Klarinet Archive - Posting 000636.txt from 1998/11

From: pollyg@-----. Gulakowski)
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet playing and fever
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 19:46:13 -0500

During the field warm up at the Fiesta Bowl competition a couple years
back , my son (the trumpet player I brag about occasionally), turned his
head to the right, maintained a perfect, horizontal horn position and
barfed onto the field. He then brought his horn down to marching
position, roll stepped to the edge of the field and up chucked once
again. They didn't let him back on the field - but we've got a video
from the back showing great body posture throughout this performance...
btw - his problem was dehydration, so if you go to Arizona, DO drink the
water!
Paulette
Sorry if anyone got queasy from the story. ;-)

On Tue, 17 Nov 1998 09:18:24 -0700 (MST) Jacqueline Eastwood
<eastwooj@-----.EDU> writes:
>On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, Edwin V. Lacy wrote:
>
>> I've been playing in various professional situations for nearly 50
>years,
>> so naturally I have played many times when I didn't really feel like
>it,
>> and some times when I really should have been in bed and under a
>doctor's
>> care. However, when other people are counting on you, not playing
>is not
>> an option. So, to the best of my recollection, I have never missed
>a
>> performance due to illness. Sometimes I had to take my cold
>remedies and
>> my tissues on stage with me, but as these occasions have not been
>very
>> frequent, I have just kept going.
>>
>
>Well, I haven't been playing for quite as long as you, Ed (20 years at
>the
>outside!), but I have to agree with the statement that "not playing is
>not
>an option". I played "Butterfly" with the 'flu (thank goodness I
>didn't
>need the paper bag on the floor next to me!), I played Tchaik #4 with
>a
>raging sinus infection; you name a disease, I can tell you what I
>played
>while I had it! The only time I've had to bail in the middle of a
>performance was Gotterdammerung; you can't play in a claustrophobic
>pit
>when you're dizzy and nauseous. The costume ladies took care of me
>for
>the remainder of Act I, and I managed to make it through Acts II and
>III
>(of course, when you're talking about a 5 hour opera........)
>
>But, oh, the guilt! I thought the Music Director would be furious; I
>was
>letting down my section, etc. etc. I have yet to be hit by a bus on
>my
>way to a performance (knock on wood!) but I have no idea what would
>happen
>if I just didn't show up! Would they try to find a sub? What about
>getting the music? I'm curious if anyone has experienced anything
>like
>this (hopefully not under tragic circumstances; merely unavoidable
>ones
>like some woman player going into labor or something!). Any stories
>out
>there?
>
>Jacqueline Eastwood
>Business Manager, School of Music Principal Clarinet, Arizona
>Opera
>University of Arizona 98-99 Season
>Website:www.azopera.com
>eastwooj@-----.edu
>
>
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