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Appearing with them will be Ken Stalberg, violin; Chester Brezniak, clarinet, will perform Stravinsky s Suite for violin, clarinet, piano from L Histoire du Soldat. Not into classical music. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Serious series Sep 11, 2009
An acknowledged master of the Django Reinhardt style of gypsy jazz, Jorgenson also brings his own unique flair to the stage with exciting new compositions, amazing fretwork and searing clarinet playing, supported by distinguished world-class musicians. "The John Jorgenson Quintet has played the Dakota in the Cities, played with symphony orchestras around the world and been a major force in jazz music," Spradlin said. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Somerville Public Schools holds instrument rental session Sep 10, 2009
Students in grades 5 to 8 who want to play a band instrument flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, sax or drums are invited to a rental event Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 16 and 17, from 2:45 to 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. This program is also rent to own and there is a four-and-a-half-month initial rental beginning at $42. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Looking Back Sep 10, 2009
Sixth Grade During opening exercises, Joanna Hershberger and Beverly Kinsinger showed us their rock collections, Beverly Kinsinger and Karen Russell entertained us with a clarinet duet, and Bonnie Yoder, Mary Agnes Yoder and Alice Patterson presented a skit. Fifth Grade We tried to see who could jump the farthest. (Kalona News, IA)
Instrument Petting Zoo Sunday Sep 8, 2009
The event will take place at 380 Concord Ave. and will include an instrument petting zoo, with opportunities to try the cello, clarinet, flute, guitar, percussion, piano, recorder, violin, viola, and more. The Open House is also an opportunity to experience first-hand the extremely talented students of Powers Suzuki program; performances to entertain and demonstrate the Suzuki method will be given throughout the afternoon. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Big-band jazz singer Chris Connor dies at 81 Sep 5, 2009
on Nov. 8, 1927, Connor studied the clarinet as a child before she began singing in her late teens, later commuting to the University of Missouri on weekends to perform with a college band. She moved to New York in 1949 and joined the Claude Thornhill Orchestra as a member. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Attorney is driven to take on hard cases Sep 5, 2009
A few years later, she made time to intern at a local law firm when she wasn't playing the clarinet or saxophone in her high school marching band or starring as the title role in her high school's musical production of Hello, Dolly. "She has an artistic flair, but she's not the best actress in the world," Linda said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Joy of Music Sep 5, 2009
Kingston children in grades four through six can sign up for flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, or percussion (bell kit/snare drum). Keyboard lessons will be offered for children in grades three through six. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Thorny Brocky Sep 4, 2009
Aaron Novik is a multifaceted experimental composer who plays the clarinet and bass clarinet ... Line-up: Aaron Novik, composer, bass clarinet; Dina Maccabee, violin; Lisa Mezzacappa, bass; Mari Abe, accordion; Jamie Moore, drums; Kasey Knudsen, alto sax; Melody Ferris, vocals. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sonic spotlight Sep 3, 2009
PLAYS: Saxophone, flute (including the shakuhachi), clarinet, keyboard. BANDS: Mood Indigo, Pulsar, tak. (The Augusta Chronicle)
2009 Football Preview: Stanislaus District's must-see bands Sep 3, 2009
A bass clarinet player, she will also be this year's drum major. The selection of Scoggins is similar to how some coaches pick their quarterback. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Bartman to release ‘Jersey Shore’ Sep 3, 2009
His bandmates are Erik Juhl, who plays bass guitar and clarinet, and Aaron Kavelman, who plays percussion. The reason the group is called Jared Bartman is because the songs, the core of all the songs, the words and melody, comes from me,; Bartman said. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Chris Connor; jazz vocalist known for ‘cellolike tones’ Sep 2, 2009
Although she studied clarinet for eight years, she later said that she always wanted to be a singer. I never took lessons, she told the Buffalo News in 1996. (Boston Globe)
A New Beginning for the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra Sep 2, 2009
The second concert on Oct. 3 will be all classicalMendelsshon s Overture to The Fair Melusine, Mozart s Clarinet Concerto and Beethoven s Symphony No. 4. It will be conducted by FSO s associate conductor Glenn Quader. (South County Chronicle, VA)
Prelude to a fermata? Sep 1, 2009
This year could be the last that fifth-graders have the opportunity to pick up a violin or clarinet. Instrumental teachers were told before the first day of school that the band and orchestra programs would start at the sixth-grade level beginning next year. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Teachers look forward to small community Aug 29, 2009
After high school, she traveled with the Minnesota Ambassadors of Music choir to nine European countries as a singer and clarinet player. Their repertoire included religious music, jazz and Olympic-themed songs. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Entertainer Spotlight on Mike Dooley (57) Aug 28, 2009
Taking up clarinet at the age of nine, he started playing in the school band, but it wasn t too much later that he decided to start playing the cooler sound of the alto saxophone at age 13. Playing in wind ensemble and in concert and stage band in school, he also enjoyed playing in garage bands after school. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Joe Maneri, at 82; legendary jazz musician, conservatory teacher Aug 28, 2009
The intricate tapestry of music Joe Maneri would weave for students in Boston when he created a college course in microtonal music was there on stage decades ago as he played saxophone and clarinet in New York City - occasionally at the same time ... Joseph Gabriel Esther Maneri s own dreams were somewhat muted as a child growing up in a cold water flat in Brooklyn, N.Y., the only child of a father who played clarinet and a mother who sang opera and folks songs at home ... Beginning at 11, he... (Boston Globe)
Robert Glasper and Stefon Harris offer jazz influenced by hip-hop, rap, soul, and more Aug 23, 2009
From this stems the entire program of Urbanus : the album title ( Urban Us ) and its musical commitments, from go-go, marching band, and church to the spectacular reworking of Stevie Wonder s They Won t Go (When I Go) that includes Benjamin s vocoder and a guest flute and clarinet section. Harris s Urbanus is eclectic, but its pacing and feel are still those of a classic jazz record. (Boston Globe)
Orchestra celebrates Mahler's majesty Aug 21, 2009 What killed Mozart? Study suggests strep infection Aug 20, 2009 El Chapo (left) and Ricardo Arjona (right) Aug 20, 2009 Strep Throat May Have Led to Mozart's Death Aug 19, 2009 Mat-Su community datebook (8/19/09) Aug 19, 2009 New concert season set at Lake Aug 17, 2009 DaCapo Band to celebrate 25 years with concert Aug 16, 2009 Les Paul, 94; pioneered recording techniques, inspired ‘a world of guitarists’ Aug 14, 2009 Tanglewood festival sounds themes of diversity and coalescence Aug 13, 2009 Marlboro Music Festival keeps its sharp edges from Crumb to Schumann Aug 12, 2009 Bandmates collect cash to help injured Greenbrier teen Aug 11, 2009 Missing classmates felt as Greenbrier returns Aug 11, 2009 And all that class Aug 9, 2009 Army War College welcomes new class Aug 8, 2009 Fort Hall festival volunteer Aug 8, 2009 Thorp band members love music, love to gather Aug 7, 2009 At 80, clarinetist Stanley Drucker calls it quits Aug 7, 2009 Music: a guide to the week ahead Aug 6, 2009 Not Enough Like The Real Thing Aug 6, 2009 Duo Brings Bourbon Street Sounds to Church Street Aug 5, 2009 At 18, hes got soul Aug 4, 2009 Examining health care Aug 3, 2009 Fountain rekindles magic of Blue Room Aug 3, 2009 As violin swells, a life devoted to music fades Aug 2, 2009 Indyklez appearance to benefit local attraction Aug 1, 2009 Asia finds its unifying voice Jul 31, 2009 Band camp helps musicians pump pep into routines Jul 31, 2009 To be the best Jul 28, 2009 Richard Gordon has an idea about how to save Lodi Unified School District music programs (484) Jul 28, 2009 Orange County Great Park Announces 'Flights and Sounds of Summer' Dance and Concert Series Jul 28, 2009 CV Chamber Music Festival celebrates fairy tales, Jewish history and Lincoln Jul 27, 2009 New world at their fingertips Jul 27, 2009 Bang on a Can finale plays minimalism to the max Jul 27, 2009 Vento Chiaro quintet proves its staying power Jul 26, 2009 Raincoat’s a good fit Jul 25, 2009 STEWART SANDERS REMEMBERED AS GIFTED MUSICIAN Jul 25, 2009 More of this story» Jul 24, 2009 * [EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT] Jul 24, 2009 ROUSE: Something special for jitterbug aficionados Jul 24, 2009 Walter Cronkite's funeral draws colleagues, celebrities Jul 24, 2009 Let's jazz it up Jul 24, 2009 Be your best self Jul 23, 2009 How, when do you start formal music training for kids? Jul 22, 2009 Coffee obsession becomes business Jul 20, 2009 No comments posted. Jul 19, 2009 New classical CDs featuring the BSO and other Boston ensembles and artists Jul 19, 2009 DixieFest to include student all-stars Jul 19, 2009 Copperas Cove Resident Is Baylors 6th Fulbright Recipient in 2009 Jul 18, 2009 Compassionate Listening Project coming to North Andover Jul 18, 2009 Scene & Herd: 'Accidental biographer' pens new tale Jul 17, 2009 Lions Club band takes top honors Jul 17, 2009 Lake Wales native in concert July 18 Jul 16, 2009 Dixieland comes to Bok Jul 16, 2009 The week ahead: music Jul 16, 2009 Dover-Sherborn letters to the editor Jul 15, 2009 I've Found Heaven ... in Northern Michigan Jul 14, 2009 New concert season set at Lake Jul 13, 2009 City Beat (4) Jul 12, 2009 Adult Head: Poems by Wilco's Jeff T... Jul 11, 2009 Ladies luncheon July 14 Jul 9, 2009 'The King and I' opens Friday Jul 9, 2009 •Band recognized for taking steps to improve Jul 6, 2009 What is a Pandeiro? Jul 6, 2009 Independence Day celebrated in style Jul 5, 2009 Royal military band play 'Thriller' to stunned tourists... Jul 4, 2009
The clarinettist Dimitri Ashkenazy will make his Sydney Symphony debut with his father in the Mozart clarinet concerto. Simone Young, whose recent concerts were successes with audience and orchestra, will return in a program of Wagner, Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No. 1 (with the remarkable German violinist Arabella Steinbacher as soloist) and Bruckner's Seventh Symphony. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Spot held for injured bandmate Aug 21, 2009
The open spot belongs to Haley Van Pelt, an Evans clarinet player who was seriously injured in a single-car wreck July 22 on her way to band camp. After running off the side of Hardy McManus Road, the 17-year-old senior over-corrected, slamming her Saturn into a large tree. (The Augusta Chronicle)
The last months of his life were brimming with productivity, and saw Mozart complete the score of the opera "The Magic Flute," conduct its premiere, visit a spa town, compose his clarinet concerto and begin writing his never completed "Requiem.". More Stor 00004000 ies from this section. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Grammy winner El Chapo has been performing since age 11, when he took up the clarinet. He later learned to play bass and worked with several regional Mexican labels as a session musician. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
"In the months before his death, he was busy and successful, with the 'Magic Flute' playing to packed houses, and a flow of other masterworks, including the clarinet concerto," Steptoe said. "He died after only a brief illness, and was buried with the minimum of fuss in a very modest ceremony.". (MEDLINEplus)
Clarinet Clinic, 7 p.m., Matanuska Music, 280 N. Willow St., clarinet clinic featuring John McKimmey and Leblanc Clarinets. Free. (Anchorage Daily News)
On Nov. 21, 2009 Canada s premier classical accordion and clarinet duo, Acclarion, comes to the stage. David and Becky Carovillano, on accordion and clarinet respectively, have wowed audiences with their virtuosic music and captivating stage banter. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Smith set aside her clarinet after playing in the band at Caledonia, Minn ... Sacia, 59, played clarinet in the Holmen High School Band and UW-L Marching Chiefs. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
As jazz critic George Simon noted with startling prescience in 1953, What Benny Goodman did for the clarinet. Les Paul has done for the guitar. (Boston Globe)
Helen Grime s Clarinet Concerto (a premiere) opted for simultaneity, a teeming hive of angular fragments, but the music didn t come alive until its slowed-up end, clarinet (Brent Besner, agile and assured) and ensemble (conducted by fellow Gergely Madaras) trading and transmuting eerie lines. The evening s other premiere, Zukofsky Songs, the latest from prolific centenarian Elliott Carter, showed how simultaneity is done: soprano Lucy Shelton and Boston Symphony clarinetist Thomas Martin giving... (Boston Globe)
Preceding the Crumb on Saturday were songs for tenor, clarinet, and piano by the neglected German composer Ludwig Spohr, which were notable mostly for the superb playing of clarinetist Sarah Beaty. The program ended with Mendelssohn s Octet for strings, in which a young ensemble was joined by violinist Philip Setzer of the Emerson String Quartet. (Boston Globe)
When Greenbrier High School clarinet section leader Haley Van Pelt was injured in a car wreck in July, her friends, bandmates and churches mobilized to raise money for hospital bills. Today, band members will collect donations at Greenbrier homerooms, drum major Michael Bailey said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
After running off the road while on her way to band camp, the clarinet player overslammed her Saturn into a large pine tree, police said ... We leaving her spot open, Mr. Katterjohn said of the clarinet section leader. (The Augusta Chronicle)
It was while she was in England, understudying the role of Sally Bowles in Cabaret, that she took an interest in the clarinet player who, as it turned out, was also keen to meet the owner of the big voice coming from the stage above him. After a few pointed inquiries she met and later married Barrie Shaw, an English musician with a soft cockney accent who plays saxophone and clarinet, and is part of the Chicago band. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
It was a broken clarinet that brought new harmony to a Perry County couple ... They may have stayed apart were it not for a mutual friend who met up with Jennifer when she went to a music store to have her clarinet fixed. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
"I think the new arbor is more comfortable,' Silveria said.A sophomore at Blackfoot High School, Silveria is active in band and debate. His parents are Cesilio Sr. and Tena Silveria of Fort Hall. He also has two brothers and one sister.Silveria said along with his volunteer work, he enjoys playing the clarinet, watching movies and playing video games. When he graduates from high school, Silveria plans to earn a degree in political science and then attend law school."I like to argue," he said. "I... (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
She started playing the clarinet in fifth grade and continued in junior and senior high and college. In college there were band tours, concerts and special events. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Stanley Drucker, who has been playing clarinet with the New York Philharmonic for 60 years, is retiring from the orchestra, but continuing to perform ... But Drucker, a clarinetist, is not most musicians ... Drucker was a member of the Philharmonic for 60 years, 48 of them as principal clarinet. (Boston Globe)
CAPE COD CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL On Monday, the Tokyo String Quartet drops by First Congregational Church in Wellfleet for a program of works by Beethoven, Berg, and Brahms with guest clarinetist Jon Manasse. On Tuesday at the Cotuit Center for the Arts, the festival s artistic directors, Manasse and Jon Nakamatsu, will premiere a new work for clarinet and piano by Paquito D Rivera. (Boston Globe)
Performed on a set that effectively suggests the swanky boite of its title -- including a cartoon representation of Woody Allen and his clarinet -- "An Evening at the Carlyle" features a six-member cast performing two dozen original numbers revolving around life in the Big Apple. Three of the performers -- Amanda Gabbard, Michael F. McGuirk and Jason Rowland -- play nearly a dozen people, including Liza Minnelli, Ann Coulter, The Donald and Barbra Streisand, who orders Manischewitz. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
She plays clarinet and sings. "Well it's not something you hear on Church Street, it's more jazzy, which is nice," said Allison Ailor who stopped to listen to the duo, Tuesday night. (WCAX.com, VT)
He is a consummate musician who plays the saxophone, flute, clarinet, drums and a little trombone and piano just for fun. The son of local restaurant owner Tony Gambino and his wife Lennice, David has just graduated summa cum laude from Covington High School, with a 4. (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
I play the clarinet in classical chamber music. I m trying to learn how to snowboard, and I ve got three vacations lined up: Las Vegas, a country inn in New Hampshire, and Paris. (Boston Globe)
It s sort of like calling the man who helped reopen it this weekend, Pete Fountain, a clarinet player ... clarinetist Tim Laughlin. (WWLTV.com, LA)
He learned to play the guitar, piano, saxophone, clarinet and other instruments. He left home at 17 and married his former high school English teacher, Beatrice Fairbrother. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Founded in 2002 by violinist Ginny Womack, Indyklez brings to life the rich tradition of Jewish soul music where the players become "instruments of song." Comprised of violin, clarinet, guitar, bass, drums, accordion and male vocalist, the band performs a variety of folk music that originated in Eastern Europe. Womack said the haunting melodies and vibrant dance rhythms are like "richly mellowed wine in an ancient vessel.". (Winchester News-Gazette, IN)
Chung Myung-Whun, a South Korea-born maestro, will take the baton to perform Mozart's Symphonic Concerto in E flat for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Mahler's Symphony No 1, "Titan". The 56-year-old pianist/conductor has studied at the Julliard School in New York and worked as music director at the world's most prestigious orchestras in the United States, Europe and Asia for three decades. (Xinhuanet, China)
Allison Kreps, 15, a sophomore at Normal Community West High School, held her clarinet as she marched with the band during Super Heroes Day, Wednesday, July 29, 2009 ... As they counted, a metronome kept time, and a few bass and clarinets added context playing "Movement for Rosa.". (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Both graduates were members of the band at THS, Lantrip plays french horn and Johnson the clarinet, and they also are looking forward to performing with their respective college bands. In the fall shes headed to Baylor and hes anxiously awaiting the day hell set foot on Texas Aersitys campus next month. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Music has always been a part of his life and has played the piano, trombone and clarinet ... In high school, he learned to play the slide trombone and clarinet, as well as sing in the choir, a talent he carried with him into the U.S. Navy ... It isn't (the students) that caused the problem," he said.But he wants to do something about it and the district is willing to listen.Gordon would like to see senior citizens form a group to volunteer to teach music to young people. He is open to asking... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Benny Goodman-style clarinet solos, Andrews Sisters-style harmonies, and dance - a tribute to the Great Park's legacy of El Toro Marine Air Station. Saturday Night Concert. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The program will feature Darius Milhaud's "The Dreams of Jacob" and Osvaldo Golijov's "The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind." Featured instrument will be the klezmer clarinet, and a kosher reception will follow the concert ... Festival musicians include Heather Armstrong, oboe; Jeffrey Brich, John Hines and Jean McDonald, voice; Ute Brandenburg, Julia Bullard, Kathleen Sihler, viola; Nathan Cook, cello; Jennifer Stevensen, clarinet; Emily Vardanyan and Tigran Vardanyan, violin; Lee Schmitz... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
This is partly due to its unusual instrumentation piano, clarinet and cello and partly to the practice of inviting friends to join them on the concert stage ... Her partner, clarinettist David Griffiths, says the musical combination is very rare in a permanent group he knows of only one other in the world ... Gould's composition Trio Music will be premiered, as will Griffiths' arrangement of Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in D for clarinet. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Ken Thomson and Nathan Smith played their chugging bass clarinet riffs like a vaudeville team, one antic and bouncy, the other serene. Every so often, metallophonist David Cossin would tap out the four shimmering notes that signaled the Bang on a Can players to move to the next section of 18 Musicians, and the group would charge ahead with barely suppressed delight. (Boston Globe)
The bass clarinetist swayed to the beat; the piccolo player s crisp, high notes soared above the bee-bopping sound of the bassoonist ... Michelle Doyle has been the clarinetist since 2001, and Anne Howarth took over French horn this spring ... Doyle, who is unsure what she will do after her second child is born, teaches and lives in Michigan but returns to New England frequently to play second clarinet in the Nashua, N.H., symphony. (Boston Globe)
It s been more, this song sounds like it needs an old parlor clarinet solo in the middle ... Q. And what song doesn t need an old parlor clarinet solo. (Boston Globe)
While a student at Ouachita College, Sanders stopped by the band room to get his clarinet after late afternoon classes and found the door was locked, a friend and fellow musician, Mike Pate, said ... Several minutes later, as he started out of the window with his clarinet, he was spotted by the head of campus security and a dean at the school. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Francois, who was influenced by the great jazz musicians he heard first in records and then during live performances, was influenced most by tenor sax and clarinet legend Franz Jackson, who passed away in May 2008. The trumpeter who he was most touched by was the legendary Oran Hot Lips Page, whose plunger work made Francois work primarily with the plunger mute and growl, and a blues-oriented intonation. (Dowagiac News, MI)
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On clarinet is Craig Balls (who has his own group, the White Heat Swing Band). The piano is manipulated by Rich Giordano. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Socolow also recounted an ill-fated attempt by Cronkite to ad-lib an afternoon newscast without a script, an experiment that lasted two days, and his "horrible problem with the second month of the year; he could never pronounce it right." And he remembered Cronkite's love of the clarinet, and said that several weeks ago, as Cronkite's health was failing, singer Jimmy Buffett flew his seaplane to New York's East River, near Cronkite's home, to serenade him on a ukulele. Finally, he recalled a... (USA Today)
I got into jazz because my grandma gave me Benny Goodman records, Motamedy said, who began playing the clarinet. He switched to the saxophone when he was 17. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Her achievements are Top Ten in class; First Baptist Church Mentor and Small Groups; a majorette/colorguard of the T.R. Miller Band; yearbook staff; Pep Club; Spanish Club; Kaleidoscope staff; FCCLA; National Honor Society; SGA Class representative; first chair, second clarinet in T.R. Miller Band; District Honor Band; Most Valuable Player in Band; and Humane Society volunteer. Her Little Sister is Jordan Marshall. (Brewton Standard, AL)
They re loud, but there are far worse sounds ever hear a beginning clarinet or oboe player. I ll take banging over those squeaks any day. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
One day, a group of boys slammed the clarinet player against a row of lockers ... Freeman went on to become a professional clarinetist, but his musical career never took off the way his coffee business has ... The son of a State Board of Equalization administrator and a homemaker mother, Freeman attended UC Santa Cruz, mostly so he could be near clarinet teacher Rosario Mazzeo in Carmel. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Blackford County students who attended were Henri Evans, Pat Welsh, Jesse Huggins--coronets; Kenton Kraning--bass clarinet; Artie Needler, Phil Willman, and Kenny Warner--drums; Bobbi Arnold, Suzanne Silvers, and Cheryl Pownall--twirlers. John Mark Frazier, eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Frazier, suffered head injuries in an accident in the 1600 block of West Washington Street. (Hartford City News-Times, IN)
New music fans will also want to know about a BMOP/sound release called Voices, given over to the highly eclectic music of the clarinetist and composer Derek Bermel, who draws here on the traditional musical cultures of both Ghana and Bulgaria, and is also fired by a deep love of jazz. It s those jazz interests that infuse his colorful and high-spirited clarinet concerto Voices, in which he personally takes up the solo line with skill and charisma. (Boston Globe)
This year s band members include Erik Jolivette, trumpet, Garner-Hayfield High School; Micheala Huebsch, clarinet, and Vince Hartogh, drums, Osage High School; Brittany Benton, tenor saxophone, Clear Lake High School; Erika Pohlman, trombone, and Michael Betz, piano, Mason City High School; Zach Petersburg, banjo, Ventura High School; and Katie Gourley, tuba, Central Springs High School. We feel that involving these talented young people in traditional jazz will help sustain this art-form which... (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
As a high school student in Copperas Cove, Moore took clarinet lessons from noted Baylor music professor Richard Shanley and following graduation continued his studies with Shanley at Baylor. His freshman year, he learned about the Fulbright program when fellow Baylor music student Victor Chavez received a Fulbright to study in Paris under celebrated clarinetist Guy Deplus. (KWTX.com, TX)
After what seemed to Jared like an eternity of silence, a member of the wedding band picked up his clarinet and played the national anthem of Israel, HaTikvah. With those soft notes, and the welcome he received, Jared s life was changed forever, says Petretti. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
The First Parish Church Friday noon free concert series continues tomorrow, July 17, with Bradford Conner on piano; Carol Epple, flute, and Elizabeth Connors, clarinet, playing Danzi, Saint Saens, Mozart. On July 24, Rebecca Hains, soprano; Angeliki Theoharis, mezzo-soprano, and Thomas Dawkins, pianist, will perform music from "West Side Story" and "Candide" by Leonard Bernstein. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
With Calcote sliding away on his trombone and Henderson providing the low notes on her bass clarinet, the Mississippi band performed nearly flawlessly in the competitive parade performance, tallying a final score of more than 96 points and defeating the second place band by 10 points - a huge margin of victory in musical competition, where winners and losers are often decided by tenths of a point. Henderson said the judges were standing up and waiting for the band to arrive, a testament to its... (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
The 'Andrew Allen Funktet' also features the musicianship of bassist Richard Jimenez, guitarist Dan Harrison, drummer Kevin Blume, and Brad Esau, who can shine on clarinet and flute, as well as both alto and tenor saxophone. Showtimes are 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. on July 18, with a $5 cover charge. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Featuring clarinet, woodwinds, trumpet, trombone, piano, bass and drums, the group will play Hello Dolly, Bill Bailey, When the Saints Come Marching In, Sweet Georgia Brown and other toe-tapping selections. The audience is encouraged to dance and sing along with the band. (Lake Wales News, FL)
BLUE HORIZON JAZZ BAND Named for a signature composition by Sidney Bechet, jazz s first great soloist, this traditional New Orleans-style jazz ensemble upholds Bechet s legacy, notably in the mighty, throbbing soprano saxophone and clarinet of leader Stan McDonald, formerly of the New Black Eagle Jazz Band, who has helmed this group since 1981. 7 p.m. July 21. (Boston Globe)
Other jazz luminaries who have since been featured in the jazz series (with me and/or members of the Blue Horizon and besides the many outstanding bands from near and far) include Marty Grotz (guitar), Scott Hamilton (tenor sax), Kenny Davern (clarinet) and Neville Dickie (piano). Alas, Buzzy, Jack and Kenny have since gone on to join Ralph at that eternal session in the sky, and I am equally saddened to note how many of our fans have joined their audience. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
I'm most familiar with the music program, as my sons play the trumpet and clarinet ... And just to drop a few names, alumni include soprano Jessye Norman, conductor Lorin Maazel, clarinetist David Shifrin, Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary), actress Meredith Baxter, actor Tom Hulce, actress Linda Hunt, TV personalities Bruce Morton and Mike Wallace, and pretty much the entire Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, widely considered one of the best orchestras in America. (Townhall.com)
On Nov. 21, 2009 Canada s premier classical accordion and clarinet duo, Acclarion, comes to the stage. David and Becky Carovillano, on accordion and clarinet respectively, have wowed audiences with their virtuosic music and captivating stage banter. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Also featuring Cleveland Orchestra Principal Clarinet Franklin Cohen as soloist in Brahms s Sonata for Clarinet and Piano. 216-231-1111, 800-686-1141 or. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
This works well in choice lines from Satan Explains ( elope to finer cuts of grass ) or When I Say My Heart ( I mean / an emergency / worse than a clarinet ), but in the context of the whole poem they serve to do nothing except sound nice. This desire to work with sounds is a noble one, though it does leave many of the poems in a state of nothing more than word-salad. (Suite101.com)
Chris Barreto will play the clarinet at the luncheon. She is a former music teacher and is the conductor of the Willamette Valley Band. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Dan Becker, clarinet. Kelsey Weber, bassoon. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Marsi Hord spent four years playing the saxophone and clarinet in the marching, jazz and symphonic bands at Franklin Community High School. She also participated in state solo and ensemble music competitions. (The Daily Journal)
A common choro band consists of guitar, cavaquinho (a small type of guitar), pandeiro, and perhaps flute, clarinet, and/or bass. The Pandeiro's Role Today. (Suite101.com)
Jarecki was waiting with another mother to catch a glimpse of her 14-year-old musicians, who play clarinet and trumpet. "This is so much fun," Jarecki said of the parade, which she has been attending for 30 years. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Forty drummers, trumpeters, clarinet and trombone players belted out the song. You need Flash Player 8 or higher to view video content with the ROO Flash Player. (The Drudge Report)
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