Klarinet Archive - Posting 000410.txt from 1994/10

From: "ANDREW W. A. LAVALLEE" <SAL5459@-----.EDU>
Subj: Intro and questions
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 1994 13:29:09 -0400

Well, here goes - My name is Andrew LaVallee and I've lurking here for about
two weeks. I'm a freshman clarinet performance major at Oberlin Conservatory,
and grew up in Mobile, Alabama. I've played for about 7 yrs. now, and my
professor has recently told me that my instrument has a leak in the upper joint
and I might as well purchase a new, professional intrument. I have been
playing on a Buffet E-13, and am interested in buying a new pair of R-13s, Bb
and A. My question is, what are some good places to look into to buy a new
clarinet?

I am also working on the Weber Concerto No. 2 this semester. I've listened to
CD's of John Manassas (sp?) and Sabine Meyer (excellent recording, as always),
and would like to know if there are other good recordings of this piece out
there. In the second movement, is the Rose cadenza the one preferred by most
clarinetists? I've just begun working on this obscure chamber piece called for
Music For a Farce for cl., tpt., pno., and perc., by a Gershwin-ish composer
whose name I forgot. Anyone heard of this work, or know of a recording?

I can definitely sympathize with Bad Day who lost 1st chair. The same thing
happened to me in high school - I was 1st chair in my state during my junior
year, but made 2nd my senior year after an audition that I thought was nearly
ideal. It was maddening because there were many superb clarinetists that year,
but the one who got 1st chair had not played very long and felt very self-
conscious sitting where she was. The only thing I can say is, although it
seems sort of rough now, after you've moved on to bigger and better things,
you'll realize that the entire chair mentality is sort of silly. Well, that's
my two cents -

Andrew LaVallee
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
sal5459@-----.edu

   
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