Klarinet Archive - Posting 001324.txt from 1997/08

From: peter.stoll@-----.ca
Subj: Re: Questa
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 18:26:15 -0400

Actually, it's Cuesta; Henry Cuesta comes up here to Canada every so often
on tour with the Welk Band, or to do solo work in hommage to Benny
Goodman. He's supposed to have incredible technique; one repairman who'd
had Henry in his shop said that when he started playing, the sheets of
notes went by so fast even his dog sat up with a start and watched!

Peter Stoll
Instructor of Clarinet and Chamber Music
University of Toronto

On Sat, 30 Aug 1997, John Kolb wrote:

> On Sat, 30 Aug 1997, lori lovato wrote:
>
> > All this talk of why we chose clarinet reminded me about the clarinetist
> > on the Lawrence Welk Show, QUESTA! Anyone know what ever happened to him?
> > I grew up listening to him with my parents every sunday evening and wanted
> > to be just like him! :) Lori Lovato, SantaFe Sym.
>
> You mean that clarinetist on the Welk show, Pete Fountain??
> That's the one I wnated to play like. :)
>
> John Kolb
>
>