Comments on: Blogerati Night at the SF Symphony http://www.eddie.com/2007/07/23/blogerati-night-at-the-sf-symphony/ Official happenings from Eddie Codel Tue, 11 Oct 2011 03:31:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill Brice http://www.eddie.com/2007/07/23/blogerati-night-at-the-sf-symphony/#comment-192439 Bill Brice Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:55:06 +0000 http://www.eddie.com/2007/07/23/blogerati-night-at-the-sf-symphony/#comment-192439 It seemed like a gratuitious swipe to nail the orchestra members for being "glued to their sheet music", while Ms. Martinez played her concerto from memory. I would bet virtually every orchestra member can play more than one concerto for his/her instrument from memory and, given the invitation, would be happy to do so. And I'm pretty sure Ms. Martinez does not play symphony transcriptions from memory, either. And, why is it "sheet" music, anyway? It seemed like a gratuitious swipe to nail the orchestra members for being “glued to their sheet music”, while Ms. Martinez played her concerto from memory. I would bet virtually every orchestra member can play more than one concerto for his/her instrument from memory and, given the invitation, would be happy to do so. And I’m pretty sure Ms. Martinez does not play symphony transcriptions from memory, either.

And, why is it “sheet” music, anyway?

]]> By: Bill Brice http://www.eddie.com/2007/07/23/blogerati-night-at-the-sf-symphony/#comment-857014 Bill Brice Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:55:00 +0000 http://www.eddie.com/2007/07/23/blogerati-night-at-the-sf-symphony/#comment-857014 It seemed like a gratuitious swipe to nail the orchestra members for being "glued to their sheet music", while Ms. Martinez played her concerto from memory. I would bet virtually every orchestra member can play more than one concerto for his/her instrument from memory and, given the invitation, would be happy to do so. And I'm pretty sure Ms. Martinez does not play symphony transcriptions from memory, either. And, why is it "sheet" music, anyway? It seemed like a gratuitious swipe to nail the orchestra members for being “glued to their sheet music”, while Ms. Martinez played her concerto from memory. I would bet virtually every orchestra member can play more than one concerto for his/her instrument from memory and, given the invitation, would be happy to do so. And I’m pretty sure Ms. Martinez does not play symphony transcriptions from memory, either.

And, why is it “sheet” music, anyway?

]]> By: oboeinsight » Blog Archive » Hmmm ... Maybe This is the Guy? http://www.eddie.com/2007/07/23/blogerati-night-at-the-sf-symphony/#comment-192400 oboeinsight » Blog Archive » Hmmm ... Maybe This is the Guy? Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:47:09 +0000 http://www.eddie.com/2007/07/23/blogerati-night-at-the-sf-symphony/#comment-192400 [...] wonder if this is the guy who was in our row at the Symphony concert. (If his concert-mate was sometimes sketching [...] [...] wonder if this is the guy who was in our row at the Symphony concert. (If his concert-mate was sometimes sketching [...]

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