tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post3615893213741340879..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: I don't worry about statusUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-11957939270171984552008-05-16T10:09:00.000+01:002008-05-16T10:09:00.000+01:00Denis Wick (previous 1st Trombone LSO) put it this...Denis Wick (previous 1st Trombone LSO) put it this way. Playing symphony brass is like flying a Jumbo. Long periods of boredom with nothing to do, followed by a few minutes of terror when you land the plane.Steve Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771999065792016571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-63546829302875823332008-05-12T19:40:00.000+01:002008-05-12T19:40:00.000+01:00Jeffrey, it was a very much augmented chamber orch...Jeffrey, it was a very much augmented chamber orchestra for Elgar 1. <BR/><BR/>If you look carefully at my header photo you will see some players who are a little older than the normal 25 years upper limit for the Chamber Orchestra Anglia.<BR/><BR/>There were even two harps!Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-16997221676819647162008-05-12T19:34:00.000+01:002008-05-12T19:34:00.000+01:00I applaud Sir Colin for his attitude, but I wonder...I applaud Sir Colin for his attitude, but I wonder: how on earth does a chamber orchestra manage Elgar 1?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499574953007929446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-64357510465359919292008-05-11T16:17:00.000+01:002008-05-11T16:17:00.000+01:00Brass players don't exactly have that much to do -...Brass players don't exactly have that much to do - do you see those long bars of rest? And the notes don't look like rocket science either....violainvilniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08073951177204412320noreply@blogger.com