Klarinet Archive - Posting 000192.txt from 2001/05

From: "J. Michael Norsworthy" <mnorswor@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] RE: Clarinetfest 2001 ... a few comments
Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 00:42:38 -0400

> Oh, they're doing it again...having Ricardo open the festival. Could
> they have possibly chosen a tougher act to follow?

I have to say that I agree with you Niel. Ricardo is a tough act to follow.
He's a great player, however, I'm frequently bothered that the Clarinet
Festivals in past years have been centered around certain people, i.e.
Morales, Daniels, Combs, Sabine Meyer, etc... These are certainly GREAT
players and I respect them all VERY much, but I think that there are a LOT
more clarinet players out there who would love the opportunity to play at
some of these and I feel that they're not really given the chance because of
the preoccupation with these few great players.

I would like to see a more varied ClarinetFest, and one that focuses more on
the music of our time. At the various flute and saxophone conventions, over
a dozen premieres usually occur. The ORGANIZATION actually does the
commissioning for a good number of these pieces, as well as the annual
competition (which the ICA DOES have). The works of Weber, Brahms, Mozart,
Spohr, etc... are all exceptional and they form the backbone of our
literature but there's SO MUCH MORE out there.

What about having players like David Smeyers, Alain Damiens, Ernesto
Molinari, Hans Deinzer, Mike Lowenstern, Paul Meyer, and Eduard Brunner? (to
name just a small few) What about having the ICA commission works to be
premiered at the festival? What about a new music competition done my the
ICA? What about a chamber music competition? Anybody else have any more
ideas?

I'm just amazed at the differences between our organization and say the
National Flute Association or the Saxophone conferences, not to mention
those of the string or vocal world. Isn't there something we can do to
spruce these things up?

Just a few thoughts and all said IMHO. I don't mean to offend anyone, but
nothing gets done by closing your mouth.

--Michael

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