Klarinet Archive - Posting 000071.txt from 2009/07

From: hns692@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] doublers - help!
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:20:23 -0400

How many performances? Maybe at the first performance everyone should
play cold. That might change the director's mind after he hears what not
warming-up does to instruments' intonation. It sounds like this director has
no recollection of being at the performance of an orchestra or any other
musical production. The musicians always warm up. Did you say community
theater? Next time, just say no!

Lee Ann Hansen

In a message dated 7/19/2009 7:43:49 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
rgordley@-----.net writes:

>OK gang, I need some opinions on a ridiculous situation.
>
>I'm currently playing a run of "Hello Dolly!" with a community
>theater. This is a volunteer gig which means the musicians get
>treated worse than usual. Last night we were told that we can no
>longer warm up in the pit because the director wants to play 1920s
>(?!) music over the speakers in the auditorium while the patrons are
>arriving. Our conductor has received more than his share of grief
>from the director and says that he has to "choose his battles" and
>that in the long run he'd lose this one anyway.
>
>I'm sure I don't have to detail the misery this induces. My wife and
>I play reed 1 and 2 and between us we have 6 instruments. Reed 4 has
>B.clnt, clnt and Bari sax. Warming up elsewhere (which right now
>looks like it will be in the hall behind the stage area) creates
>huge problems.
>
>My questions:
>1. Does anyone think this is reasonable?
>2. What would you do?
>
>My own feeling is that we should refuse to play unless we can warm up
>in the pit. But maybe I'm overreacting. I'm also thinking that some
>support from this list would be something I could let our conductor
>pass along to the director in hopes of letting reason prevail.
>
>
>Rich Gordley
>Des Moines, IA
>
>

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