Klarinet Archive - Posting 001164.txt from 1998/07

From: <Maestro645@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] THE WORLD'S LARGEST ORCHESTRA
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 01:25:00 -0400

In a message dated 7/27/98 5:54:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
agalper@-----.com writes:

<< The World's Largest Orchestra

A youth orchestra of 2,049 brought together by the Pittsburgh Symphony
has set a new Guinness Record.
961 strings, 458 woodwinds, 410 brass and 220 percussionists,
They were conducted by Mariss Jansons in Michaels Moricz's MUSIC
FOREVER.

Berlioz would have been envious
And how many ear plugs were there? >>

In Cedar Rapids, during an event called Taste of Iowa, we tried to have the
world's largest orchestra. But sadly, only five people registered.
Now, I think there should be a world's record for the world's largest
orchestra that can play in TUNE. :o)
Chris Hoffman

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