Greetings,
Inspiring four minute trailer for A Life of Joyful Discovery, a documentary about the icon of wind ensemble music, Frederick Fennell.
Here are my favorite quotes from Fennell in the trailer:
• “Your business is to make music with the people in front of you. It doesn’t matter who they are.”
• “…feel their contact with each other…their reaching out beyond themselves to other people.”
• “They were not just players, they were listeners, and that’s were they were the kind of players they were., because they were the kind of listeners they were.”
Enjoy!
Catherine
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2 comments:
Thanks for posting this, Catherine. Fennell certainly was influential in establishing the one-on-a-part wind ensemble concept and bringing band music to a much higher level. And his early recordings with the Eastman Wind Ensemble sure inspired me to become a band director and follow a career in music.
Jerry,
I am so glad the post has meaning for you. Thanks for reading! Catherine
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