Author: Doug R
Date: 2002-08-10 03:17
Well, this all reminds me of a couple of things I mentioned on the BB in another context a while back: a fascinating article on the "Top 10 Woodwind Doublers in Los Angeles" in Windplayer magazine, issue # 62 (available as a back issue, hopefully). the article goes into great length about the kinds of musical challenges these guys deal with all the time, the immense job pressures of film scoring dates, live broadcasts (e.g. Academy Awards, the Streisand specials, etc.) and lots of specific info on their setups (from piccolos and piccolo clarinet to contrabass clt & contrabass sax). I admire these guys immensely because there's nothing easy about what they do, and nothing easy about the instruments they've chosen to play (in any of numerous combinations!!) and they just ... DO it!
Also, here's a website for one of the reed players featured in the article, Marty Krystall: www.k2b2.com.martyinstr.html (or just go to the www.k2b2.com website & click on Marty Krystal).
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