Klarinet Archive - Posting 000605.txt from 1998/03

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: College Choices...
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 00:56:09 -0500

On Tue, 10 Mar 1998, Don Yungkurth wrote:

> So, Jacqueline's words are worth considering in your choice of schools.

Your story (which I've dumbly snipped) illustrated another
possibility in ensuring performance opportunities. If the
orchestral program at a given school is impacted, there may
be local orchestras which can provide valuable performance
experience in spite of the competition for parts in the school's
orchestra. And a fringe benefit of the community orchestras
is that many of them offer per-service pay. This is how I
still maintained my orchestral growth while getting my
undergraduate degree. Not only did I play more often than
my colleagues at school, but my grocery bill was covered
each month!

Neil