Klarinet Archive - Posting 000748.txt from 1997/10

From: stewart kiritz <kiritz@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Greatest clarinet teacher and performer ever
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 14:27:19 -0400

Dear Nicholas,

I also attended Mark's concert and thought it was great. I also study with
Mark and find him to be an excellent teacher.

Stewart Kiritz

At 12:05 AM 10/17/97 -0700, you wrote:
> Just yesterday, I heard Mark Brandenburg play at a recital at my
>university. He, currently is my clarinet instructor at the university of
>California, Santa Cruz. If you are a Bay Area native, you might know him.
>He plays in several of the major symphonies around here. Well, anyway, I
>thought that he played remarkably well, considering the difficulty of the
>literature, Lutoslowski, dance preludes; Shostakovich waltzes, and the
>Romances by Schumann. He sounded and looked very effortless in his
>playing.
> Also, he teaches, very well. Some of his characteristics is that he is
>patient, and pushes me at the right speed. Anybody out there, wanting to
>hear a clarinetest play or take clarinet lessons, I would recomend him.
>He is remarkable!:)
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