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Re: Rice Appoints New Clarinet Professor

Author: William
Date: 2010-11-02 14:32

Given the financial woes faced by many of todays orchestras and the pressures of always having to remain at the top of your playing "game", it isn't surprising that an orchestral player would prefer the more secure teaching environment of a university. Even back in the 1960's when I was in college, both our horn & flute professors came to the UW-Madison from principal chair positions: hornist from the New York Philharmonic and flute from the Philadelphia Orchestra. They were just tired of the pressures of being professional musicians and chose acedemic careers instead. Winning the CSO audition may not be all that we think it would be...........

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