Army War College welcomes new class Aug 8, 2009
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)
Thorp band members love music, love to gather Aug 7, 2009
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)
At 80, clarinetist Stanley Drucker calls it quits Aug 7, 2009
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)
Not Enough Like The Real Thing Aug 6, 2009
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)
Music: a guide to the week ahead Aug 6, 2009
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)
Duo Brings Bourbon Street Sounds to Church Street Aug 5, 2009
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)
At 18, hes got soul Aug 4, 2009
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)
Examining health care Aug 3, 2009
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)
Fountain rekindles magic of Blue Room Aug 3, 2009
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)
As violin swells, a life devoted to music fades Aug 2, 2009
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)
Indyklez appearance to benefit local attraction Aug 1, 2009
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)
Band camp helps musicians pump pep into routines Jul 31, 2009
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)
Asia finds its unifying voice Jul 31, 2009
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)
To be the best Jul 28, 2009
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)
Orange County Great Park Announces 'Flights and Sounds of Summer' Dance and Concert Series Jul 28, 2009
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)
Richard Gordon has an idea about how to save Lodi Unified School District music programs (484) Jul 28, 2009
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)
CV Chamber Music Festival celebrates fairy tales, Jewish history and Lincoln Jul 27, 2009
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)
Bang on a Can finale plays minimalism to the max Jul 27, 2009
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)
New world at their fingertips Jul 27, 2009
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)
Vento Chiaro quintet proves its staying power Jul 26, 2009
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)
Raincoat’s a good fit Jul 25, 2009
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)
STEWART SANDERS REMEMBERED AS GIFTED MUSICIAN Jul 25, 2009
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)
ROUSE: Something special for jitterbug aficionados Jul 24, 2009
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)
Let's jazz it up Jul 24, 2009
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)
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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)
Walter Cronkite's funeral draws colleagues, celebrities Jul 24, 2009
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)
Be your best self Jul 23, 2009
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)
How, when do you start formal music training for kids? Jul 22, 2009
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)
Coffee obsession becomes business Jul 20, 2009
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)
DixieFest to include student all-stars Jul 19, 2009
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)
New classical CDs featuring the BSO and other Boston ensembles and artists Jul 19, 2009
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)
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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)
Copperas Cove Resident Is Baylors 6th Fulbright Recipient in 2009 Jul 18, 2009
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)
Compassionate Listening Project coming to North Andover Jul 18, 2009
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)
Scene & Herd: 'Accidental biographer' pens new tale Jul 17, 2009
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)
Lions Club band takes top honors Jul 17, 2009
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)
Lake Wales native in concert July 18 Jul 16, 2009
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)
The week ahead: music Jul 16, 2009
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)
Dixieland comes to Bok Jul 16, 2009
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)
Dover-Sherborn letters to the editor Jul 15, 2009
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've Found Heaven ... in Northern Michigan Jul 14, 2009
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)
New concert season set at Lake Jul 13, 2009
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)
City Beat (4) Jul 12, 2009
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)
Adult Head: Poems by Wilco's Jeff T... Jul 11, 2009
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)
'The King and I' opens Friday Jul 9, 2009
Dan Becker, clarinet. Kelsey Weber, bassoon. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Ladies luncheon July 14 Jul 9, 2009
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)
Band recognized for taking steps to improve Jul 6, 2009
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)
What is a Pandeiro? Jul 6, 2009
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)
Independence Day celebrated in style Jul 5, 2009
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)
Royal military band play 'Thriller' to stunned tourists... Jul 4, 2009
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)
Robert Peebles, 83, school superintendent, clarinet player Jul 3, 2009
Dr. Peebles, who played clarinet in a jazz group called Peebles Pebbles, disliked making speeches in front of teachers on the opening day of school. Instead, he kicked off opening day ceremonies by playing in a jazz combo. (Boston Globe)
Brewton native sits on the bench (2) Jul 3, 2009
She was president of Future Homemakers of America/HERO in Alabama, Clarinet Section leader for the marching and concert bands, a lettered varsity basketball player for four years and served as class officer for several years. Her classmates selected her as "Most intellectual" and "Most likely to succeed". (Brewton Standard, AL)
Busy athletes findways to fill downtime Jul 2, 2009
Morgan's primary instrument is the clarinet, but he's also a self-taught piano player. He can spend hours at his electronic keyboard selecting the perfect note. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Local Boston Pops oboist Frank Charnley to retire on July 4 Jun 30, 2009
He later learned to play saxophone and clarinet. His father, Frank Charnley, was a successful builder and his mother, the late Rosalie Charnley, opened and ran a florist shop on Summer Street. (Medfield Press, MA)
UM freshmen take charge at orientation - Director says economy helping students focus Jun 29, 2009
The clarinet player wants to be a part of the energy associated with athletic events. Samantha Witta, 18, of Minneapolis, is looking forward to focusing in on a single area of study, which in Witta's case is chemistry. (Missoulian, MT)
PHS hires new band teacher Jun 26, 2009
Bonner was very active in the music department at U of I, having participated in the Marching Illini band, symphonic band, clarinet choir, show choir and concert band, among others groups, Schmidt said. "She was an excellent music candidate and was also able to teach in our English department," Schmidt said. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Charger Band musicians earn UIL medals (1) Jun 26, 2009
Flute, Carly Klein, Leslie Lambert, Jordan Miller, Ethel Morris, Julia Slater, Abbey Smith, and Lindsey Taylor; on clarinet, Courtney Arnott, Jessica Hicks, Andrew Hulett and Charlie Mullins. Alto saxophone, Cole Breining, Megan Dillon, and Matt Kelley. (Boerne Star, TX)
Gumbo serves up new CD Jun 26, 2009
Beam plays guitar, Fournier covers bass, and Casprowiak picks up a clarinet, flute, saxophone or banjo depending on the needs of the song. Everyone chips in on the vocals and a few songs include washboard or violin. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
For the record Jun 26, 2009
Sid Barbato played clarinet. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Egyptian will celebrate king of swing with benefit concert Saturday Jun 25, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009. Coos Bay native Aaron Johnson will perform alongside the It's About Time Big Band. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
KHS students in W.Va. Governor's Honors Academy Jun 25, 2009
Lydia is a member of the KHS Marching and Concert bands and currently serves as clarinet section leader. She has been selected for both Regional Honors band and WVU Honors band. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Air Force ensemble mixes music, travel Jun 25, 2009
Besides The Noteables jazz ensemble, the Heartland of America Band includes Night Wing, which specializes in popular and country music; the Brass in Blue brass ensemble; the Winds of Freedom woodwind quintet; and the New Horizons clarinet ensemble. Members from these groups also form a brass quintet and a popular music group called Raptor. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
George Millman, 83; longtime civil engineer who served on Framingham Town Meeting Jun 24, 2009
His four children said they remember playing individual duets with their father on the piano, clarinet, and flute when they were younger. During the 1960s, Mr. Millman was part of the general contracting team for the plant for the Framingham News. (Boston Globe)
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Her nerves did not show Monday afternoon when she took the stage with her two accompanists and played Gray Eagle, Doc Harris Waltz and the Clarinet Polka, and afterward, Baltzell said she was happy with her performance. I m glad that it s over, but it was fun, she said, adding she will spend the rest of the afternoon relaxing while she waits to find out if she qualified for the second round Tuesday, which is also when her brother will take the stage for the first time at the event. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)