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Author: DougR
Date: 2013-06-10 18:07
The reed section was David Mann, Ted Nash, Eddie Salkin, Dennis Anderson and Ron Jannelli. Ted was playing Reed I, Eddie Salkin was playing Reed II, and I'm not sure what the rest covered, except that Ron Jannelli always plays low reeds/bassoon. So the clarinet you heard could theoretically have been any of them! Hope that's slightly helpful....
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Author: Claire Annette
Date: 2013-06-10 22:40
Thanks! There was a fun little clarinet riff in the selection from "A Christmas Story: the Musical" that was performed. That's when I sat up and really took notice.
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Author: ned
Date: 2013-06-13 05:37
I looked at this post because the 1st thing that flashed through my mind was Tony Pay, and hey I thought, that'd be interesting - then when I looked I realised that this, in fact, was a reference to yet another one of those interminable US awards programmes.
Pardon my cynicism, but being an Aussie and having worked for a USA based company for many years, and having attended dozens of awards banquets, I just became jaded with the whole experience. Nobody was a loser at awards time - or so it seemed to me.
For the film industry, AFIs, Oscars, and these Tonys are but three of dozens I found in Wikipedia. So, if you don't score a gong at one, not to worry, there's another just around the corner.
Sorry...I'm off topic...but you can gather I'm rather disappointed that it's nothing to do with Tony Pay as it would probably have made for entertaining reading.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2013-06-13 12:45
Regardless of whether you like award shows (I hate them), they provide essential work for live musicians.
For at least some shows, the band is hidden in a room many blocks away.
John Moses will know more.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Claire Annette
Date: 2013-06-13 14:03
Generally, I'm in agreement about the awards shows. I'm not the least bit envious of "stars" and their lifestyles.
It is rare, these days, to see and hear a live orchestra on public, primetime, U.S. TV networks. Therefore, when I do come across a program that has an orchestra and I hear a clarinetist featured, even if briefly, I sit up and take notice.
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Author: John J. Moses
Date: 2013-06-14 04:46
Hi Ken & All
Yes, the WW section was the 5 great NYC doublers mentioned above. Two of the regulars from the TONY band were unable to be at the week of pre-records in town, because the were both out with the Streisand Tour. They are Lawrence Feldman & Lou Marini, both great players.
The pre-records and the Sunday night live broadcast were played from Avatar Studios a few blocks from RCMH, so the actual TONY band was not seen at the site. A few live musicians were seen, but they were not the TONY band.
It's a shame the promoters decided a few years ago to move the band off-site to a recording studio, so now we don't get to see the great work they do during the live broadcast. We all play "live" eight times a week on Broadway...why not live on the TONY AWARDS ceremony which celebrates the best of Broadway?
JJM
Légère Artist
Clark W. Fobes Artist
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Author: DougR
Date: 2013-06-14 18:25
John, do you have an opinion on why the band was moved offsite to begin with? In actual Broadway houses, the answer might be to increase amount of paid seating available (always a factor for producers), thereby relegating the orchestra to one or several fairly remote, acoustically isolated black-boxes. With the Tonys, though, no such necessity applies, does it?
(I have a personal theory that producers are salivating for the day when they can do away with live music entirely, and are attempting to downplay musicians' contributions as much as possible in the meantime. Maybe that's unduly harsh.)
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Author: MarlboroughMan
Date: 2013-06-14 18:51
DougR wrote:
"(I have a personal theory that producers are salivating for the day when they can do away with live music entirely, and are attempting to downplay musicians' contributions as much as possible in the meantime. Maybe that's unduly harsh.)"
I've been worried about this too--first make sure they're out of sight. Then, once that's no longer considered problematic, just pump in canned music.
Eric
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The Jazz Clarinet
http://thejazzclarinet.blogspot.com/
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Author: John J. Moses
Date: 2013-06-17 21:17
Hi DougR & MarlboroughMan:
We can discuss the real reasons the TONY band was moved off the site venue & why Broadway pits are now smaller, covered, or in a room away from public view.
But that will have to be off any public viewed BBoards. My email will work or call my cell phone. Better to be safe than sorry!
JJM
Légère Artist
Clark W. Fobes Artist
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