Jazz by the lake Jun 18, 2009
Sanborn will play the second concert (July 22) in the series, which opens July 8 with clarinetist Ken Peplowski and his band ... Not long out of college, Peplowski was invited to join the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and he s been wowing audiences with his clarinet playing ever since. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Is Black Music Worth Celebrating? Jun 18, 2009
Maybe youve got a neglected clarinet in the back of your closet that needs a new home or an old piano thats been sitting unused for years and just needs a good tuning and someone to play it. Donate. (Slate)
Jack Nimitz, saxophonist in Woody Herman big band Jun 18, 2009
A native of Washington, D.C., Mr. Nimitz began playing clarinet at an early age and alto saxophone at 14. He was still a teenager when he began playing professional gigs at Howard Theatre in Washington. (Boston Globe)
National arts test scores get mixed review Jun 17, 2009
Half the country's eighth-graders could, correctly answering clarinet on national tests. Results were issued Monday for music and art, assessments last given to students in 1997. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Getting Acquainted with 25 Questions Jun 17, 2009
Piano and clarinet 23. Do you love waking up in the morning or hate waking up in the morning. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
Six Decades at the New York Philharmonic Jun 17, 2009
17, 2009 Clarinetist Stanley Drucker has been with the New York Philharmonic for sixty years Seth Wenig / AP ... Stanley Drucker was still a teenager when he joined the New York Philharmonic as a clarinetist in 1948 ... Named Principal Clarinet by conductor Leonard Bernstein in 1960, Drucker holds the Guinness World Record for the longest career of any clarinetist. (Time.com)
Art & jazz fest attracts crowds Jun 16, 2009
The Storyville Stompers -- composed of Ron Schoyer on keyboard, Rick Nicholson on drums, Butch Antal on trumpet, Dick Beckett on clarinet, and Kevin Hennessey on guitar -- perform Saturday morning at the Churchill Art and Jazz Festival. (Roger Meissen/FULTON SUN photo). (Fulton Sun, MO)
Krebs retires after 33 years Jun 16, 2009
I was a clarinet and sax major, Krebs said. I ve never been able to play piano as well as I want to. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Former 'American Idol' finalist Bo Bice donates clarinet to Nashville public schools Jun 16, 2009
(AP) Former "American Idol" finalist Bo Bice has donated a clarinet to a Nashville instrument drive. Bice, who was on the show in 2005, personally delivered the instrument Saturday to collection officials, who said he used it when he was younger. (FOX61, CT)
'American Poetry Takes Flight in Song' Jun 16, 2009
"It gives me a lot of creative stimulation. Redhage's has her own performing ensemble called Fire in July, of which she is the director. Featuring her original indie art songs, the group consists of at least one instrument from each of the four instrument families: voice, cello, clarinet/bass clarinet, trombone, piano, vibraphone, and drums. Redhage is joined by talented chamber musicians and improvisers Ken Thomson, clarinet, Alan Ferber, trombone, Dan Tepfer, piano, Tim Collins, vibraphone,... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Picture is unclear on arts instruction in schools Jun 16, 2009
Only about half of 8th graders were able to identify the instrument opening Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue as a clarinet ... When the federal government put this question to thousands of eighth-graders in 1997, only about half knew it was a clarinet. (USA Today -- News)
What does 'p' in music mean? Twenty percent of US students know. Jun 16, 2009
Half of American eighth-graders can tell that a clarinet is playing the solo when they listen to the opening passage of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue.". That's one finding of "" the first snapshot since 1997 of students' performance in music and visual arts. (Christian Science Monitor)
Masters at music: Area’s top senior musicians among best in state, too Jun 6, 2009
Amy Yin of Onalaska is known for her academics, but she also is a talented clarinet player. Yin, a National Merit finalist, will attend Harvard University. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
We need music to survive Jun 6, 2009
There, he finished a quartet for piano, cello, violin, and clarinet, and performed it, with three other imprisoned musicians, for the inmates and guards of that camp. The piece ("Quartet for the End of Time") is arguably one of the greatest successes in the history of music. (Yahoo News)
Chamber group traces a musical lineage Jun 5, 2009
Along with the Czerny piece, Sunday's concert -- which is the last of the Moment Musical season -- includes J.S. Bach's "Weichet nur, betrubte Schatten" and Andre Caplet's "Legende" for oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass. A reception will follow the concert. (Fresno Bee)
Into the wild, Grizzly Bear roams Jun 5, 2009
Together, Rossen and Droste made a strangely affecting pair, aided by bassist Chris Taylor, who occasionally switched to clarinet, oboe, and flute. Drummer Christopher Bear often pierced the enveloping haze with a thwack of the hi-hats. (Boston Globe)
NY musician sets standard for new Guinness World Record: longest career as clarinetist Jun 5, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) An unusual new category has been added to the Guinness World Records: longest career as a clarinetist. The standard was set by Stanley Drucker, principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic, who is retiring at 80 after playing more than 10,000 concerts with the orchestra in his 62-year career ... On Thursday evening at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Drucker was soloist with the Philharmonic in Aaron Copland's Clarinet Concerto. (FOX61, CT)
Charleston Community Band expects full house for concert series opener Jun 4, 2009
We are going to have a house full, said Daum, adding he is still looking for some additional clarinet players to fill out the band s lineup. The community band is open to musicians from throughout the area, ranging in age from elementary school band members to retirees. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
More of this story» Jun 4, 2009
In band, Lacey plays clarinet. Lacey will be Contestant 2 in Muskegon - not her lucky 13, which she wore on her soccer jersey because she and Jacob were born on Friday the 13th. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Awards presented to Prairie Home School students Jun 4, 2009
B-Flat Clarinet Solo-III. Mixed Vocal Ensemble-I Rating. (California Democrat, MO)
Beacon Hill Roll Call Jun 3, 2009
Wind instruments include the flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, trumpet and trombone. Supporters said that most schools do not sterilize these instruments and pointed to studies showing that bacteria which cause strep and staph infections can thrive for months inside. (Malden Observer, MA)
They were queens of the accordion Jun 1, 2009
She also played piano, organ and clarinet. User Comments - No comments posted. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
HOWARD FREDERICK SNYDER JR., 83, of Bozeman, Mont., passed away May 21, 2009. May 31, 2009
He played clarinet in the Sinclair Community College Band and the Dayton Letter Carriers Band. Upon moving to Green Valley in September of 1988, he continued his musical interests as an early member of the Green Valley Concert Band, Chamber Music Society, the Half-Notes Quartet, Beaver Concert Band, the Tucson Concert Band, and the Green Valley Bavarian Band as both a soloist and ensemble player. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
New concert season set at Lake May 31, 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)
RANCHO PENASQUITOS: Mt. Carmel's Warren Torns to pass the baton as band director (2) May 31, 2009
Former student Chris Lewis said she remembers his strict manner from her days as a clarinet player in his band at Patrick Henry High in 1980. "He impressed us quite a bit," she said. (North County Times)
Three-day Spenard JazzFest gets under way tonight May 30, 2009
Big Day of Jazz; full menu available until 11 p.m. 4 p.m.: UAA Student Combo; Phil Knowlton, saxophone; Carlos X, saxophone, flute; Tony Reed, trombone Alex Cruver, piano; Brenton Garrett, bass; and PJ Franco, drums; 5 p.m.: Erika Ninoyu, vocals, drums, percussion; Sofia Lagos, clarinet; Scott Fitzpatrick, guitar; Emilio Avila, keyboards; and Nathan Levine, bass; 6 p.m.: Elite 9, Daryl Hollingsworth, bass; Paul Hettwer, trombonel; Mark Techenbrock, guitar; Linnea Hollingsworth, vocals; and Marty... (Anchorage Daily News)
Auditions for young musicians and vocalists May 30, 2009
They serve over 275 students from 40 towns north of Boston providing 10 ensembles Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Intermezzo Orchestra, Overture and Prelude String Ensembles, Clarinet Choir, two flute choirs and the NYSO Chorale. NYSO will be holding auditions the week of June 8-13. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
Self-taught pianist earns way into the UH music school May 30, 2009
Carolyn Stanton said her son never wanted to learn the piano, but started clarinet lessons at 9 ... "It's harder to learn piano than clarinet because piano is like playing two instruments at the same time. ... I like piano better because there's a lot more you can do with it. You get more feedback from a piano," said Stanton, who is double-majoring in piano and clarinet ... Carolyn Stanton said her son never wanted to learn the piano, but started clarinet lessons at 9. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Potpourri wraps up chamber music series May 29, 2009
The performance will be a potpourri of various styles of music, said Jaren Hinckley, coordinator of the event and participating clarinet professor. Faculty members will be performing Deux Rhapsodies by Charles Martin Loeffler, Caprice on Danish and Russian Airs, op. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Stompin' at Bemis May 28, 2009
The Seacost Stompers include Craig Ball on clarinet, Bob McHenry on bass, Frank Stadley on piano, Steve Taddeo on drums, Jimmy Mazzy on banjo and vocals, and Scott Philbrick on cornet. Video by Harold McAleer. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Area outstanding students recognized during banquet May 28, 2009
Boychuk has participated in forensics, cross country, played clarinet in band earning solo/ensemble medals and earned a spot in the Tristate Honors band. As an upperclassmen, she became a member of the National Honor Society, was third runner-up in the Miss Chetek program and is student council president. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Local Boy, 13, Competes In National Spelling Bee May 27, 2009
In addition to spelling, Wells is an accomplished musician, playing the bassoon, piano and clarinet. He also composes symphony and chamber music, and has performed with local and statewide honor bands. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
History of African-American trailblazers May 27, 2009
She was tough, said Mildred, who played the clarinet for the symphony band. Before football games, Carver band and drill team students marched all the way from the gym on South LaSalle to the football stadium on S.H. 105. (Navasota Examiner, TX)
Benny Goodman's music still swings May 27, 2009
The sound of Benny Goodman - the blazing clarinet soaring above a riotously rocking big band or dancing with thrilling fluency through improvised trio and quartet numbers - set off the swing fever that helped millions through the Depression and brought jazz to the forefront of American popular music ... Goodman, who would've turned 100 on Saturday, was a clarinet virtuoso who played Mozart and "Moonglow" with equal brilliance ... Nobody blew jazz clarinet with more fire and finesse than the... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Strapped schools are cutting down to the bone May 26, 2009
"In my opinion, it would be a cop-out," said Jason Currier, whose twin 10-year-old daughters play the clarinet and violin at Stonebrae. "Being able to play an instrument is a great expression for them, and they have friends in the band. "If they don't have it in school, I'll send them to private lessons," said Currier, a utility worker with four children. "I really can't afford it, but it's a sacrifice I'd make. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Vanguard gives musical gift May 25, 2009
The list included one clarinet, one oboe, one trombone, one cello, one frugal horn, one trumpet, one snare drum, one organ and four violins one with a case with a name in gold and three flower decals. They were very bright, very cheery very Quinn-like. (Albany Times Union)
GI Bill's wording costs state's student vets May 24, 2009
After four years in the Marine Corps, Paul Miller was looking forward to going back to school - in his case, to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music to study the clarinet. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Parade was a hit for young and old alike May 24, 2009
It always gets nice, said the Mason City woman, who played clarinet and marched for the Forest City High School band in the early 1990s. Though generally smallish, the bands were loud, proud and colorful. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
RYAN'S SONG May 24, 2009
"Mike said 'Absolutely,' " but I was like "No, I want bass clarinet. I'm not even kidding around.' ". The result is intimate, sun-dappled pop, flush with harpsichords and harmonies. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Enriched by music May 23, 2009
Jazz was alive and well May 16 at Lebanon High School when guest artist and clarinetist Michael Almich and his Club 7 band opened the 42nd Grant Johnson Memorial Concert with a rousing rendition of Sweet Georgia Brown. Closing with perfect clarinet solos of Just a Closer Walk with Thee and Memories of You, Michael brought an excited audience to its feet with a well-deserved standing ovation. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Nicholas Maw; brought 'Sophie's Choice' to stage May 23, 2009
In response, Nicholas took up the clarinet. He attended a progressive Quaker boarding school, where a teacher introduced him to the works of Igor Stravinsky, Bela Bartok, and Maurice Ravel. (Boston Globe)
Matas Tarnopolsky to head Cal Performances May 22, 2009
He studied piano, clarinet and conducting, earning degrees in music from the University of London, King's College, and later became a producer for the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers. After moving to the United States in 1999, he became programming director and later artistic planning director at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, where he collaborated with other Chicago arts organizations on several projects. (San Francisco Chronicle)
May 24 concert celebrates repaired gazebo May 21, 2009
The other band members are jazz guitarist David Ehle and Cliff Tetle, who will play the saxophone, clarinet, and flute. Phil Dutch Hoke will be on the electric piano, and Max Whiting will play the upright bass. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
U.S. Air Force Band soars at The Centre May 20, 2009
The band next featured their clarinet section, who all donned strange looking hats for their special Clarinet Candy. Finally one of the highlights of the night had to be vocalist Staff Sgt. Natalie Madison, who strolled onto the stage in a beautiful evening gown that contrasted perfectly with the crisp blue dress uniforms of the band. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Students advancing interests in arts and writing May 19, 2009
From there, she branched out and learned to play both the clarinet and saxophone. She's currently involved with music to a large degree and she sings at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, takes dance lessons at Robert Thomas Dancenter in Ames, and for the past six years she has starred in Iowa State University's annual "Nutcracker" performances. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
Gallagher: East High senior earns WIT diploma first May 19, 2009
He played violin in the school orchestra, clarinet in the band. He also participated in Quiz Bowl, Relay for Life and raised money to buy food for needy children. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
A smart, eclectic closer for Chameleon Arts Ensemble May 18, 2009
rt's "Spiegel im Spiegel," played here by clarinet and piano, is kind of a lullaby, with quiet arpeggios in the piano and wisps of melody from the clarinet floating above. Rafael Popper-Keizer was the cellist, Kelli O'Connor the clarinetist; Vivian Chang-Freiheit was the excellent pianist in both. (Boston Globe)
West Hartford Symphony Orchestra To Play Tonight May 16, 2009
Willis Housewright, one of the group's two librarians who distributes and then collects the rented sheet music, played clarinet in junior high but is now a fan, not a musician. Still, he shares in the musicians' patter and jokes such as the one about the conductor who told someone "don't look at the trombone section. It just encourages them.". (FOX61, CT)
Seniors get back to the beat May 16, 2009
They concentrated instead on mastering the intricacies of an arrangement of "Basin Street Blues" that wove together parts for trumpet, trombone and an absent clarinet. "Betty will take it from [measures] 37 to 53, and you pick up the clarinet," saxophonist Don Wood told trumpeter Ralph Fera ... "I follow the clarinet?" Fera asked. (News & Observer)
Some Friday travelin’ home music, courtesy of Dad May 16, 2009
Dave Grisman, Andy Statman, and early Peter Rowan, but Statman has gotten into a totally different sort of music, having gotten religion, Orthodox Jewish religion, and no longer plays mandolin, but clarinet in his own Klezmer band. You can still hear a bit of bluegrass in the playing, but not much. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Community calendar May 16, 2009
Emily Barrett senior recital piano, clarinet and voice 2 p.m., United Presbyterian Church, 102 Main St., Keokuk. Public is invited. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
The swing of things May 15, 2009
When the sax and clarinet player was to start with the band, his father died, so the young musician returned to Boston to take care of his family. A door opened when Barsamian formed a six-piece band to play his native Armenian music, dubbing him "King of Armenian Swing." Another door opened more than 30 years ago when the bandleader formed Artie Barsamian's Boston Big Band in the style of Benny Goodman and Stan Kenton. (Boston Globe)
Soothing sounds May 15, 2009
Three musicians - playing the cello, clarinet and viola - performed one hour's music. Usually they play in orchestras - but during this interactive session, the audience of eight residents and their carers is expected to work as hard as the musicians. (BBC News -- Health)
An audible feast May 15, 2009
Cohen, a dynamic saxophone and clarinet player, is this year's Jazz Artist in Residence. At the Juneau Arts & Culture Center she'll be joined by a pianist, bass player and drummer in selections that blend jazz, Arfo-Cuban, tango and classical styles. (Juneau Empire)
Orpheus Winds delights audience members May 15, 2009
Were professional performers, not just teachers, said Jaren Hinckley, BYU clarinet professor, member and director of Orpheus Winds ... This group is comprised of five performers: April Clayton, flute; Geralyn Giovannetti, oboe; Jaren Hinckley, clarinet; Christian Smith, bassoon; and Laurence Lowe, horn. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Boy is youngest community college grad May 15, 2009
Miles, for example, has been taking clarinet lessons and is in the band at Gilbert High School. He won't get a high-school diploma because he has been in home school all his life. (AZCentral)
Meghan Sennott, 20, lived 'every minute to its fullest' May 14, 2009
Bartholow recalled how one day after school while the two were waiting for music lessons, Sennott taught her how to play "Jingle Bells" on her violin, even thought Bartholow played the clarinet. "She just kind of taught me how to play violin," she said. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
Today's Best Bets May 10, 2009
This concert will feature soloists Tom Cooper on clarinet and Beth Baile and Alan Horne on flute. Admission to this family-friendly concert is free. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Phil Barham's Tenn. Tech quartet wows DUHS band May 9, 2009
Stanfield is the one when DUHS students ask what other instruments quartet members played, added mellophone to the more typical response of flute or clarinet ... "When I'm getting ready for a recital, like I did last fall, over Christmas break I had about a month and I practiced four hours a day," said Barham, who started as a clarinet player and learned saxophone in the DUHS Jazz Band. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Talisker Players, Burgess combine for rich program May 9, 2009
Burgess possesses a bright, steady, focused voice of pleasing timbre, and her sound and delivery were effectively varied to accommodate the three splendid but very different works we heard: R. Murray Schafer's Minnelieder (1956, for voice and woodwind quintet); Luciano Berio's Folk Songs (1964, for voice, flute, clarinet, viola, cello, harp and percussion); and a new work commissioned by the Talisker Players, Alexander Rapoport's The Song of Henry Pyne (for voice, flute, viola, bassoon and... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Music and speech May 8, 2009
The larynx, or vocal cords, "produce a stream of sound energy that is like what you would get from the reed of a clarinet, a specified, back-forth pulse of sound energy. The rest of the wind instrument is taking that sound and modifying it; that's exactly what happens in the vocal tract.". Formants, he stresses, arise not from the vocal cords, but from modifications that the rest of the vocal tract imposes on the sound. (Why Files)
Students Earn Music Ratings May 7, 2009
The following received a superior rating for their solos: Shelby Price; clarinet, Kristen Erickson; flute, Amber Ogren; trumpet, Savannah Bivens; clarinet, Brady Wieker; trumpet, Ryan Kramer; baritone, Tate Jensen; trombone, Jordan Carson; alto saxophone, Jenae Carson; clarinet, Toby Barker; alto saxophone; Justine Sanderson; alto saxophone, Chase Larson; baritone saxophone and Nicole Svatos; flute. Receiving excellent ratings for their performances were: Brady Hoines, Tory Hoines; percussion... (Marshall County Journal, SD)
Plano: Rice Middle School honors former schoolmate with tribute concert May 7, 2009
Twelve-year-old Rebekah Hart was very active at Rice Middle School, where she played the clarinet in the RMS beginner band. She was also involved in children s theater and in the youth and choir program at Custer Road UMC.. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Girls find music from Buffett and his ukuleles May 7, 2009
Denai Fraction, a 15-year-old learning the ukulele and who also plays clarinet, met Buffett in October at an annual fund-raiser where Hillary Clinton, then a U.S. senator and now Secretary of State, spoke. "It shows a lot about his personality and his character and his morals," she says, referring to the gift. (Yahoo News)
Program tunes up late-blooming musicians May 5, 2009
My wife even tried clarinet for a while. She never played before. (Fresno Bee)
