Klarinet Archive - Posting 000123.txt from 2011/02

From: Robert Glendinning <glendin@-----.ca>
Subj: [kl] re. Mozart
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:34:51 -0500

Hello Kathleen,

This is to let you know that I second Jack Wiard=92s comment on your =

recent playing. I too enjoy seeing and hearing you play and am =

envious. We are aware that you are not Sabine Meyer, and if your =

playing is not pleasing to some people=92s ears, let that be their =

problem. When we want to hear world-class professional playing we have =

other possibilities. Your joy in playing (and playing well) tells us =

that we don=92t have to be celebrities to be personally enriched and to =

enrich others by doing the best we can. I say this not to diminish Dan =

Leeson=92s critique. It is surely a high-class act and no doubt you (and =

the rest of us) can profit greatly from taking it to heart. The =

problem is its apparent general tone of derogation and dismissiveness. =

I refuse to believe that he intended it to sound that way. We all know =

that the internet is notorious for the misunderstandings it creates. =

Undoubtedly Dan Leeson intended to be helpful, nothing more. Why don=92t =

we just leave it at that? Keep on posting. One of the great things =

about this discussion list is the way it accommodates the interests of =

both high-level professional players and those old =93has-beens who =

never were=94 like myself (retired academic, age 80 in June and still =

trying to coax some nice sounds out of my clarinet). Lets keep it that =

way. Vive la tolerance!

Robert Glendinning, Professor emeritus, University of Manitoba, =

Winnipeg, Canada
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