Klarinet Archive - Posting 000464.txt from 1998/06

From: James Pyne <jpyne@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] (Clarinet record attempt) So what is the "magic
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 00:31:17 -0400

David,

In research done by the Columbus Symphony the following was found:

>There is no official published record in The Guinness Book of World Records
>for the "largest clarinet band", as of the 1996 edition. In recent
>correspondence with Guinness Publishing, they have not indicated that any
>kind of record for clarinetists has been established in the interim. The
>goal at the Eddie Daniels Picnic With the Pops concert is to establish a
>record. Hopefully attempts will be made to break it in following years.
>
>For your information, the only record published in the most recent edition
>of The Guinness Book of World Records for a group of instrumentalists is
>for guitarists:
>"On May 7, 1994, a gathering of 1,322 guitarists played "Taking Care of
>Business" in unison for 68 minutes 40 seconds in an event organized by
>Music Weit of Vancouver, Canada."
>
>At 08:48 AM 6/11/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>This "Guinness Book" stuff, so what IS the number that we are trying to
>>beat? There were a lot of Clarinet players on stage at the 1992 Cincinnati
>>Clar-fest, there were 500 Woodwinds (don't know how many Clarinets) at the
>>latest attempt at the World's largest Orchestra in Pittsburgh this past
>>April.(I guess it was successful). So what number is the "magic number'?
>>David Blumberg
>>reedman@-----.com
>>http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/Music/Blumberg.html
>>http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/Sponsors/
>>

James Pyne
Clarinet Studio/Research Group
School of Music
The Ohio State University
1866 College Road
Columbus, Ohio 43210
pyne.1@-----.edu
Tel: 614 292 8969
Fax: 614 292 1102
http://www.arts.ohio-state.edu/Music/Clarfest

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