Klarinet Archive - Posting 000001.txt from 2001/04

From: "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Stoltzman (was: RE: Jonathan Cohler and friends in"Clarinetissimo!")
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 01:24:31 -0500

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anne Lenoir [mailto:AnneLenoir@-----.net]
>
> Dear Benjamin,
> I wasn't even thinking about you and Stoltzman. I mentioned the
> fact that I wished all of you well, and I remembered your remarks about
> Jon Manasse's blandness and your relationship to Peter Hadcock way back
> when. When you described your career as a studio musician and free lance
> artist in LA then, I was envious and had thought "Oh well, I guess that
> settles that!". So I was "confessing" to the list how easy it is to cop
> an attitude when reacting someone's post. Not necessarily
> advertisements, but just posts in general.
> Duh! I guess I'm the only person on the list afflicted with "envy",
> "Jealousy" and "anger". ANNIE

I wasn't directing my comments to anybody in particular... I just wanted to
tell the list what a stand-up guy Stoltzman is to follow Roger's comments.

As for Manasse.... Please get your story right. I never said he was bland.
Quite the opposite, in fact. He is a very interesting person and a
fantastic player. I didn't happen to agree with his teaching methods and
that is why I elected to study with Kenneth Grant instead. I have a
tremendous amount of respect for him as a player and teacher. His students
all love him, too. I just was trained early on with a different set of
beliefs by my teachers.

--Ben

Benjamin Maas
Freelance Clarinetist and Recording Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
benmaas@-----.com
http://www.fifthcircle.com

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