Klarinet Archive - Posting 000653.txt from 1997/11

From: Matthew Hanson <mchanson@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Weber One
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 13:00:58 -0500

Geee... I couldn't agree more. a man after my own heart
Your thoughts are indeed wonderful and very nice to hear.
Glad someone else has similar opinions..

have a good one,

Matt Hanson
>
> > Bill, you may vent anytime. I believe that many people look down upon
> > concert bands because they a) have never heard a really fine one; b) have
> > heard only orchestral transcriptions played....never heard the wonderful
> > works of Shoenberg, Hindemith, Dahl, Holst, Vaghann Williams, Husa,
> > Mendelssohn, Wagner, Berlioz, Grainger, Hanson.....etc. c) only hear them
> > in park concerts.
>
> No quite the contrary. I stated what I did because I simply don't like the
> concert band medium. I've heard many of the world's finest wind ensembles and
> I've even played in a few of them, but to tell you the truth.... I just don't
> like them. I've played all of the works that you mentioned above and still....
> I don't like them. Is it wrong for someone not to like something? I venture
> to say that most people wouldn't like some of the Xenakis works that I play,
> but that's their opinion and you know what..... it's fine with me. Different
> strokes for different folks here people.
>
> Michael Norsworthy