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Tony Awards orch. personnel, anyone?

Author: DougR
Date: 2006-06-13 13:11

If anyone caught the Tonys Sunday night, you heard a live (LIVE!) orchestra, playing (apparently effortlessly, with split-second precision and spot-on intonation) material all over the stylistic map from umpteen current Broadway hit musicals, plus tons of incidental music. The reed section alone covered legit ensemble as well as big-band stuff, plus some really tasty rock tenor.

I'm curious about who was in the orchestra, and how the reed books were split up, & thought I'd post the question, since some regular BB contributors (ahem, Mr. Moses?) might have actually played the show.

It was the kind of musical performance (quite apart from what was happening on stage) that makes you want to shed, shed, shed with the hope that someday..........

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