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Looking for a Clarinet Concerto – Speaking Tree – Spirituality – Life – The Times of India
The magical effects of the clarinet. 🙂 Over 30 years earlier in a concert hall in Glasgow I happened to be in the audience for the premiere of this work. It had been a huge success and the memory had…
Summer At Bard, a search for Berg and ‘The Distant Sound’ – The Boston Globe
I would love to attend some of these concerts, and lectures! Berg. Summer? Juicy! This year it’s Alban Berg, which means you can expect a lot of that composer’s music but also excursions — via symposia, lectures, and intelligently curated…
HS Senior excels at speech and debate (and clarinet), heads to UCLA
“I was part of the Sacramento Youth Symphony all four years. I played clarinet. It’s exciting to play that type of music with the conductors we worked under and people who are really passionate about music.” via Granite Bay senior…
Classical music’s game changer
Classical music’s game changer. ZARIN Mehta was born into a family of musicians but decided to run orchestras rather than play in them. ‘I absolutely adore music,’ says Mumbai-born Mehta, who has been executive director of the New York Philharmonic…
Swimming and Clarinet Playing?
I’ve taken up swimming again after decades of relapse. I had several good years, way back in the 80s, when I swam regularly. I was never a racer, but I became a pretty good swimmer. Luckily I grew up swimming…