| Re: Endurance
This happens to me when I play with our local wind band too if I am not careful.
I think there are 2 major reasons: Intonation-the band is not optimally in tune and that means we are bending notes all over the place which is a major strain. The second problem is the load on the strong player. Instead of letting our sound "melt" into the orchestral fabric, we take a leadership function and try to stay on top, which also costs a lot of energy.
I now tune the orchestra myself (the conductor welcomed the offer!) and I only crank it up on the critical measures. That helps quite a bit!
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