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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000072.txt from 2008/01

From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Little Oboe 1 :-)
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:23:09 -0500

Best of luck, Janie. Our superb "classical size" orchestra died a lingering
death after five years of trying to pry money from the Nouveau Riche in our
area. They just didn't "get it" and our budget was too small to attract any
significant foundations. It was fun and we made some exciting recordings
with von Stade, Brubeck, and others, but it all came down to money. Quality
is no longer exciting.
Herb

On 1/17/08 6:15 PM, "Oboeeee@-----.com> wrote:

> Fred,
>
> My best guess is that each and every member of this list over 40 gets up in
> the morning questioning whether they can "pull it off" in the music industry
> today. This is certainly true for me as I struggle to raise the money to
> keep the only period-instrument orchestra onstage in the Southeast. My best
> advice is to invest in vintage wines and celebrate your passions which
> ultimately ripen with age. You have wisdom in your camp.
>
> Janie
> Vice President for Development
> Atlanta Baroque Orchestra
> www.atlantabaroque.org
>
>
> The thing that hit me most about this video is when the 5 year old
> girl says "I didn't know I could do that!", and felt so good about
> making the sound on the oboe. I am 61 and trying to play the piano
> and get frustrated out of my head every day when I realize its not
> going to happen. I wish I had the optimism of a child again.
>
> And I could just eat the little one up! Sooooooo cute.
>
> Fred
>
>
>
> At 04:45 PM 1/16/2008, you wrote:
>> Stand by...two Principals in the making (very cute)
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKiprXsEWYo
>>
>> While Babysitting one afternoon, we broke out the oboes and played! She's
>> only 5 yrs old and playing on a professional strength reed and pro
>> oboe...did I
>> mention that this is also the 1st time she had ever touched an oboe?
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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