Testing the Acoustics

Relatively early in the process, I decided to give my friends a little Christmas gift and play a tanda of fresh arrangements. I wanted to get a feel for the hall acoustics with solo clarinet and dancers. More specifically, would the sound need to be amplified or not? Fun fact: Clarinet as a symphony instrument is designed to carry through a full orchestra in very large halls. So no problem with that at all! No amp needed by a long shot.

Since then, I’ve taken opportunities to play with tango bands to get a feel for intonation and balance. Again, as these are the cornerstones of orchestral training, adjusting to bandoneons instead of trombones & cellos (insert another viola joke here) isn’t a stretch at all, and is, in fact, delightfully fun.

SO much fun!