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She provided her "pitch-perfect, three-octave range" to the choral sections of ''[[200 Motels]]'', most notably during ''[[Strictly Genteel (The Track)|Strictly Genteel]]''.  
 
She provided her "pitch-perfect, three-octave range" to the choral sections of ''[[200 Motels]]'', most notably during ''[[Strictly Genteel (The Track)|Strictly Genteel]]''.  
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''"[[Pierre Boulez]] (...) I saw him conduct the [[New York Philharmonic]] with [[Phyllis Bryn-Julson]] as soloist at [[Lincoln Center]] in '86 or'87. The audience was extremely rude. The first half of the program had pieces by [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky]] and [[Claude Debussy|Debussy]]; the second half was a piece by Boulez. After the intermission, the audience came back in and waited for him to begin his piece -- which was very quiet compared to the first two -- and then about half the audience got up -- noisily -- and walked out. He kept on conducting. I would have enjoyed the opportunity to grab a microphone and scream, "Sit down, assholes! This is one of 'The Real Guys'!"'' - Frank Zappa in ''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]''.
  
 
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Revision as of 13:46, 27 July 2026

Phyllis Bryn-Julson behind the microphone in 200 Motels. To the right: Judy Gridley.

Phyllis Bryn-Julson is an opera singer.

She provided her "pitch-perfect, three-octave range" to the choral sections of 200 Motels, most notably during Strictly Genteel.

"Pierre Boulez (...) I saw him conduct the New York Philharmonic with Phyllis Bryn-Julson as soloist at Lincoln Center in '86 or'87. The audience was extremely rude. The first half of the program had pieces by Stravinsky and Debussy; the second half was a piece by Boulez. After the intermission, the audience came back in and waited for him to begin his piece -- which was very quiet compared to the first two -- and then about half the audience got up -- noisily -- and walked out. He kept on conducting. I would have enjoyed the opportunity to grab a microphone and scream, "Sit down, assholes! This is one of 'The Real Guys'!" - Frank Zappa in The Real Frank Zappa Book.

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