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Re: Black Dyke in Canada

Since I started the thread, I feel I must respond to Dave's comments.

First of all, at no point in my message did I compare the quality of 
Hannaford or Intrada to Black Dyke. Any of the top bands from the 
championship section could come here and wipe the floor with ANY of the 
bands here in Canada (yes Dave, including the ones I play in -- which are 
neither Hannaford or Intrada). I was simply comparing the economics of the 
tickets to hear two of the top bands in Canada.

You mentioned that there are some seats at $40.00. I can only imagine the 
quality of those seats in a school auditorium. You would pay for a cheap 
seat in a concert hall where you know the acoustics are good, but would you 
do the same in a public school?

I know that overseas trips are expensive, but SA bands do it all the time ( 
I have travelled to England three times with self-funded brass bands) and 
the tickets are still cheap enough that the little old ladies can afford to 
come to the concerts. SA bands raise money by selling CD's, and giving 
concerts just like everybody else. There is no 'golden' source of money for 
them as you know from your days at Hamilton Temple. The Young Ambassadors 
were here in Canada this summer and I heard them for free in Burlington!

You are right Dave, I could loosen the purse strings and go without it 
impacting the bank account to much, but shouldn't we be using a visit by one 
of the top brass bands worldwide to dramatically raise the profile of brass 
band music in Canada? Instead we are making the concert quite elitist. What 
about the students, pensioners etc?

You have personally done a great job in organising two day brass symposiums 
at McMaster with world class brass players, concerts, and workshops that are 
less than half the price of this one concert. Surely you must agree that 
there are other ways to lower prices to put the bums in the seats.


Craig






>Prices are $40, $50 and $60 less 20% if you are a Hannaford subsciber. 
>Doesn't
>seem unreasonable for a touring band of Black Dyke's quality. Are they 
>better or
>not than Hannaford or Intrada? Only way to know for sure is to 
>go.Unfortunately
>I'll be away in sunny Florida.
>
>I suspect even Bram Gregson would agree that Intrada is not up to the 
>Dyke's
>standard. Hannaford certainly has the technique although maybe the tubas 
>don't
>have as full an ensemble sound or as good a low volume range and 
>Hannaford's
>bones don't always play with enough intensity to make an impact. Big 
>variation
>in Hannaford depending on who is conducting but at the top volumes, 
>Hannaford
>probably has purer sounds around the stand, particularlt back bench 
>cornets. Of
>course they are all pros but on the down side Hannaford does far less 
>rehearsal
>than the Dyke and achieves very comparable results, at least with some
>conductors.
>
>Untie the knot in your pursestrings Craig and go and hear for yourself. CDs 
>just
>aren't the same as live.
>
>Dave.



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