Klarinet Archive - Posting 001191.txt from 2000/12

From: "Tony Wakefield" <tony-wakefield@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Zoon vs Baker - an observation
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 06:33:30 -0500

We have Victoria Soames here in U.K. She is our current "flavour of the
month". I saw her play in a crappy Johann Strauss Touring Theatre show. My
eyesight is none too 20/20 so I didn`t immediately recognise her. Then when
I saw her name in the programme, <and> after seeing her, and hearing her
play at the Royal College, I couldn`t understand why she had "stooped" so
low as to be part of that touring company. She can play - take it from me.
But then everyone has to make a living don`t they?! It seems to me that a
lot of young players fresh out of college are deliberately avoiding the
symphony orchestra way. They are finding more satisfaction in the numerous
other outlets of career opportunities. Is it my observation that sym. orch.
can be quite boringly repetitive in their repertoire, give or take the
occasional new commission. We saw on TV that one principal here, when asking
for a co-principal, was refused, as a result of which he left to take up a
solo career. Are symphony ochestras dying?

Please look at Victoria Soames web site, and the amount of music she can
handle competently.
www.clarinet-classics.ndirect.co.uk

And for U.S:-
Qualiton Imports Ltd
24-02 40th Ave,
Long Island City,
NY11101

e-mail. ron@-----.com
She owes me a free C.D. for that plug, (and Ron also)

Merry Christmas Victoria - - - -
And to you too Annie and Wendy.
Best,
Tony W. @-----.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anne Lenoir" <AnneLenoir@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Re: Zoon vs Baker - an observation

> Dear Wendy,
> You have made a very good point! There are two amazing female
> clarinetists that I know personally, including Dr. Diane Cawein from U.
> of Nebraska at Lincoln and Michele Gringas from Miami University in
> Oxford, Ohio. Both of these ladies are so hardworking and dedicated that
> they would never have time to be involved in any type of debate at
> Sneezy. I have one of Michele's Klezmer CD's and she is an impeccable
> clarinetist with beautiful musicianshp. She is often busy reviewing CD's
> in THE CLARINET among many other projects. Diane Cawein recently got a
> Doctorate doing her dissertation on the Opera Fantasy style of Bullini &
> Mirco, and somehow managed to rediscover 60 or so clarinet works in the
> Verdi Library in Milan. I feel lucky when I hear from either one of
> them.
> I am sure that there are probably some amazing female clarinetists
> here on the Sneezy Klarinet bulletin board. I hope we never get into any
> arguments over their qualities, maybe just enjoy their music. ANNIE

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