Klarinet Archive - Posting 000166.txt from 2007/06

From: Oliver Seely <oseely@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] Re: Brahms Quintet.
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:18:00 -0400

The "Clarinet Half Day" worked out beautifully. One of the members
reminded me that I played with them once before about two years
ago. Is that possible? That's what happens when you get to be
68. Their "warm up" period in the morning convinced them to refuse
to play any more than the first movement of the Brahms. I think it
was the 64th notes coupled with the non-intuitive phrasing in the
second movement which put them off.

We ended up playing the Brahms first movement, the Mozart K.581, the
Krommer Opus 95 and two movements from the Krein opuses 12 and
13. Our cellist begged off after that. Several years ago she was
cutting through some frozen hamburgers and sliced off the end of one
of her fingers. It got sewed back on, but not without some lingering
pain. Be careful, folks. What we do is too heavenly to ruin it all that way.

After rehearsal we hosted a gala dinner for the group at our mountain
cabin. It was a day thoroughly enjoyed by all. I have a photo of
us, but I won't have upload privileges until Wednesday when I'll put
it up on my web site.

Oliver

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