Klarinet Archive - Posting 000774.txt from 1996/10

From: "David B. Niethamer" <niethamer@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Watch the Conductor! Was Re: Berlin Phil clarinetists?
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 19:31:28 -0500

>If you want to make the conductor look bad (for example, if you don't like
>the conductor), then it might be possible to ignore the conductor, but
>this is really difficult in an ensemble situation of more than a few
>people who can make eye contact readily for entrances and such.

I had a conductor friend tell me (in a weak moment, I'm sure) the the
*worst* thing you could do to a conductor was to play *right on top of
the beats*!! We have some trumpets in the RSO who occaisionally do
exactly that, and it creates real chaos until they're asked "not to rush"
(!!!)

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
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