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Russian Christmas Music - Need EH Advice

Author: MikeC855
Date: 2015-11-06 09:12

Our director has programmed this for our concert in four weeks. I am having some issues with the solos, and seek expert guidance. Cor is an older LeBlanc Noblet (Cabart) with recent shop attention.

- High A is hopelessly sharp. I try to pull it in with RH pinkie keys, to no avail.

- Low E attack beginning the third solo wants to hit the octave. I know I'm not alone, I've heard this same issue on a couple of YouTube recordings.

- The director is given to stretching the last phrase of the third solo to emphasize the modulation in the last measure against the horns. I simply cannot do it that way, so would I have my cor credentials revoked if I broke for a breath between the Bb and the G in measure #163? (I'll continue to work on this, I promise!)

Breathing issues aside... I have tried three reeds of unrelated origin, and the first two problems remain consistent. I have three more reeds en route in blind hope of a solution. I am also considering buying a new bocal, but I need to know pretty quickly if doing this might help, and if so, which bocal of the many possibilities would help most.

EDIT: Current bocal appears to be a Loreé #3. I say "appears" because the stamping is blurred and reads "LOPE".

Thanks!

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Confounding band directors since 1964.

Post Edited (2015-11-06 22:42)

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