
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 05:14:57 -0400

Glean what is useful, discard the rest, then think about the next =
concert
- only thing to do, or you will be an emotional wreck

Geoff Pearce
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-----Original Message-----
From: herb fawcett [mailto:herbgosia@-----.net]=20
Sent: Monday, 9 October 2006 6:44 AM
To: doublereed@-----.org
Subject: Re: [DR-L] QOD...Surviving the Critical Review

Practice, and sometimes get a different conductor.
Herb

On 10/8/06 12:23 PM, "Oboeeee@-----.com> wrote:

> =B3The critic's symbol should be the tumble-bug: he deposits his egg =
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> somebody else's dung, otherwise he could not hatch it=B2
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> -Mark Twain (1835-1910) American humorist, writer and lecturer
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> Dear List,
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> The Atlanta Baroque Orchestra received far less than a sterling=20
> review of our Mozart season opener performed on 22 September and
including:
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> *Symphony in G Major, K. 199
> *Concerto in G Major, K. 216 for violin and orchestra *Symphony in A=20
> Major, K. 201
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> For some reason, I am having a difficult time bouncing back. I =20
> assume most musicians on this list have suffered the emotional trauma =
of
"disappointing"
> critical reviews. May I ask how you deal with this?
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> Warm Regards,
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> Janie
> Vice President for Development
> Atlanta Baroque Orchestra
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