[Trombone-l] Alto Trombone requirement at Vanderbilt--sorry!

[Borden, Lawrence]

Folks,

 

Not to worry, my skin is not so thin as that!!

 

Larry

 

Lawrence Borden
Associate Professor of Trombone, Vanderbilt University
Principal Trombone, Nashville Symphony Orchestra
H  615.255.4191    C  615.397.1253    O  615.322.7676
Lawrence.Borden at Vanderbilt.edu <mailto:Lawrence.Borden at Vanderbilt.edu>  
www.vanderbilt.edu/trombonestudio
<http://www.vanderbilt.edu/trombonestudio> 

 

 

________________________________

From: George Butler [mailto:georgebutler2003 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 3:14 AM
To: Trombone List
Cc: Borden, Lawrence; Howard Weiner
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Alto Trombone requirement at
Vanderbilt--sorry!

 

Dear List,

 

I would like to apologize to Larry Borden for my assumption that he was
not familiar with Howard Weiner's work.  Larry's answer (below) shows
that he is indeed aware, and his response is very classy.

 

Larry, I started some beginners on trombone (on alto, no less) this
year, and I hope to send you some kids someday.

 

I also apologize to my dear friend Howard Weiner, for creating some
distractions for him at a time when he has some translating deadlines to
meet.  (If you didn't know, Howard translates, corrects, and rewrites CD
liner notes, so take the time to read those.)

 

--George  

George Butler

Tallinn, Estonia

 


--- On Sun, 1/25/09, Borden, Lawrence <lawrence.l.borden at Vanderbilt.Edu>
wrote:

	From: Borden, Lawrence <lawrence.l.borden at Vanderbilt.Edu>
	Subject: [Trombone-l] Alto Trombone requirement at Vanderbilt
	To: trombone-l at samford.edu
	Date: Sunday, January 25, 2009, 9:48 PM

	Folks,
	 
	 
	 
	Actually, I agree with Howard on the use/misuse of the alto
trombone in
	the modern orchestra. Unfortunately, I have had situations in
which
	conductors have "requested" use of an alto trombone in various
works.
	They may be wrong - but I'm certainly not going to argue the
point with
	them; not a good career move!!
	 
	 
	 
	The other argument for using an alto is that the modern alto is
actually
	a very large instrument and generally sounds like a small bore
tenor. In
	that case, since the historical instruments were small bore
tenors, one
	can argue - what's the difference?
	 
	 
	 
	Larry
	 
	 
	 
	Lawrence Borden
	Associate Professor of Trombone, Vanderbilt University
	Principal Trombone, Nashville Symphony Orchestra
	H  615.255.4191    C  615.397.1253    O  615.322.7676
	Lawrence.Borden at Vanderbilt.edu
<mailto:Lawrence.Borden at Vanderbilt.edu>  
	www.vanderbilt.edu/trombonestudio
	<http://www.vanderbilt.edu/trombonestudio> 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
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