Klarinet Archive - Posting 000678.txt from 1998/11

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet playing and fever
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 15:32:37 -0500

On Tue, 17 Nov 1998, Jacqueline Eastwood wrote:

> 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? Any stories out
> there?

I have played a performance of Mahler's 1st when the principal horn
player, who was either irresponsible, disorganized or psychotic, left his
music in another town, 45 miles away from the performance. He didn't
discover this until about 10 minutes before the concert was to start. He
offered to try to play the symphony from memory, but we, knowing him,
decided that would be far too risky. So, he was provided with a page
turner and the conductor's score, while the conductor conducted from an
extra first violin part. Needless to say, this didn't make the other
members of the orchestra feel too secure. In fact, everyone was quite
disturbed except for the aforementioned principal horn player. He didn't
seem at all concerned.

Ed Lacy
el2@-----.edu

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