Klarinet Archive - Posting 000323.txt from 2005/01

From: "Krelove, Karl" <kkrelove@-----.us>
Subj: Re: [kl] Morales and Mozart
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 14:44:01 -0500

>=20
> I'm not a professional, but I would think an organization like the =
Philadelphia
> Orchestra would have enough alternates/backups/whatever you call them =
to cope
> with the absence of one player, whether it's because that player is a =
soloist
> on the program or because he/she got run over by a bus the night =
before.
>=20
> Also, if this particular situation were a real problem for the =
orchestra, I
> assume Eschenbach wouldn't have put the Tchaikovsky on the same =
program with
> the Mozart. N'est pas?

The Philadelphia Orchestra doesn't have a shortage of subs/extras when =
they're needed. They also haven't generally doubled wind parts for many =
years - Ormandy was the last conductor here to do it routinely, and I =
don't remember having attended a concert since Muti's tenure began 20 =
years ago in which there were "assistants" used on the clarinet parts. =
Each section has an Associate Principal player who regularly plays =
principal parts on at least part of any given concert - or sometimes one =
plays and the other takes off for an entire program. Don Montanaro, the =
Associate Principal clarinet, is a very capable player who often plays =
principal clarinet on major works - the orchestra doesn't limit the =
Associate Principal players to concertos and overtures. The only time, =
in fact, I've seen him on the stage at the same time as Morales has been =
when there was an E-flat part - Montanaro is the orchestra's Eb player. =
Although I don't know the exact wording, there is a contractual =
requirement, I think, that a specific percentage of the Principals be =
playing for any given piece. I would guess that there's probably also =
language in the individual players' contracts to spell out how much each =
will play in a season. All things for the Personnel Director to deal =
with.

I have tickets for Thursday night's performance of this program. If =
anyone's interested in who plays, email me and I'll let you know how it =
all comes out.

Karl Krelove

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