Klarinet Archive - Posting 001374.txt from 1999/03

From: "Antoine Clark" <CLARIGUY@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Schools and Faculty: DePaul University
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 16:24:31 -0500

DePaul is very well know where I am from. It is one of the schools I am
looking at for graduate work. Don't worry we know that this school and its
teachers are out there.
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From: clarinetken@-----.com>
Date: Saturday, March 27, 1999 2:06 PM
Subject: [kl] Schools and Faculty: DePaul University

>Ryan Huch and any other on the college "hunt,"
>
>My name is Kenneth Chin and I am a clarinet student here at DePaul
>University in Chicago, IL. I am originally from New Jersey where I
>participated in various state music activities in addition to being a
>member of the New York Youth Symphony and attending the Manhattan School
>of Music Preparatory Division throughout my junior and senior years of
>high school. The question that always comes up in conversations about my
>education is the following: "Why did you come all the way out here?!?"
>
>Well, the answer is simple: because of the clarinet faculty. You may
>have never heard of DePaul University before this message; I must admit
>that I didn't know much about it until my later years in high school. I
>only knew of Northwestern by its name. Once I did look into DePaul,
>however, I was fascinated when I learned about the prestigious faculty.
>It is a small school which is ideal if you want individual attention, you
>don't want to get lost in the crowd of 80+ clarinetists, and if you don't
>want to be taught by graduate students. The faculty makes up the Chicago
>Clarinet Trio: showing that they always interact and get along with each
>other. From the beginning, you get to work with each of the faculty
>members, whether it be masterclasses or chamber music coachings (i.e.
>clarinet choir). Additionally, when appropriate, you have the option of
>studying in more than one studio ("sharing students"), which is ideal
>when it comes to getting different insights and/or interpretations. This
>shows how open the faculty is with each other. None of the "once you
>leave my studio, you can never come back" or "it's my way or nobody's
>way" stuff will be found here. There is absolutely no rivalry between
>the studios. Also, attending a school in a city setting, like that of
>Chicago, has its numerous benefits. With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
>only 10 minutes away, you cannot lose. IMHO, this is the kind of setting
>that you want to look for in a college or university when you are
>pursuing a degree in performance.
>
>Who makes up the clarinet faculty here at DePaul University? Would you
>have guessed that they are Mrs. Julie DeRoche, "big-time" Chicago
>freelance clarinetist/#1sub for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and
>president-elect to the International Clarinet Association, Mr. John Bruce
>Yeh, assistant principal clarinet in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and
>Mr. Larry Combs, principal clarinet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
>
>It does not have to be DePaul University when you attend college;
>although, you should try to attend at least once during your career. In
>any event, you should look for at least a few of the same characteristics
>that I mentioned about DePaul when you decide on which school to attend.
>
>
>Good luck to you and your future endeavors. My apologies to the list for
>my always jumping at the chance to talk about my school.
>
>Kenneth Chin
>DePaul University
>'97-'98 Principal Clarinet
>New York Youth Symphony
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