[Trombone-l] Alto Trombone requirement at Vanderbilt

[Wayne Dyess]

On Jan 25, 2009, at 6:39 PM, Jeff Albert wrote:

> 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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> Jeff Albert
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First time I performed Beethoven's 5th, I did it on my Bach 16.  Years  
later, I used an alto.  Our 2nd played smaller equipment, too, and the  
section sounded pretty good.

It wasn't quite as much fun on the alto, but it sure was a lot less  
stressful.

:-)

Wayne Dyess