Klarinet Archive - Posting 000153.txt from 2001/01

From: Lacy Schroeder <LacyS@-----.org>
Subj: RE: [kl] Band Clarinetists
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 17:37:10 -0500

>Put in this way Lacy, your reasons for your preference makes more sense to
>me now. Thanks for posting.

>Sincerely,
>Roger Garrett

No prob, Rog. I just don't want to start arguing with you (although in a
somewhat civil manner) like Tony does! :)

Lacy

-----Original Message-----
From: rgarrett@-----.edu]
Subject: RE: [kl] Band Clarinetists

At 11:45 AM 01/04/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>[snip]................to me, band just doesn't hold a candle to orchesra.
>I have had great experiences in both, but about 5 x's as much from
>orchestra than from band.
[snip]

>But, all this said, I don't think my lack of excitement for band comes from
>the literature (there are many wonderful pieces out there written for wind
>ensemble), but from the instrumentation. I find distinctly more musical
>satisfaction from playing with strings than I do with all winds. I can't
>explain why this is, it's just something I feel........[small
>snip]....band just doesn't
>interest me anymore and I don't see it as something I want to be doing in
>the future. Is that so bad? I hope not!

Put in this way Lacy, your reasons for your preference makes more sense to
me now. Thanks for posting.

Sincerely,
Roger Garrett

Roger Garrett
Assistant 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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