Klarinet Archive - Posting 000545.txt from 2000/03

From: Jane S Wilson <claireannette@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] major clarinettist
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 16:17:44 -0500

Sorry to have caused such controversy by answering the question. I just
>answered it based on the hints provided, as everyone else did. Since I=

>went through training during a time when I was told that WOMEN
clarinettists took jobs away from men, and shouldn't; maybe that's why I
thought of her. "It's OK for women to play clarinet for fun." AND that wa=
s
ONLY in the early 80's. This only served to make me practice more. One "M=
ajor"
clarinettest actually told me that my playing was "damn good, but it was =
too
bad that I was a woman. I will not honor him by stating his name, because=
he
is still alive and performing in a Major orchestra. I simply take it as t=
he
"compliment" it was meant to be. SO...maybe she hasn't been "allowed" to
become a "Major star" because it has taken longer for her to gain accepta=
nce,
because she is a woman. Food for thought. Don't worry, I am content now. =
My
mother used to say, " slow and steady wins the race." This is true.
>
> P.S. My mother was a woman also:)
>

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