Hear, hear! If you refer to a previous mailing of mine about the BBC Proms and a performance of Mahler 5 by the World Orchestra for Peace, you will find Sarah Willis (great player) playing second to Gail Williams (greater player?). Oh for some perspective in these matters.
Ralph R. Hall On 2 Sep 2010, at 20:24, John Edwin Mason wrote: > 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/ralph%40brasshausmusic.com Ralph R. Hall [email protected] Ralph R. Hall http://www.brasshausmusic.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
