Klarinet Archive - Posting 000115.txt from 2004/06

From: "dnleeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Scandal Rocks the New York Philharmonic
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 12:34:44 -0400

Steroids Scandal Rocks New York Philharmonic

6/10/2004

New York - The world of classical music was in turmoil this
morning when
officials of the Professional Orchestra League revealed that
seven principal
players of the New York Philharmonic had tested positive for
steroids and would
receive automatic life suspensions from the league.

"It's a real blow for New York's chances for the World Series
this Fall,"
said Morris "Lefty" Lefkowitz, chief classical music
correspondent for the New
York Times who is covering the Philharmonic's rookie camp in
Sarasota, Florida.
"These rookies are going to have to step up to the mouthpiece if
New York has
any hope of salvaging its season."

Fans of the Boston Symphony Orchestra are hopeful that New York's
problems
will finally allow their team to overcome "Toscanini's Curse".
Since 1918, when
Boston conductor Arturo Toscanini was traded to New York for
three violinists
and a relief bassoonist, no Boston orchestra has ever won the
World Series.

In related news, the Cleveland Orchestra has sent principal
clarinetist Frank
Cohen down to their Triple A orchestra in Bucyrus, Ohio. Cohen
has been
struggling of late with excessive squeaking and poor intonation
and was on the
injured reserve list for most of last season. And the San
Francisco Orchestra has
traded concertmaster Howard Moskowsky to St. Louis for its entire
flute
section and a violist to be named later.

Dan Leeson
DNLeeson@-----.net

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