By: Jim Panttaja » Notes from the National Flute Association Convention

Jim Panttaja » Notes from the National Flute Association Convention — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:45:29 +0000

[…] for contra bass flute. It is a great sound - and fun to be in the middle of it (see my earlier post on […]

By: nocturne@alum.mit.edu

nocturne@alum.mit.edu — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:22:24 +0000

Being smack dab in the middle of the energy and the music an be really amazing.
I’ve played in the pit orchestra for at least a couple dozen musical theater productions now. Without fail, the peak (for me) of every production is the sitzprobe, the rehearsal where the full orchestra and cast come together for the first time. The singers stand directly behind the orchestra, sans blocking or acting, simply focusing on the meshing of our collective sounds. At no other time will the orchestra be so fully immersed in the voices of the cast; the intensity of energy and volume makes my skin literally tingle, filling me with a sense of wonder and joy and unutterable beauty.

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