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John Adams, "The Chairman Dances" - any info?

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:22 pm
by Tom Holtz
Hey, nerds...

I know I haven't been around much, but I could use a little inside info. The local community orchestra has the John Adams piece "The Chairman Dances" on tap for next month. I've never heard of it, I know zero about it. I only started rolling with the wire choir a few weeks ago. Is there anything in the Adams that I need to worry about?

Re: John Adams, "The Chairman Dances" - any info?

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:12 pm
by Tom Holtz
WELL PLAYED.

It just so happens that the Eb was on the docket for that show anyway. Thank you, bloke. One less thing to stress me out.

Re: John Adams, "The Chairman Dances" - any info?

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:35 pm
by windshieldbug
Lots of fun. I asked Adams if he was thinking of any tuba player when he wrote it and his response was, "No, that's just what I heard."

Re: John Adams, "The Chairman Dances" - any info?

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 11:07 pm
by Doug Elliott
Come on Tom, use the Helicon.

Re: John Adams, "The Chairman Dances" - any info?

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 11:49 am
by Tom Holtz
Doug Elliott wrote:Come on Tom, use the Helicon.
The beer holder will certainly come in handy with 190 measures of tacit. Tell me again why this isn't standard equipment on every tuba?

Re: John Adams, "The Chairman Dances" - any info?

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 1:08 pm
by windshieldbug
Tom Holtz wrote:Tell me again why this isn't standard equipment on every tuba?

It IS. You must have just gotten the budget model... :shock: