Conductors who select music with two horns only. On Apr 4, 2011, at 8:23 AM, Bill Tyler <[email protected]> wrote:
> The eternal mezzo forte. > > > > --- On Mon, 4/4/11, Larry Jellison <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Larry Jellison <[email protected]> > Subject: [Hornlist] Amateur Ensemble worst peeve > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, April 4, 2011, 1:12 AM > > I can't control myself any longer from asking this question, after reading > all > these suggestions about the irritating clarinet player. > > The question: What bugs you the most about playing in an amateur ensemble? > > For me, it is the conductor who is happy to see anyone walk in with a French > horn, and welcomes them without auditioning them or questioning them about > their > playing ability. Often these are ex-trumpet or ex-trombone players, or > ex-French horn players just returning to playing and have no embouchure > development. Somehow these "hornists" think it is just fine for them to > join > the horn section when they can't play or can barely play. Why is it that > possessing a French horn gives these folks such immediate chutzpah? I have > resorted to much complaining to the conductors over this. > > Regards, > Larry > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/tower_music%40yahoo.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/bgross%40airmail.net _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
