Klarinet Archive - Posting 000169.txt from 2000/03

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Difficult situation
Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 14:34:40 -0500

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From: "Dodgshun family" <dodgshun@-----.nz>
Subject: [kl] Difficult situation

> I've just been made co-principal of the youth orchestra I play in, and
with
> this has come a rather difficult situation. For three years I've been
doing
> all the bass clarinet work, and now one of the other players has said
that
> he wants to do it. I really don't want to give it up, because I enjoy
bass
> playing such a lot, but can I be both co-principal and bass player? I
> should also say that I've played bass professionally, and the guy that
wants
> to take over from me has never played bass in his life. Also, my
> co-principal is the Eb player for the orchestra, and if there's saxophone
> work to be done, it'll be one of the two of us who does it, as neither of
> the other two are saxophonists. Should I give the bass up, or should I
put
> my case to the conductor - I don't want to give it up, I am the
established
> player and, and I realise this may sound slightly pretentious, why take it
> away from someone who can play it reasonably well and give it to someone
> who's never played it? What do I do?
>
> Thanks
> Anna

Sounds to me like you are needed more in the co-principal spot. If so, the
conductor is trying to get the best results possible from the group as a
whole. It probably wouldn't hurt to discuss it with the conductor in a
friendly fashion so that you can understand the reasoning. Would this other
player be able to handle the music of the co-principal part or any sax
parts? Your note indicates that they could not.

In general, I suspect it would not be practical to be co-principal, bass
clarinetist, and sometimes double on sax.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

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