Klarinet Archive - Posting 000187.txt from 2010/06

From: Bob and Deborah Shaw <theshaws10@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Situation
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:02:46 -0400

That was my question. It seems that 4 of the principals missed a
concert, and none were let go. The group is new and it seems that one
person (not the conductor) has taken control of the group. There are a
lot of politics involved-too many to explain. Just for example, one gal
auditioned and got principal flute, but, when the local flute professor
likes the music, she is allowed to come in and play principal. She has
never auditioned.

This is Northwest Arkansas. When I moved here from California, I was
just really surprised at all of the drama in the orchestras here.

Donna Higgins wrote:
> Well, if the handbook says that a player is dismissed for missing a
> concert, why wasn't the principal fired for failing to play that first
> concert?
>
> I agree - call the union.
>
>
> Bob and Deborah Shaw wrote:
>
>> I auditioned for an orchestra and made 2nd chair. They only ended up
>> having a couple of concerts during the entire year. The situation is
>> this: The principal chair could not make the first concert, so I played
>> principal. The second concert was scheduled and I committed to that,
>> but, they rescheduled that concert at the last minute for another date,
>> 3 weeks earlier. I already had a previous committment. They used a
>> sub. Now the sub has taken my spot. I asked what was wrong with my
>> playing. They said that my playing was great and in fact, my sound is
>> quite a bit better than the other 2 players. They assured me that they
>> were quite pleased with my playing. The reason that they let me go is
>> because I could not play in the rescheduled concert.
>>
>> The musicians handbook says that you will be dismissed for missing a
>> concert. I had not seen the musicians handbook until today. This seems
>> to be an unfair situation. I am just amazed at the situation. Any advice?
>>
>> Deborah
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