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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000068.txt from 2007/06
From: Barbara Trautwein <mzeztee@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Re: 21 yr old Elizabeth Koch, Curtis dropout=ASO Principal
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:49:24 -0400
Bryan Cavitt wrote:
>
> I think these, and the other questions that have been put forth on
> this subject would be best
> answered by the man who would know best - Jonathan Dlouhy.
>
> Are you still hanging out there in listserve land??
>
> Bryan Cavitt
> Bassoonist, Elkhart (IN) Municipal Band; Bassoon Dad
>
>
>> From: "mortwein@-----.com>
>> Reply-To: doublereed@-----.org
>> To: doublereed@-----.org
>> Subject: Re: [DR-L] Re: 21 yr old Elizabeth Koch, Curtis dropout=ASO
>> Principal Oboe
>> Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:41:43 GMT
>>
>> Why would they offer her the job if they didn't like something about
>> her sound? What if the different oboe doesn't solve the sound issue?
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>> -- Philip McKenzie <philclimb1@-----.com> wrote:
>> who would have made that call for the change of oboe? principal
>> clarinet? conductor? surely there john mack students in the
>> profession playing yamaha oboes. seemed like a gratuitous addition to
>> the article, just as the mention of cost and working life of a new oboe.
>>
>> Philip McKenzie
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Michael Benthin <benthin@-----.net>
>> To: doublereed@-----.org
>> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 8:00:32 AM
>> Subject: [DR-L] Re: 21 yr old Elizabeth Koch, Curtis dropout=ASO
>> Principal Oboe
>>
>>
>> Regarding Elizabeth's Koch quitting Curtis to become principle oboe of
>> the Atlanta Symph (see article:)
>> http://www.accessatlanta.com/arts/content/arts/stories/2007/06/12/0613alvoboe.html
>>
>> So this student of R. Woodhams is turning in her Yamaha oboe for the
>> Loree- the article bit about the Cleveland Sound vs the Philadelphia
>> sound (and the Tabuteau family tree of players) should spark some
>> comment here- the article implies that the oboe change was done to
>> conform to the sound of the instrument used by the former principle (J
>> Douhly). I find this ironic as the "Philadelphia sound through Tabuteau
>> orginally was based on Loree instruments and now Woodhams plays a
>> Yamaha- (-8
>> quoth john.worrall@-----.ca
>> > Reading the article, I liked the part about
>> >
>> > ...Lourée [sic] instruments — the same brand of oboe that her
>> > predecessor Dlouhy played. A top of the line model costs almost $7,000
>> > and, at this level of playing, wears out in three to five years.
>> >
>> > Someone remind me, starting in 2010, to start rummaging through her
>> > trashcans.
>> >
>> >
>> > John
>>
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Even though the Lorees have certainly gotten better re: intonation in
the past thirty years, could it be that Lorees STILL have the SAME notes
out of tune so that a section that has all Lorees will blend together
better because they will be out of tune in the same way?
Just a thought. . . .
b
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