Every instrument in the orchestra has some kind of comical stereotype associated with it, and it is always fun to lightheartedly poke fun at each other (or ourselves!). Here are a few interesting stories and some comical orchestral jokes for your afternoon laugh, courtesy of Donna Perlmutter and the Los Angeles Times. Enjoy!
Steve Danyew is a composer, saxophonist, teacher, and arts administrator based in Rochester, NY. Danyew composes works for chamber ensembles, large instrumental ensembles, choirs and more, and currently serves as Managing Editor of Polyphonic.org. His music has been hailed as “startlingly beautiful” and “undeniably well crafted and communicative” by the Miami Herald, and has been praised as possessing “sensitivity, skill and tremendous sophistication” by the Kansas City Independent. Steve received a B.M. cum laude, Pi Kappa Lambda from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and holds an M.M. in Composition and Certificate in Arts Leadership from the Eastman School of Music.