"Playing Your Instrument During Break/Intermission" (when everyone just wants peace and quiet)
Anyone who has played a pit orchestra gig knows that 'burned out' feelings you get after the first four hours of nonstop 'noise'. The pit orchestra had just come to the intermission of the second out of three shows for the day. This was when the third hornplayer decided it was time to practice ... Not long tones. Not quiet little scale riffs. No..he went for the 'whole banana'; orchestral excerpts featuring any of the louder Strauss and Wagner clips you care to think of. It could have been louder, but he was not playing an Elkhart Conn 8d.... <heh> This went on for about ten minutes until the concertmaster of the group (may he rest in peace!) leaned into the backstage area and bellowed: "PRACTICE AT HOME!" Mercifully, the guy stopped playing. He looked a little surprised though-maybe he thought folks didn't like his interpretation?? _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
