[Trombone-l] Alto Trombone requirement at Vanderbilt

[Jeff Albert]

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 6:35 PM, Ray Horton <rayhorton at insightbb.com> wrote:

> .  My opinion is that Eb alto use on
> Beethoven 5th makes a great deal of sense, regardless of what was played
> at the premiere.  This _in no way_ diminishes Howard's valuable work.
>
>
I just recently heard the Louisiana Phil play Beethoven 5 and Greg played
alto on it.  I thought the section sounded great.
I like that there is diligent scholarship of the history of performance
practice, but I am firmly in favor of doing what yields the best modern day
musical result in current performances.

Jeff
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