Author: sylvangale
Date: 2007-07-21 11:31
Yeah, I'm a nutty fluter too (and I do have a fife! <g>).
In your situation if you were the better player (regardless of "verbal" credentials) and the other oboist kinda just slipped his/her way into your parts I think that you should have really stayed your ground. The oboist should have been issued her own folder with their own parts. If there were pieces that had dual-1st/2nd parts on them and the other oboist started playing your solos along with you, I would expect the conductor to nonchalantly point out that a certain section was a solo and if the doubling continued, I would hope the conductor would be a little more direct as to who plays solo.
I've always thought to even play another persons part that isn't your own amongst colleagues is very rude and unacceptable behavior.
Should the other oboist be better than you at sight reading, but you have a better sound and produce the better final result. YOU are the better oboist and there is no reason for you to concede your parts & principal position to another person. However once you have conceded your parts, you've passed them on. You may get better in all ways than the other oboist and everyone may recognize that fact, but that doesn't mean the other person will feel the same level of musical guilt and will return the favor.
You can be nice, helpful, share parts, and give up certain things. Those are your choices as principal of your section. When you concede it all due to guilt or destiny, you may be doing a disservice to yourself.
Regards,
Stephen (Piko)
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