Klarinet Archive - Posting 000759.txt from 1998/01

From: Hard Reed <HardReed@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Who is it?
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 1998 07:53:36 -0500

Maybe I can give a definite answer to this query?

> From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.com>
>Subject: Re: Who is it?

> Klarineter wrote:
> > I heard a radio broadcast of the Detroit Symphony the other day in which
they
>> performed a Mendelssohn overture completely unknown to me, "The Fair
>> Melusine." It had an absolutely glorious clarinet part and it was, IMHO,
>> beautifully played by their clarinetist, with a lovely sound and exquisite
>> musicality.

>Probably Ted Oien.
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> Mark Charette, Webmaster - http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet

>Assuming that the broadcast was an airing of a recent concert, the
>principal clarinetist of the DSO is Theodore Oien. He has been the
>pricipal clarinet with the orchestra for the last few years replacing
>Paul Schaller who retired after aprox forty years with the orchestra.

>The web for the DSO is www.detroitsymphony.com They have a great page
>including demos of recordings they have made

>Al Chiavarini
>alchev=juno

Well, in the "for-what-it's-worth" department, Ted Oien was off that week and
did not play the aforementioned concert(s), taped last January.

However, thanks to whomever for the kind words and allowing me my fifteen
minutes (well....seconds) of alleged fame.

Droning on...happily!
Larry Liberson