Klarinet Archive - Posting 001196.txt from 1998/04

From: GTGallant <GTGallant@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Orchestra auditions
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 20:29:31 -0400

In a message dated 98-04-21 13:05:12 EDT, you write:

<< He was not an average high school musician.>>

<<The question to me would have been whether a person of his age could have
exhibited the kind of musical maturity and understanding required to be a
successful member of a major orchestra. >>

I think each individual is unique and should not be judged by age alone. I
agree that there is no substitute for experience, but there can be exceptions
(Morales, Yeh, Drucker). Remember, quite a few orchestral/opera works were
composed by exceptional children...Mozart, Beethoven, etc.