Klarinet Archive - Posting 000659.txt from 1998/04

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: What really is this love of music?
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 05:07:24 -0400

on 4/11/98 12:13 PM, Martins GH wrote:

>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.

Yeah, even us orchestral drones feel it (but don't tell our colleagues -
we could lose our professional accreditation!!). I just played such a
concert a few weeks ago, and the feeling is still there.

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/