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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000043.txt from 2006/10
From: "Ed B. Flowers" <flowerse@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] QOD...Surviving the Critical Review
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:03:02 -0400
I had raised my cat, Archie, from a kitten, and he had learned to sit on
the couch with his paws folded and listen to me practice the flute. Of
course, cats don't applaud.
But when I switched to the oboe, I once left the room with my oboe
sitting on its peg. In a scurrilous guerrilla action, Archie attacked
the oboe, knocked it over and bent the octave key.
I told this sad tale to Jane Taylor, my quintet coach, and she
commented, "Everybody's a critic!"
Edward B. Flowers (ob)
New York City
Barbara Trautwein wrote:
> Geoff is right. One must NOT believe reviews, GOOD or BAD ! Cut out
> what is a useful quote for some future publicity and throw away the
> rest. Be really dispassionate about the whole concept! (I know it
> feels as if a bad review would discourage future audience attendance
> but since you can't control it, you have to ignore it.)
>
> Imagine how thin-skinned you might be if you hadn't had your medical
> training !!!!
>
> 2 cents
>
> Barbara
>
>
>
> Geoffrey Pearce wrote:
>
>> 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
>> Oboe, Sydney, Australia
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>> My Home phone is +61 2 9754 1655 or mobile for emergencies is 0433
>> 776 212
>> and my homepage is: http://home.iprimus.com.au/oboist2 I am also
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>> Yahoo Messenger or 11654901 in ICQ.
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>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: herb fawcett [mailto:herbgosia@-----.net] 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:
>>
>>
>>
>>> łThe critic's symbol should be the tumble-bug: he deposits his egg
>>> in somebody else's dung, otherwise he could not hatch it˛
>>>
>>> -Mark Twain (1835-1910) American humorist, writer and lecturer
>>>
>>> Dear List,
>>>
>>> The Atlanta Baroque Orchestra received far less than a sterling
>>> review of our Mozart season opener performed on 22 September and
>>>
>>
>> including:
>>
>>
>>> *Symphony in G Major, K. 199
>>> *Concerto in G Major, K. 216 for violin and orchestra *Symphony in
>>> A Major, K. 201
>>>
>>> For some reason, I am having a difficult time bouncing back. I
>>> assume most musicians on this list have suffered the emotional
>>> trauma of
>>>
>>
>> "disappointing"
>>
>>
>>> critical reviews. May I ask how you deal with this?
>>>
>>> Warm Regards,
>>>
>>> Janie
>>> Vice President for Development
>>> Atlanta Baroque Orchestra
>>>
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