Klarinet Archive - Posting 000657.txt from 1997/11

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Weber One
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 13:01:02 -0500

Um, to which statement are you agreeing with?????

Roger Garrett
IWU

On Wed, 19 Nov 1997, Matthew Hanson wrote:

> 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
>