[Trombone-l] Gabe on Boston Pops July 4 Broadcast

[David OLIVER]

My Dish Network guide info must have been off or something, because my DVR 
seemed to start recording after the program had started.

At any rate, I did see you Gabe! I saw you for sure for a fraction of the 
second before that 2nd time through the final strain of Stars and Strips 
(the brass standup part). The camera was on you for 1/5 of a second! :)

I agree with Roger on the camera work. The shots were too brief as well. 
There is an art to producing a symphony telecast, just as there is with a 
baseball game.

I'm pretty sure that "A Capital 4th" was on PBS this year. In past years, I 
thought that the Boston Pops was on one of the cable/satellite channels such 
as USA Network, A&E (one of those).

David Oliver
Broomfield, CO USA


>From: "Rodger A. Hinson" <rodger.hinson at comcast.net>
>To: Gabriel Langfur <glangfur at yahoo.com>
>CC: Trombones and related issues forum <TROMBONE-L at server5.samford.edu>
>Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Gabe on Boston Pops July 4 Broadcast
>Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 23:16:38 -0600
>
>Gabe,
>
>I watched the Boston Pops tonight and I caught the slightest glimpse of
>you. Unfortunately, CBS's production of it was so horrid that I'm glad I
>watched it on Tivo later instead of missing the Fort Collins Symphony's
>performance at our local fireworks show.
>
>No slight to the Boston Pops. The orchestra sounded incredible as
>always, but CBS screwed this one up big time. The constant camera sweeps
>darn near made me seasick and the orchestra felt woefully
>underrepresented. After commercials, the Boston Pops got maybe 15
>minutes of a 60 minute show. Ugh.
>
>Didn't PBS used to do Pops Goes the Fourth? It was MUCH better back then
>- more about the orchestra, less about the MC(s) and the commercials and
>camera tricks.
>
>Rodger Hinson
>Fort Collins, Colorado
>
>Gabriel Langfur wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > If you tune in to the July 4 Boston Pops TV Broadcast, you
> > just might catch a glimpse of me (playing bass trombone of
> > course)...
> >
> > I've subbed and played extra for the BSO and Pops for
> > years, but I haven't done this one before. It's pretty
> > exciting!
> >
> >
> >
> > Gabe Langfur
> > Boston, MA
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