Klarinet Archive - Posting 000575.txt from 1995/04

From: Tom Izzo <tji@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Stepping down?
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 1995 01:25:07 -0400

This "stepping down" as it were, does happen. For many years Frank
Crisafulli was the Pricipal Trombone of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
but when a certain Jay Allen Friedman graduated from College, he assumed
the Pricipal chair, and Frank moved "down" to second Trombone.
Tom

On Fri, 28 Apr 1995, Neil Leupold wrote:
>
> "Mr. Strickler was the principal player from apx. 1957 or '58 until the
> mid-70s, when he became associate principal to Steve Girko, the current
> principal player."
>
> George, you've sparked yet another question now. How did it happen that Mr.
> Strickler stepped down from his principal chair of 12 years and allowed Steve
> Girko to assume the principal spot? Why did he take the associate chair? Did
> Girko challenge him? Was it some kind of mutual agreement? This is really
> interesting. I've never heard of anything like this before. Does it happen
> often in other orchestras, where a senior player assumes a lesser role?
>
> Neil