It just proves the point.... Conductors hear with their eyes!!!! :) Milton
Milton Kicklighter 4th Horn Buffalo Philharmonic Retired ________________________________ From: "Avrum H. Golub, M.D., J.D." <[email protected]> To: The Horn List <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, June 9, 2011 4:28:09 PM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] LA Phil picks Aussie for Principal Horn John Barrows told me that Szell, whom he called "Dr. Cyclops", only would listen to/audition horn players using silver horns. Many years ago, Hi Fidelity Magazine quoted Mehta as wanting his players to use Kruspe, Holton, or Conn horns. FYI: http://hornplayer.net/sections/s1282.html Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Andrew Bain, - Principal (Atkinson AG2000) Geoff Lierse, - Associate Principal (Otto 167 K model) Saul Lewis, - Principal 3rd Horn (-) Russell Davis, - Horn (Alexander 308) Trinette McClimont, - Horn (Cornford 28) Eric Bramble, - Horn (Yamaha 668) Avrum > From: Milton Kicklighter <[email protected]> > Reply-To: The Horn List <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:17:02 -0700 (PDT) > To: The Horn List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] LA Phil picks Aussie for Principal Horn > > Our associate principal Duane Saetveit has always played a 8d with a Atkinson > lead pipe. I also have one of the original Atkinson lead pipes on my 8d. > In all the years I have heard Duane play and no matter what horn he was > playing... even a hose pipe... he always had the same beautiful sound. > > > I think the sound we get is the sound in our head. I have really never had > any > trouble blending in with the section on my 103. > > > However, when I auditioned for the San Antonio symphony many many many years > ago > :) I was told if I showed up with a horn that was "silver" Allessandro would > not > even listen to me. > > > So, who knows?? > > Milton > > Milton Kicklighter > 4th Horn Buffalo Philharmonic > Retired > > > > > ________________________________ > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, June 9, 2011 11:23:24 AM > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] LA Phil picks Aussie for Principal Horn > > > > > I'm not 100% sure. I played a Schmid double for a long time and got a little > negativity sometimes due to my sound not blending in well with 8D sections. I > didn't win a recent audition because of it - and I was in the final round, > too. > > > I sometimes wonder if it was more of a visual thing than auditory - but I'm > probably changing to a Geyer now anyway. > > Sometimes I think if we were all blind we might not even tell much of a > difference in sound. I think Ken Pope even showed something to that effect at > a > symposium one year. > > -William > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Reicher, Tom <[email protected]> > To: The Horn List <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, Jun 9, 2011 11:07 am > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] LA Phil picks Aussie for Principal Horn > > > Good to hear that the Alex 103 may have established a beach head in LA. > Adding > further variety to horn sound in the US is to be welcomed, though Milton's > post > suggests that the Kruspe/Conn sound world may be too strong to resist. > > Tom Reicher > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Chris Wilhjelm > Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 7:35 AM > To: The Horn List > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] LA Phil picks Aussie for Principal Horn > > > Indeed, I purchased that horn (which Bill purchased from James Stagliano) I > later sold it to Lisa Taylor who is also on this list > c > >>>> Milton Kicklighter <[email protected]> 6/9/2011 10:25 AM >>> > My Congrats Also, > > It might be of interest to know that Bill Lane played on a Alex 103 when he > first came to Buffalo as con principal. It was > > later that he changed to the Conn 8d. > > Milton > > Milton Kicklighter > 4th Horn Buffalo Philharmonic > Retired > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Robert N. Ward <[email protected]> > To: Horn Mailing List New <[email protected]>; Horn Mailing List - old > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, June 9, 2011 9:44:04 AM > Subject: [Hornlist] LA Phil picks Aussie for Principal Horn > > While on tour, an old friend told me that the LA Phil chose Andrew Bain, > principal horn in Melbourne, to fill their principal position. I had not > heard > that (some Googling confirmed it), so congrats to Mr. Bain! My friend also > told > me that Mr. Bain plays on an Alex 103, which would seem to mark a different > direction for the LA horn section. Interesting news, I thought, so I figured > I'd > pass it on. > > All the best to all of you, worldwide, > > Bob > > > Robert N. 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