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Re: Allowing professional players in brassbands

On 30 Oct 97 at 12:35, D.LANCASTER@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Trond Otto Berg wrote:
> 
> (massive snip):
> 
> > If some band pay their members to play with them two things should
> > happen: 1. The player should be banned from contests for life. 2.
> > The band should be banned for at least two years. We are a amateur
> > movement, not a pro league, AND WE DONT WANT TO BE IT. There is
> > already too much monney going around in the top bands. 
> 
> 
> >   Trond  Otto Berg
> >   Principal
> >   Stranda Music School, Norway
> >
> 
> Dear Trond
> 
> 1) Don't you think that we are already sufficiently divided?  If
> we're going to invent new rules (heaven forbid - we already have
> enough!) we should make rules which enable us to make our musical
> activities more inclusive, not less.

(even bigger snip)  (sorry agin Nigel)

What do the list think about the current trend of 'employing' 
non-brass players to participate in entertainment contests i.e.
last year YBS hired an Irish dancer to dance to Riverdance and I 
believe this year they will use the talents of the reigning Choir 
Girl of the Year to sing at the contest.

What's the thought on this ......?

Regards,


Phil Green.
Solo EEb Bass
Fodens (Courtois) Band.

"I'm not a musician - just an instrumentalist"


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