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Author: Heidi
Date: 2003-11-21 01:31
Hello all!
It's been a long while since I've posted...school has been ridiculous. I hope all is well with everyone!
I have some exciting news, and a question. I will be performing Weber's Concertino with our Orchestra in a couple of weeks. (YAY*!) It's going very well and I'm quite excited. I was just wondering about what I should do or how I should stand or anything during the first 10 or so measures of intro while I'm not playing. It feels kinda awkward right now. Any help will be well appreciated! Thanks a bunch!
Heidi
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Author: Joel Clifton
Date: 2003-11-21 02:02
smile and nod to the audience, and point at yourself as if you're saying, "I rock".
Not really.
If I remember correctly, sometimes the soloist watches the pianist play as if to say, "I'm not the only good player here."
edited: Oh, duh, you said you're playing with orchestra. I'm used to seeing people perform with a piano. Still, you could turn around and watch the orchestra.
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"You have to play just right to make dissonant music sound wrong in the right way"
Post Edited (2003-11-21 02:08)
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Author: CrazyCanuck
Date: 2003-11-21 02:07
Heidi,
The performer that struck me as being the most respectful towards the hard work of the ensemble took a few steps from his stand, turned and watched the ensemble during the long rests. However, he got somewhat hung up in that, and forgot to come in.... so be careful there.
Probably the best compromise is to simply turn halfway and look at the conductor until a few bars before you come in.
Best of luck,
Nick
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Author: David
Date: 2003-11-21 13:51
It's a relatively long intro, so you could show your appreciation of the orchestra's efforts by making them some balloon animals.
I'v never known this to fail.
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Author: Mark Pinner
Date: 2003-11-21 20:08
Take a number of deep breaths and focus and thank yourself it isn't a double exposition because you would be standing there doing nothing for a lot longer.
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Author: ken
Date: 2003-11-21 21:09
Thank You David, I really needed that gut laugh to relieve the day's stress...
I agree, stepping back and stand close to the 2nd, 3rd row, (strings or clars) face the podium and pretend your attentively watching the stick and listening to your peers is the professional thing to do...maybe blow some warm air through your horn is appropriate too. v/r Ken
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Author: Heidi
Date: 2003-11-22 18:49
Thanks everyone!
I'll try the balloon animals thing....that seems like a great idea! ![[grin]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie5.gif)
The stage is tiny...so I'm stuck pretty close to the edge and pretty close to the podium...it should be interesting looking backward at the stick.:)
Wish me luck!:)
Heidi
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Author: TerpUMD
Date: 2003-11-24 09:09
Pretend you're an opera singer. Take deep breaths w/o raising the shoulders....and stare out into the audience looking this way and that (above them) smiling. Show enough emotion that you'll audience will agree with what you're doing.
Does that help at all?
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Author: marcia
Date: 2003-11-24 17:30
The first time I saw Richard Stoltzman in person he played the Mozart Conerto which as we know has a very long intro. He smiled at the audience, blew quietly into his clarinet-perhaps even played quietly-and at times I was almost certain he was humming along with the orchestra! Not suggesting that you do same, but just an amusing observation.
Marcia
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Author: donald
Date: 2003-11-24 18:43
whatever you do, DONT take a plastic drink bottle on to stage with you (saw US clarinet player do this a few years ago, looked really feral) and don't wince when you hear an out of tune note in the violins (i had this involuntary reaction once and was told it made me look 1) pretentious 2) like an arsehole)
best of luck
just relax
donald....
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Author: Joel Clifton
Date: 2003-11-24 19:17
Speaking of humming with the orchestra, in my CD of Brahms 1st symphony played by Leonard Bernstein and the Wiener Philharminiker, I can hear someone occasionally humming, assumably Leo, expecially in several spots in the second movement.
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