Music needed..

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Bin Hire

I pay $4 for a cup of coffee though, sorry, not American dollars.
"The conductor's attitude was, use the Tuba part if you wanna play. If not, don't play."
Excuse this suggestion but, what would he say if he realised the basses weren't playing? Is he paying you a good salary to play whatever he puts in front of you or is this more about not much money but musical enjoyment?

It's a wind & brass concert with one piece added for 1 bass and cello and one with optional bass. I am the optional bass and the bass with the cello. All other bass players are off for this concert as well as ALL other strings. Because I am there for one piece, he invited me for the other piece but they didn't have a string bass part, just the tuba parts. It wasn't until the Fall concert I even knew I was on this venue as it was billed as 'no strings' at all. It's not about the money, its about the music and the audience. If I have to read a jumbled part in 3 octaves to pick out my part, I would just bow out. For $4.95 of which I will ask for it back, I will play.