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Originally Posted by ecarroll  Trent,
Perhaps. . . then again it might be what turns the committee on (?) One thing that isn't standardized is the personality of various orchestra committees.
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I'm not sure - I think Trent is too close for comfort. I've been told after several auditions that the woodwinds and strings on the committee loved my sound and style, but the brass didn't. More brass on the committee for a trumpet audition, so I was out.
Maybe woodwinds and strings listen to (or don't have any) different idol orchestras than brass players? (Or they are secretly hoping to be able to change what is coming from the brass section - who knows what hidden agendas are going on behind the screen?!)
I don't know whether it is so much that there are 'standard' recordings as that a lot of players find it easier to learn something if they listen first. They ask for advice on which recording is 'the best' and then imitate that.
"The Chicago sound" certainly fueled a lot of folks in my generation, and still does to this generation. Now some of those folks are sitting in the major seats in other orchestras. How much of that have they carried over into their own playing, just on a subconscious level? How much are they passing on to their students and current listeners?
I suspect it has more to do with listening habits than equipment, but what do I know!