Klarinet Archive - Posting 000081.txt from 2009/07

From: Walter Grabner <grabnerwg@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] doublers - help!
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:26:36 -0400

Rich says:

<<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?>>

This is unworkable for woodwind doublers who have multiple instruments
to warm up on and carry around, and to get set up in crowded pit
conditions. Get the entire woodwind section to refuse to play. See
what happens then.

Walter Grabner

On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 7:43 AM, Rich Gordley<rgordley@-----.net> wrote:
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>> 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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