Klarinet Archive - Posting 000132.txt from 1998/08

From: Simon_Aldrich@-----.ca (Simon Aldrich)
Subj: [kl] Re: A Study in Contrasts
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 11:48:23 -0400

Mr. Yokohama asks:

"If anybody here knows anything, please give
me any information about Sammy Nestico and
his work "A Study in Contrasts", things like
why a big band composer/arranger came to
compose a clarinet choir work, and to whom
it was written, when and where it was performed
for the first time and so on....
And I want to write some introductory notes
about this piece on the brochure at the
concert. But I cannot find anything so far."

I remember playing this piece for saxophone quartet.
I was under the impression that it was originally for sax
quartet. Perhaps Nestico arranged it for clarinet choir.

Nonetheless it is a very widely-played piece in
sax-quartetdom so I don't think you will have any problem
finding the qaurtet which might contain performance notes.

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Simon Aldrich

Principal Clarinet - l'Orchestre de l'Opera de Montreal
Principal Clarinet - l'Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal
Nouvel Ensemble Moderne
Quintet Pentaedre
Les Vents de Montreal

tel/fax: (514) 843-7550
simona@-----.org

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