Klarinet Archive - Posting 000934.txt from 1997/02

From: Nathaniel F Johnson <clarinat@-----.com>
Subj: Re: symphony vs. philharmonic
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 03:56:33 -0500

I think that the philharmonic players get paid more. It's just like the
difference between a flutist and a flautist. :-)

-N=
(aspiring clarinauttist)

On Wed, 26 Feb 1997 23:06:33 -0800 "Mrs. Starr Schaftel Wayne, Dr. John
Wayne" <starrs@-----.net> writes:
>Good evening(11:00 P.M. for me) fellow clarinetists.
>
>Does anyone have a definitive answer to the question: Why are some
>orchestras called 'symphony orchestra' and others 'philharmonic
>orchestra'? I've been meaning to find out the answer to this for about
>20 years.
>
>Starr
>