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Originally Posted by wilcox96  I know it's been a week or so since anything was posted on this thread... but I had a couple of questions for you, Wilmer.
First...I haven't been able to view the videos...will try tonight. Something goofy with some java settings or the macromedia player right now. Can't wait, though...
Anyway... to my questions. I seem to have the good fortune of playing WSS about every few years in one form or another. Touring thru..or local production..you know. Anyway..it's another cycle and I've got the book to start in a few weeks. Because I've done this show so many times, I've played every (tpt) part at one time or another. Looking over the 1st book again this time, it struck me (especially reminiscently looking over the Rumble and Taunting scene)....what in the heck did you guys think of the first time you saw this book? Did it seem like some of this was so unlike anything you'd seen before? I mean, stylistically and musically...
This is really quite a show. I don't think - even after so many times - that I haven't been just in awe of it. I can't wait to play it again. |
The second player, Phil Ruecktenwald, absolutely nails that low stuttering lick. The "Taunting Scene" is really challenging for all the section. I grew up listening to the Broadway cast album, so it wasn't too much of a shock the first time I played the show. I was fortunate to play lots of contemporary music all my years at the trumpet.
Wilmer