jibber jabber - Latest Comments in Blogerati Night at the SF Symphonyhttp://eddiedotcom.disqus.com/word from the eddie underworldenMon, 23 Jul 2007 12:55:06 -0000Re: Blogerati Night at the SF Symphonyhttp://www.eddie.com/2007/07/23/blogerati-night-at-the-sf-symphony/#comment-2727327It seemed like a gratuitious swipe to nail the orchestra members for being "glued to their sheet music", while Ms. Martinez played her concerto from memory. I would bet virtually every orchestra member can play more than one concerto for his/her instrument from memory and, given the invitation, would be happy to do so. And I'm pretty sure Ms. Martinez does not play symphony transcriptions from memory, either.<br><br>And, why is it "sheet" music, anyway?Bill BriceMon, 23 Jul 2007 12:55:06 -0000