Klarinet Archive - Posting 000096.txt from 2003/04

From: "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Orpheus Orchestra
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:30:33 -0400

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> From: B. Rite [mailto:b1rite@-----.net]=20
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> Tomorrow night will be a new experience for me. I'll be hearing an
> orchestra that has never had a conductor. Evidently they=20
> decide how to
> play each composition by discusing it among themselves.
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Enjoy... They are a truly amazing experience to watch.

Some years back, I had the opportunity to watch a dress rehearsal for a
concert they were about to play. It was like a big chamber music =
rehearsal.
One or two people would put their instruments down and go into the =
audience
to listen. After a bit they would offer comments. Occasionally, =
somebody
would disagree on an interpretation and they would discuss it. All
discussions were also channeled through principal players to maintain =
order
in the rehearsal.

--Ben

Benjamin Maas
Freelance Clarinetist and Recording Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.fifthcircle.com

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