Klarinet Archive - Posting 000618.txt from 2000/12

From: rgarrett@-----.edu
Subj: Re: Re: [kl] Stand or Sit?
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 19:32:33 -0500

At 10:50 AM 12/12/2000 +0000, you wrote:
> My band director (years ago) appointed someone to check that
>all the stands, except percussion, were exactly the <same> height before
>every concert. He would visually check as he arrived at the podium, and
>pointed to any stand which was not to his satisfaction. One short guy
>actually had to bring a cushion to sit on. IDIOT. (Not the guy with the
>cushion).

It's a conductor problem I think. They are in a position to assert
themselves in any way they like - and some do it in ways that are
inappropriate. Our conductor last year asked me to lower my stand to the
height of the bassoonist's during a rehearsal (the bassoonist loves it
very, very low!), and I lowered it. 10 minutes later it was right back up
where I wanted it - and the conductor, if he did notice it, didn't say
anything. There are times when the conductor will ask people for their
eyes - and if he has instructed them to lower their stand, he can't have it
both ways.

Sincerely,
Roger Garrett

Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director, Symphonic Winds
Advisor, IWU Recording Services
Illinois Wesleyan University
School of Music
Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
Phone: (309) 556-3268
Fax: (309) 556-3121

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