Klarinet Archive - Posting 000880.txt from 1995/05

From: Josias Associates <josassoc@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Biographical information needed on Jean Francaix
Date: Wed, 31 May 1995 20:46:55 -0400

On Wed, 31 May 1995, Stephen Cranefield wrote:

> I need some biographical information on Jean Francaix for program
> notes (I'm playing his trio for clarinet, viola and piano). All we could
> find out was his birth date and the fact that he studied under Nadia
> Boulanger.
>
> Can anyone tell me anything else?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Stephen
>
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> Stephen Cranefield Phone: +64 3 479 8083
> Department of Information Science Fax: 479 8311
> University of Otago
> Dunedin, New Zealand E-mail: scranefield@-----.nz
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Stephen,

Noting your inquiry about Jean Francaix and Fred Jacobowitz's
reply, may I suggest another point of contact in addition to Charles
Neidich -- in this case, a subscriber to Klarinet, as it turns out. He is
Jonathan Cohler, who has made a remarkable CD, which contains Francaix's
"Theme and Variations". I know that Jonathan has exchanged letters with
Francaix and may even have met the composer.

While I offer no guarantees as to whether he has the biographical
information you seek, because he is on Internet, Jonathan may be a good
initial contact.

Connie

Conrad Josias
La Canada, California

P.S. I purchased the "Trio" on speculation last year and read through it
at a workshop. I'd be interested in knowing about your performance --
audience reaction, etc.