I was going to say the same thing, not on the #1 piano. That can be tricky, though. David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Ed Sutton" <ed440 at mindspring.com> To: caut at ptg.org Received: 3/22/2010 11:31:59 AM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Keith Kirchoff >Jim- >So, please tell us, what was "that repertoire?" >Ed >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jim Busby" <jim_busby at byu.edu> >To: <caut at ptg.org> >Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 2:18 PM >Subject: Re: [CAUT] Keith Kirchoff >All, >Keith played here 2 weeks ago. Nice enough fellow. I've never seen a piece >like this before, and I wish I would have known because I would have >preferred that he NOT play that repertoire on our #1 piano! We have another >piano that we bring in for prepared things and more "inside the piano" >stuff. I'm very open minded about new music, but am also very protective of >certain pianos. Aside from demolishing a piano onstage etc. we try to >accommodate most anything we can... within reason. >But, where and how do we draw lines here? The stage managers had no idea >until she witnessed the concert. Do you question each performer beforehand, >"Now, what is your repertoire, and will you be smacking the heck out of the >piano?" We usually don't tune Friday nights, and our Hamburg D is usually >pretty good for the Saturday recitals... Boy was that not the case here! >Like David S. said, the composer and composition need to be considered. The >bottom line for me is in our piano policy; >"Extreme volume. There is a fine line to be drawn between passionate musical >expression and outright banging on a piano. Please use good judgment when >playing above a forte. Harsh playing is damaging and will not be tolerated." >But how do you approach this with an artist???? >And we were told afterwards that Keith may have "tuned" the piano... Another >no no to me. But what can we do? >Jim Busby >BYU
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