Author: John J. Moses
Date: 2005-01-12 15:38
Funny story:
Years ago, when Kurt Mazur was the conductor at the NY Philharmonic, I got a call from Carl Schiebler, the Phil's contractor, to rush over to the Hall to play the Alpine Symphony with the NY Phil. It seems, Peter Simenauer had just taken a bad fall and wasn't able to play that night. I had just finished playing my matinee on Broadway, so the last thing I felt like doing was the Alpine Symphony with the Phil, with no preparation! I had worked for Mazur before, and I knew how demanding he could be, so I was a bit apprehensive, to say the least. I agreed to come up to the Hall to cover for Peter. They found a set of "tails" for me to wear, as my Broadway "blacks" wouldn't do.
Mazur spoke to me briefly before the concert, and told me to watch him carefully for all the Eb clarinet solo cues. I said yes, of course I would.
The performance went reasonably well, I thought, considering I was sight reading, playing with the Phil without a rehearsal, subbing for the "giant" Peter Sinenauer, and somewhere in a bad dream.
After we finished playing, the crowd went wild, and Mazur was pleased, so he proceeded to give solo bows to various Phil players who had prominent solos. Stanley got his bow, then Mazur gestured in my direction for a bow. I assumed he wanted Roland Koloff, the famous Timpanist to get a bow, but he looked right at me again...and with both hands up, pretended to play the little clarinet. I then stood for my bow, completing my "out of body" experience.
Be ready, be bravo...be a little crazy. You will have fun!
JJM
Légère Artist
Clark W. Fobes Artist
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