Klarinet Archive - Posting 000234.txt from 1998/10

From: CmdrHerel@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Nutcracker (A survival story! :)
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 00:21:32 -0400

In a message dated 10/4/98 8:55:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
nleupold@-----.edu writes:

<< I can see why Paul Phillips would be intimidating at times,
although I think I preferred him over the ruthelessly sar-
castic David Milnes! >>

LOL! I came to love Paul after that. I remember the first time I got his
postitive approval for something during a rehearsal. I can't remember what I
did, but I remember that he blew me a kiss!

This was at the University of Connecticut where Paul was from about 1984 to
1995. The students there were very sad when he left for SMU, but then SMU
gets a truely fine conductor! His technique was truely beautiful to watch.
He'd always have everything in place by the first rehearsal. As he told a
good friend of mine once, "You have to study your scores, and don't run around
after women."

Teri Herel

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