Klarinet Archive - Posting 000900.txt from 1998/04

From: Jonathan Cohler <cohler@-----.net>
Subj: Re: National Symphony 2nd Clarinet Job
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 06:05:21 -0400

>Jonathan,
>the National Symphony has been even more exclusionary in the past. In
>1970(when Harold Wright went to Boston) only about 12 people were
>invited to audition for the principal clarinet position. This was when
>Loren Kitt got the job.
>

An interesting comment. Clearly, we are dealing with an entrenched "old
boys club" here. What arrogance! To think that they know who the best
possible 12 players are!

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Jonathan Cohler
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