| Sorry, been busy all day.
The concert went very well, actually! The entire section played better than in any of our rehearsals. The 5th and 6th trumpet parts also require cornets for certain sections and those guys sounded professional (some really cool Mariachi style moments). As far as my part:
We used the Sotto Voce mute for the "whisper mute" sections, it's a good mute for that.
There is a string of high C's around the section marked "It grabs his throat" that had been giving me some trouble, but fortunately the second player and I both got through it.
Half way down the pentultimate page is a high D (on C trumpet) that was not as full as I would have liked, but reasonably resonant
Of course, the final measures of sustained top-of-the-staff F are a blow, but the Sotto Voce made it manageable
Again, as far as that written F above high C, don't sweat it. It is supposed to be a short, high, "breathy" pitch. If you get F, great, if not, no big deal.
Oh yeah, the clarinets and I got together and decided we would add a decrescendo in the 7/8 bars with the repeated notes in "Carlos clowns for Juan." Each one got softer until it was almost ridiculously soft, but it really pulled off the moment.
Good luck and pm me or post with any other questions.
-Eric Baker |