Klarinet Archive - Posting 001015.txt from 1998/03

From: Simon_Aldrich@-----.ca (Simon Aldrich)
Subj: Re: Drucker and Herseth
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 06:25:09 -0500

kjf said
>Seems to be a contest between Stanley & Bud Herseth--not
>just who can stay in their orchestra longer, but how long
>they can go before there is
>any discernable lessening of the quality of their playing.

While I was at Northwestern I went to hear the Chicago Symphony every week.
Bud Herseth played every piece of every concert (in which there were
trumpets).
He did not spliff one note all year. It was spooky.

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Simon Aldrich

Principal Clarinet - l'Orchestre de l'Opera de Montreal
Principal Clarinet - l'Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal
Nouvel Ensemble Moderne
Quintet Pentaedre
Les Vents de Montreal

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