In a message dated 07/05/2007 11:29:02 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>those who simply try to have a pissing contest with an unknown composer >(or a conductor they want to ridicule), to show them who is the >alpha-dog in the group and try to make the composer look like a bumbling >fool. Of course we all know that often the opposite applies and it's a conductor trying to show who's boss - I did a freelance gig with a conductor whose beat was not the clearest I have ever seen. Apart from about six of us, the orchestra were all members of a local full time professional orchestra working as freelances on their day off. Eventually, the timpanist very politely said that from where he was sitting he couldn't see the beat at one particular point in the piece and asked if the conductor could do anything to help. Instead of trying to remedy the problem, this conductor looked at the timpanist (who was from the full time orchestra) as though he were an idiot and said, "Well everyone else can see it". The drummer's response was rather less polite than his initial comment. At that moment, the conductor lost his orchestra - the atmosphere changed dramatically and it was open season as first one, then another, then just about everybody shot him to pieces. All the best, Lawrence lawrenceyates.co.uk _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
