Klarinet Archive - Posting 000439.txt from 2002/04

From: Glen Shannon <gshannon@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Concert announcement
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 14:21:19 -0400

That sounds like a fun concert. (I didn't realize Hamilton is
considered "Upper Canada"- is that like Upper Egypt and Lower
Egypt?). For more fun your group could do the JS Bach concerto for 2
violins in D minor- with transposing up a step you only need 5 Bb
clarinets plus bass(es) and contra(s) for the continuo line. I did it
in high school in 1984, having hand-written all the parts myself. (I
blended well with the rest of the kids, can you tell?) If your group
is interested, for some future concert, I could prepare a legible
version in Sibelius for you.

Glen Shannon

>Hello List -
>
>I'd like to let you know about our clarinet choir concert, Sunday April
>28th, which will be held at Central Presbyterian Church in Hamilton,
>Ontario. We are a 9 "voice" choir, including Eb, Bb, Eb alto, Bb bass,
>Eb contra-alto / Bb contra bass Fellow Klarinet list member Larry
>Paikin is also in the choir, as are a couple of
>"lurkers" (hi guys). The group is The Upper Canada Clarinet Choir, all
>adult amateur players; we have been together since late summer 2000.
>
>There will be two highlights in this concert -
>We will be playing the World Premiere of "Fantasy Piece for Clarinet
>Ensemble", a suite of four small pieces which was written for us by
>David Trainer, Sydney, Australia. I'm particularly excited about this,
>because we "met" David through Sneezy.org; he has dedicated the work to
>us, and through extensive e-mail correspondence, we are learining what
>his "intentions" are - performance notes, practice hints etc. It's a
>real thrill to work with a composer, even long distance, to develop the
>idea for a new work.
>
>The second highlight is an arrangement of the Mozart Quintet - one of
>our Choir members has had this arrangement in his basement since the
>early '60's. The string parts are arranged for Bb, Eb alto, and bass
>clarinets. It is quite exciting to play.
>
>There is more information on our web site;
>
>http://www.upper-canada-clarinet.sneezy.org
>
>Janet McNaught

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