Klarinet Archive - Posting 000016.txt from 1996/12

From: Tony Becvinovski
Subj: Re: Clarinettist's from Eastern Europe
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 07:31:51 -0500

Fred,

Thanks very much for your reply. I also play that type of music and
find it very interesting.
Do you know where I can find music from Eastern Europe? (Clarinet/Sax tunes)

Regards,
Tony.
tony.becvinovski@-----.au

Fred Jacobowitz wrote:

> Tony,
I am not from there but I do make a specialty out or Eastern
> European and Balkan music. I play in a Macedonian Gypsy band whose
> instrumentation is that of a typical village band in South
> Serbia/Macedonia: singers, clarinet/sax, trumpet, tupan, accordion,
> low brass (e.g. trombone/tuba), dumbek and sometimes, snare drum and
> right now, electric bass (as our trombone just left). We're called
> BAMCo (Balkan American Music COmpany) and we are based in the Washington, DC
> area. We play alot of Rom
> repertoire, as our singers love it, and perform at folk festivals, dance
> evenings and occasionally concerts. Our repertoire also includes many
> Bulgarian dances, especially those in odd meters.

> Fred Jacobowitz
> Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory