Fergus McWilliams plays 2nd horn in the BPO. Klaus
--- On Wed, 2/17/10, Lewis <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Lewis <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Horn Digest, Vol 86, Issue 13 > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 12:32 AM > In response to the observations of > Otto Henry: > > This past week, I had an opportunity to hear the Berlin > Philharmonic Wind > Quintet in recital at the renowned Troy Music Hall. Fergus > McWilliams was > the horn player. He sat somewhat at an angle to the > stand so that his hands > were almost aligned at a right angle to the music. > His playing of music by > Barber, Hindemith, Faure, and Nielsen was in tune and in > sync with the other > four players. His horn parts ranged from the top to the > bottom, and the > quality of his tone matched the mood of whatever they all > were performing. > I couldn't have asked for a more inspiring evening. > > I didn't see the performance you refer to, and I don't even > know if > McWilliams is the regular first chair horn player in > Berlin, but I have the > feeling that if it was he you saw, he was doing what the > music called for. > I for one am making adjustments in the way I sit and so far > at least play > the better for it. > > Sincerely, Lewis Rubenstein > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/yorkmasterbbb%40yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
