Klarinet Archive - Posting 000687.txt from 1997/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: RE: Weber One
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 18:35:06 -0500

At 09:17 AM 11/19/97 -0500, Michael Norsworthy wrote:
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.
>
You are indeed entitled to you opinion. Let's just try to be open-minded
enough not to bash the principle performance outlet for a large portion of
the clarinet-playing population.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://www.concentric.net/~bhausman
Essexville, MI 48732 http://members.wbs.net/homepages/z/o/o/zoot14.html

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

   
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