I attended a chamber music performance a few years ago, something alongside a regular summer residence of a very major orchestra. I think it opened with - shall we say - a "dry" ensemble. Then the performers for the Brahm's Trio came out and sat down. The horn player - the rising young star of said major orchestra - took a test blow and realized he/she had not emptied beforehand. The emptying was done prominently and vigorously, with a good shake of the third valve slides. There were audible gasps from the audience.
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