Klarinet Archive - Posting 000227.txt from 1998/01

From: "maybe Starr,maybe John" <starrs@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [Fwd: Is Vienna Right?]
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 08:18:31 -0500

O.K.

Regards,
Starr

pharmacy wrote:
>
> Oh please. I've been on the sidelines but I really find this offensive and
> unrelated to anything discussed. Could we stick to orchestra and/or clarinet
> related topics and keep the politics out, please?
> Carol
>
> maybe Starr,maybe John wrote:
>
> > Just one more reminder that Hitler was born in Austria.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Starr
> > >
> > > At 03:30 PM 1/4/98 -0500, Robert Winston wrote:
> > > >Is there a case to made for cultual consistency in music making? Are the VPO
> > > >musicians bigots or conservators of a unique musical culture? Can a musical
> > > >argument, as opposed to an employment rights case, be made for 'white men
> > > >playing white music for white audiences.'
> > > >Bill Hausmann wrote:
> > > They are bigots who THINK of themselves as conservators. The Ku Klux Klan
> > > view themselves the same way. Especially today, with widespread travel and
> > > readily available recordings, familiarity with and enjoyment of Viennese
> > > musical tradition is hardly exclusive to white male Austrians.