tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157026828398818599.post2707542932014991175..comments2023-12-26T04:39:19.373-08:00Comments on Barry Blogs: A Month of ExtremesBarry Steeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736336953457008419noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157026828398818599.post-49166879323184454212017-09-04T21:45:54.679-07:002017-09-04T21:45:54.679-07:00Good evening.
A few years ago I had a bit of an a...Good evening.<br /><br />A few years ago I had a bit of an argument, if one could call it that...more of a disagreement, with another bassoonist on the Internet about the following statement I had made: "I can count on one hand the number of times I've been asked as a professional tenured orchestra player to play louder but it would take many hands to count the times I've seen "the hand" come up." He felt that he was having difficulty filling his hall with the bassoon but I still stand by what I said, even after another several years of playing.<br /><br />I applaud your recommendations that this is a necessary part of our lives as professional bassoonists. As a bassoonist in an orchestra that regularly saw substitutes drawn from the major conservatories on the east coast I can say for certain that when students (even students that have now gone on to the highest positions in top orchestras) failed in the section it was most often due to their inability to play softly enough. Thank you, so much, for your focus on this here and elsewhere on your blog (as well, I'm certain, in your teaching). <br /><br />You do a great service to the bassoon world. Thank you.Matthew G. Harvellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15191457188708139107noreply@blogger.com