Did you sing this, or play this? I've always thought that aria would work well on horn for some reason.
Chris --- David Jewell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have to put in my thoughts on recital playing. I did my first two years of > college at a community college, and at the end of my first year auditioned > for the college music award. I ended up in the "consolation" recital held at > the school rather than in town, and I tanked so bad I entertained thoughts of > quitting the horn. (Mozart No. 1 really shouldn't have sounded like I made it > sound.) In April of my second year I performed the only full solo recital > anyone had done at the school in years. I did Mozart, Hindemith, - one > movement from each - Purcell, and a few other trinkets. Oh yeah, "auf dem > strom" with a tenor, and the balcony aria from "Don Giovanni' with mandolin. > Fun stuff, and although I did more than my share of just bad playing, I made > it through and on the whole was successful. My point is simply that I think > we all have our historically "bad" moments in public playing, but if we have > the right teachers and colleagues it can be a dramatic learning experience a > nd > motivator. I still almost cry when I hear some of my playing, and I just > about stand up, pound my chest and give a Tarzan yell when I hear other > recordings of me. To laugh at someone who is obviously out of his element is > hurtful, and despite the fact that we have all done it, I believe that if my > first recital recording was used as public comic entertainment I would be > livid at whoever used it that way. > paxmaha > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/tedesccj%40yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
