[Trombone-l] Of new trombone quintets

[Chris Tune]

Also, and this is a migration of the topic, generally.  LDS folk have an 
ongoing need for dance groups, since their "socials" tend to be dances and 
tend to be regularly scheduled.  My Top 40 group did a whole bunch of these 
gigs in the late 1970's or early eighties.  The gigs were in and around Los 
Angeles.  Seemed to me they would have one of these socials every couple or 
few months in each larger stake center.

I didn't seem that they would insist upon and LDS member band, but there was 
a bass player that we picked up who was LDS and he knew all the top 40 
tunes, so it wasn't too bad of a thing (except for the regular bass player 
who would rather have had the gig. .)

Chris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alisha Ard" <alishamarie at mail.ru>
To: "Jason Smith" <jbone72 at yahoo.com>; <robertslaven at shaw.ca>; 
<trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Of new trombone quintets


> Robert, et al-
>
> With regard to the Mormon church's handbook position on trombones,
> just so you know I lived in Utah for nearly 8 years, and for the last
> half of that played in the Orchestra at Temple Square - a recently
> formed group that accompanies the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Salt
> Lake City.  The trombone players in that group (and a lot of them are
> still there, but some were students like me and moved after
> graduating) are an excellent bunch and it nevertheless doesn't sway
> the authors of said handbook.  (Maybe because the low brass section
> could easily bury the whole choir if we weren't careful. :)
>
> The reason still is ignorance because people don't want to believe
> that good quality brass can be 1000 times more edifying than some
> awful middle school flute student or a hobbyist string player
> scratching away out of tune.
>
> I'd recommend, if you're in this situation, simply appealing to the
> local bishopric or stake presidency if you'd really like to play, and
> make your case.  I have played in sacrament meetings several times
> with other BYU students, and didn't offend anyone.  They were all
> pleasantly surprised.  Also, Newell Dayley, who composed several of
> the LDS hymns, is himself a trumpet player, and he has played in
> stake conference even.  It's not expressly forbidden, people just
> don't know.
>
> My problem now, however, is in order for me to put together a nice
> trombone quartet for church I'd have to get three other players who
> aren't Mormon, and get them to agree to do it for free!
>
>
>
> Alisha Marie Ard
>   --trombone--
> (818) 919-3344
>
> "...the citizen who thinks he sees that the commonwealth's political
> clothes are worn out, and yet holds his peace and does not agitate
> for a new suit, is disloyal; he is a traitor."
> -Mark Twain
>
>
> On May 3, 2006, at 9:17 AM, Jason Smith wrote:
>
>> "Organs and pianos are the standard instruments used
>> in Church
>> meetings. If other instruments are used, their use
>> should be in keeping with
>> the spirit of the meeting. Instruments with a
>> prominent or less
>> worshipful sound, such as most brass and percussion,
>> are not appropriate for
>> sacrament meeting."
>>
>> What church handbook is this from.  This has got to be
>> the biggest bunch of hooey I have ever seen.  The
>> trombone as many music historians would tell you got
>> its "start" playing in church as early as 11th or
>> twelveth century or sooner(I'm going from memory).
>> I'll be quiet now sorry for the rampage.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>   --- ROBERT SLAVEN <robertslaven at shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> Sigh.  Oh, to be in a church like that!  From my
>>> church's music handbook:
>>>
>>> "Organs and pianos are the standard instruments used
>>> in Church meetings. If other instruments are used,
>>> their use should be in keeping with the spirit of
>>> the meeting. Instruments with a prominent or less
>>> worshipful sound, such as most brass and percussion,
>>> are not appropriate for sacrament meeting."
>>>
>>> Oh well.  Our region has an annual classical music
>>> night; last year I broke the brass barrier with
>>> Panis Angelicus (trombone duet and piano) and a
>>> trombone/violin/cello "Sleepers Wake".  This year
>>> it'll be Pachelbel's Canon and Golliwog's Cakewalk
>>> (both me and piano).
>>>
>>> Robert
>
>
>
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