No-one would surely claim that a counter-tenor sounds the same as a female soprano- nor would they want to. One often hears of the shock-horror of purists at the news of 'femsops' singing parts written for countertenors. Quite right too.
A good clarinet or sop sax player could easily handle any trumpet concerto, and Horn Concertos have been transcribed for all sorts of instruments. Good fun for the performers- but not really that good to listen to. Except to admire the technical ability of the performer. Sorry- while the politics stinks- the decision is IMHO correct. Cheers K in OZ Keith Helgesen. Director of Music, Canberra City Band. Ph: (02) 62910787. Band Mob. 0439-620587 Private Mob 0417-042171 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Yates Sent: Thursday, 21 July 2005 11:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Finale] OT: Countertenor barred from Texas All-State Choir > I can think of plenty of good reasons to want to keep a boy out of the > soprano section of a choir, and likewise for keeping the girls out of > the tenor section. And those reasons would be....? Richard Yates _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.2/53 - Release Date: 20/07/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.2/53 - Release Date: 20/07/2005 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
