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Author: elmo lewis
Date: 2009-12-21 23:52
Did anyone see the interview with a Cl. Orch. administrator a few weeks ago in the NY Times? He came right out and said that Cleveland is no longer big enough to support a full-time 52-week-a-year orchestra, so they are doing 2 or 3 week residencies in Miami, Vienna, etc.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/arts/music/23festival.html?scp=1&sq=cleveland orchestra&st=cse>
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Author: William
Date: 2009-12-22 02:16
From the seating diagram, it appears "business as usual"--the clarinets are seated directly in front of the trumpets. I hope they have the plexaglass stand shields that our symphony bought to place behind our heads and deflect the blastissimos. Even then, I often still need to resort to ear protection, even tho I do not like it.
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Author: TPeterson
Date: 2009-12-23 22:52
I have similar memories of sitting in front of the piccolo trumpet for rehearsals and performances of The Rite of Spring. Ouch.
Tim Peterson
Band Director & Clarinetist
Ionia, MI
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