Klarinet Archive - Posting 000543.txt from 2002/02

From: "Rupert Kahn" <Rupert.Kahn@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] John Parr
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:58:52 -0500

Michael
I'm not sure what kind of help you want, but I could
adapt your email and put up notices - asking people to contact you - in
local music centres, University Music dept. and possibly music shops. I
wouldn't go crazy fly posting, but over the next week or so I could imagine
myself able to put up a few notices where people who share your
interest might see them. Would that be useful to you?

I'll also ask some of my older relatives if they know about John Parr?

I don't know if you meant that I should ask the gentleman I refered to
about John Parr? I might be able to, but though I am trying to help
regarding playing an instrument I am not particularly close, so I'm not
sure.

Rupert

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From: "Michael Bryant" <michael@-----.uk>
Subject: Re: [kl] Elderly Begiinner?

> Forgive my suggesting something slightly different.
> I need some local help in Sheffield to recover
> lost and buried information about John Parr.
> Please ask if that would be agreeable?
> This is local history. Parr worked as a clerk in the
> goods sidings at Sheffield railway station for 40 yrs,
> but had a parallel career as a singer and bassoonist.
> After his retirement in 1930 he played is several leading
> professional orchestras and organised a series
> of concerts (1930-57) of chamber music
> at the Methodist Hall, Sheffield, for wind instruments mostly,
> including some works that have never been published.
> I have an incomplete set of concert programmes
> and copy of his will. An article about him
> appeared in Musical Times in 1945. He died in 1962.
> I can supply many other details, which must wait.
> Thanks
> MB
>
> Rupert Kahn wrote on Friday, February 22, 2002 9:46 PM
> Subject: [kl] Elderly Begiinner?
>
> > As a returner to the clarinet I have really appreciated some of the
> comments
> > about how approach this. But I have a question on someone elses behalf.

> >
> > I know an old gentleman who recently lost his wife after about fifty
years
> > of marriage. He is well into his 70s and has a deep love of music. He
is,
> > understandably devastated, and struggling to find something to fill his
> > life. He has expressed an interest in learning a musical instrument and
> the
> > clarinet in particular.
> >
> > I'm sure he's not alone in wanting to begin a musical instrument at this
> > stage in his life and I wonder are there organizations or individuals
> > (especially in the UK) with experience in meeting such needs.
> >
> > Rupert Kahn
> > Sheffield
> > UK
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