Klarinet Archive - Posting 000321.txt from 2003/02

From: "Willie Kercher" <res1b1nc@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Save Live Broadway
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 15:27:16 -0500

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From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Save Live Broadway

My sentiments EXACTLY, Bill! Make the whole production electronic and
see if the audience notices. Willie

> At 09:57 PM 2/9/2003 -0800, you wrote:
> >Oh, man, That stinks! I went to a production of South
> >Pacific last summer, and after many years of using a live
> >pit orchestra (many of them friends of mine) they had
> >switched to pre-recorded music!!!! YIKES!!!
> >Sue
>
> Having pre-recorded music to PRACTICE with is a wonderful thing. But in
> performance, the less professional the group, the more you NEED live
> musicians to go chase the amateurs wherever they may drift off to! It is
> not uncommon for them to drop a verse, come in early/late, etc. Only live
> musicians can accommodate that. Besides, if pre-recorded music is a good
> thing, why not pre-record the acting and singing, too. Just make a movie!
>
>
> Bill Hausmann
>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!
>
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