Klarinet Archive - Posting 000574.txt from 1998/04

From: Jack Kopstein <jako@-----.com>
Subj: Re: What really is this love of music?
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 05:01:46 -0400

At 12:13 PM 11/04/98 EDT, you wrote:

>As a recent subscriber to this list, I have been entertained as well as

>enlightened by the posts that I've been reading. But there seems to be an

>undercurrent of real passion for music that I have found refreshing and

>encouraging. I recently picked up my clarinet after years of abandonment,

>and in these difficult times, it has brought me a lot of personal satisfaction

>in just being able to get through a page in one of my old books! ( Or at least

>what I consider a fair effort to get through a page!)

>

>What I want to know is, do you feel that music is something that called you,

>rather than you choosing it? I am nuts, or does anyone else out there get

>goosebumps when you walk into a familiar rehearsal hall and the smell and feel

>and memories of the place just hit you? Or when you walk down the hall of

>practice rooms and hear bits and pieces of music from behind the doors, do you

>feel like you're at home? And what about that moment at the end of a piece at

>a performance, just before the applause...I hold my breath and savor the

>moment.

>

>Alright, you can tell me if you think I'm off my rocker. It would be better

>to know than to keep wondering.

>

>Lisa

>

>Hi:

Your words and understanding of why we play pretty well fits my passion. I spent a lifetime as a military musician. However my last 10 years in the military were as a conductor. The clarinet kept calling me. I retired 10 years ago I retired and I almost stopped playing venturning into another area. When I moved out here to the Canadian West somehow I felt the need (a calling if you will) to play again, to sense the thrill of being in the center of musical performance. Now I play in a community band, a dixieland band and a trio Clar,Flute,piano.If you are off your rocker so are we all!!!!. One thing I have found is that people who have not played in years have longed for the joy of playing again. Whether it is for your own amazement or for the benefit of others it is an awakening in our soul.

Thats my perspective.

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