04-27-2014, 04:02 AM
davec wrote:
I really enjoyed the concert! It appears that my son did only play on the final song, "Black Dog". We did see him from a distance and briefly a close up, but it was great to see and hear him. He has only played contrabassoon since October. He is a music performance major (bassoon) and does also play with the OU Symphony Band. After the contrabassoonist transferred to another college my son was recruited by the bassoon professor to play contrabassoon in the OU Symphony Orchestra. He has done well and has received compliments from both his bassoon professor and the director of the orchestra too. I am proud of him!
Thanks to all the forum members who offered help and expressed interest as I attempted to stream my son's concert!
Dave
Glad you got to see him. FYI "piece" or "work" is more appropriate than "song." There are "songs" in classical music but they are short vocal pieces.
So I have to wonder about the instrument.... doesn't it mean he barely gets to perform with the orchestra? Or is it already resulting in him being called for jobs around the region?