Hello Simon, I'm pretty much playing it by memory, and the conductor has, for the most part, been following me-- and it's worked well thus far.
I haven't had a chance to speak with him [Mr. Clarinet] about this-- though I suppose anything is possible! As has been mentioned in the thread, he is a good player, and a nice guy, but the gyrations he displays in the other movements lead me to suspect that this is not a case of the somewhat misguided "helpful colleague". Truth be told, I'd be a bit p***** o** if this was indeed what he was trying to do; imagine me moving my chair into his view, then swaying back-and-forth in my seat as I was making conducting movements [I can't conduct electricity!] next to him at some point in the suite, because I assumed that he wasn't following the conductor?? Something tells me HE wouldn't appreciate that... Cheers, martin On 2011-04-02, at 10:04 PM, Simon Varnam wrote: >>> During a rehearsal for an upcoming performance of Mendelssohn's Midsummer >>> Night's Dream, he actually took his left hand from his instrument and began >>> conducting from his seat, as he was swaying back and forth. This occurred >>> during the Nocturne, and unfortunately, I sit right behind the clarinet >>> section. I'd rather not have two conductors to look at; one is quite enough! > > > Martin, I hope it's not just that (because of the way you are playing it) he > thinks you are not watching the conductor and is trying to help! I must admit > to having tried to signal to tunnel-vision-afflicted players who were so > engrossed in following the notes on the page that they became oblivious to > the sounds around them and to the efforts of the conductor to control them. > :-) > > Simon > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/axe102%40rogers.com "All great things are decided not by machines or gadgets, but by willpower; whoever has it will finally prevail." Winston Churchill _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
