Books: Oboe Jungle

And it is the ultimate paradox of this book, the tragedy of cultural institutions everywhere, that once the basic demands are met, once the underdog becomes well-fed, he barks even louder. Only no one is listening.

When the twin contracts expire next year, Arian predicts the orchestra will face its ultimate test. While a depressed luxury market has driven down record sales and RCA will have a stronger bargaining position against the Association on the one side, orchestra _ members who no longer have sources of outside income, who are locked into the comforts of their new prosperity and pinched by rising living costs will mount new pressures at just the time the Association most needs to buttress its resources.

On top of all this, add the disgruntlement of the like Arian who have taken music to the universities where can afford to fiddle away their making the sounds of today and morrow and avoid the hassle labor negotiations and big boards. His prognosis is an from the front and back chairs, shrinking of subscriptions less the Main Line forces itself return to Stokowski’s philosophy more daring music for the ultimate symphonic suffocation.

Not a pleasant prospect, admittedly, and — not a book that will down well at the Academy of Music.

But when you sit in the and listen to the Philadelphia when you see Ormandy
enthusiastically finishing Berlioz’ Fantastic phony ahead of the players and see players themselves soporifically sawing through their paces with only occasional- glance at the music or maestro, you can’t help what Arian said when he was why he finally quit.

"When I found myself fourth movement of Symphony for the 101st time couldn’t remember playing the movement, I knew I had enough."