Well, if I had managed to get past the first sentence, I would have noticed that he does get around to mentioning, rather dismissively, Helen Kotas. But the fact that he knows about her only makes his first sentence that much more absurd. --J
> From Jasper Rees, via Ed Glick: > > > Listers might be interested in an interview I've done > with Sarah Willis > > of the Berlin Phil horn section. > > > http://bit.ly/a9jhpR > > As much as I admire Rees and enjoyed reading his book, and > as much as I appreciate Willis's accomplishments, it's hard > for me to get past the first sentence of this > interview: "No woman has ever achieved a higher > profile on the French horn than Sarah Willis." > > That's so wrong, it's hard to know where to begin! > Let's start with Helen Kotas -- principal horn, Chicago > Symphony, 1941-47. Some list members might know of > even earlier examples. We all know of many later > ones. > > --John ****************************** John Edwin Mason, Photography: http://www.JohnEdwinMason.com Charlottesville and Cape Town > > ****************************** > John Edwin Mason, Photography: > http://www.JohnEdwinMason.com > Charlottesville and Cape Town > > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
