Posted by Great discussion on February 13, 2001 at 10:30:22:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Women in orchestras posted by Cheryl on February 12, 2001 at 23:15:55:
I think it is an excellent discussion and raises some great issues. Why can't certain physical characteristics be raised that might be gender-related? There ARE differences that can't be overlooked. Yes exceptions occur where a person with small lung capacity get a huge sound, but over all, lung capacity DOES matter. In modern-day orchestras, it's the big sound that we hear.