Klarinet Archive - Posting 000795.txt from 1999/02

From: "Gordon Macey" <g.macey@-----.uk>
Subj: RE: [kl] Professional Clarinettists & Other Venues (formerly Guy Legere Reeds)
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 04:39:18 -0500

They do here in the UK also, the band that I play with is also like a who's
who of music teachers and players from the Wirral which is in North West
England. This is officially the best Community Band in the UK having won
the title at the Wind Band championships in Manchester last year.

I am one of those players who teach and gig and it makes a nice change to
sit down and play for enjoyment along with your peers who are also doing it
for fun, relaxation, call it what you want. All I know is that my Monday
night is very precious and private lessons are scheduled around this.

for anyone that may be interested the Wirral Community Wind Band website can
be found at

www.jrdhome.force9.co.uk

John who maintains the website is always interested in links to other bands.

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Fay (LCA) [mailto:kevinfay@-----.com]
> Sent: 19 February 1999 19:25
> To: 'klarinet@-----.org'
> Subject: RE: [kl] Professional Clarinetists & Other Venues (formerly Guy
> Legere Reeds)
>
>
> Cindy Field noted:
>
> <<<Professional clarinetists DO join community bands.>>>
>
> Yes, they certainly do. I play in a wind ensemble that is chock full of
> "professionals"; we rehearse on Monday nights because that's when all the
> "houses are dark." Some are teachers; others are pit musicians. A couple
> are on-call with the Seattle Symphony. Our summer parks concerts have had
> several SSO musicians play, just 'cuz Percy Grainger is so stinkin' fun.
>
> Phil Smith is a pretty good trumpet player. His "normal" gig is playing
> principal with the New York Philharmonic. Mondays, though, he
> plays cornet
> with the Salvation Army (a gig he considers at least as important).
>
> Now, there is no doubt that there isn't a consistent level of playing in
> "community bands." Be careful of using that as a qualitative label,
> though--"real" musicians like to play, too, which is why they do it in the
> first place.
>
> kjf
>
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