IRIS Orchestra Friday rehearsal - webcast...pro'lly Tchaik 2

[toobagrowl]

Tchaik 2 is FUN! My fav out of the first 3 Tchaikovsky Symphonies.

I recently performed Tchaik 2 along with Brahm's Academic Festival Overture and a couple other pieces last weekend, so my ears are fresh for it. Wish we had the funding to record them though Played them before with different orchestras.

Anyway, what section are you talking about the tuba sounding/being "late" on in Tchaik 2? Are you talking about the 8 bars of fast 8th-rest/8th-note off-beat section with bass t-bone in the last 4th movement? Or later on in the last 4th mvmnt, 8 bars with bass t-bone starting on a D? I will try to listen for those sections But I think you will be fine since you are already aware of those 'sneaky' sections. Will try to remember to listen to it tomorrow

[toobagrowl]

Just listened to the webcast. That's a very fine orchestra
I couldn't hear you at all in the first mvmnt except a little bit in the soli section at the end with trombones, and could kinda hear you in the last one. But I think it's the way it's orchestrated and the way the webcast is mic'ed.
From what I could hear, you were right with the brass; no "late" tuba. No probs

[Michael Bush]

Wish I could get to one of today's concerts. I'm in Memphis for work, but had morning meetings and a lunch and now I've got a dinner tonight. Now I'm in the hotel room finishing a presentation for tomorrow afternoon. Oh well. As they say, that's why they call it work.