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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000038.txt from 2005/07

From: rcramey <rcramey@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [DR-L] Famous amateur bassoonists?
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 00:22:46 -0400

Will:

Helen Walton, wife of Sam Walton, founder of Walmart, played bassoon briefly
in high school. She still lives in her hometown of Bentonville, AR, a few
miles from where I am in Fayetteville...Richard

--Richard Ramey
Professor of Bassoon
University of Arkansas

>===== Original Message From William Safford <williamsafford@-----.com>
=====
>The mother of a friend of mine just asked me if there are any famous, or at
>least prominent, people out there who are or were amateur bassoonists. Gene
>Shalit's name came immediately to mind--perhaps not famous in a national
>sense, but prominent on the NY scene. Who else is out there?
>
>TIA.
>
> --Will Safford
>
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