Klarinet Archive - Posting 000611.txt from 2003/03

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] ICA Fest 2003
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 13:32:12 -0500

Bill's thoughtful response covers just about everything one can hope to=20=

experience. I can add but one additional thought. At the conclusion of=20=

any such get together, most of those hundreds of thousands of dollars=20
worth of new instruments must be reboxed and shipped back to their=20
point of origin. If you're shopping for anything, such as a new=20
instrument, deals and heavy discounting is to be had.

On Saturday, March 15, 2003, at 09:06 AM, B. Rite wrote:

> <><> Rebecca=A0Brennan wrote:
> Do people my age go to clarinet fest or is this more of an adult
> dominated thing?
>
>
>
> Rebecca, my teacher brought a 13-yr-old student along with her when
> ClarinetFest was held in Oklahoma. Several other kids her age were =
in
> attendance from various parts of the country. Also a good number of
> college students. Because of the expense, adults outnumber young=20
> folk;
> but young folk --- especially college age --- are well represented =
both
> in the audience and on stage. Now that you are in high school =
(aren't
> you?), you will feel quite comfortable attending.
>
> You asked "What do they do at ClarinetFest?"
>
> It varies a bit from one year to the next, of course; but the backbone
> is 8-10 hours/day of performances. Most people get 'zoned out' and
> take some time off from the performances. Competing with the
> performances are seminars, a couple of competitions, and display=20
> booths.
> Therefore you must make choices about which things you want to do and
> which things you want to forego. Usually there are a couple of
> dinners/barbeques and tourist oriented activities. When it was in =
New
> Orleans, they took a river boat while a jazz band played on board, and
> they organized a 'pub crawl'.
>
> The performances include classical, jazz, 'new' and experimental =
music,
> sometimes hybrids of synthesized + acoustic, klezmer, folk music and
> occasionally a bit of musical comedy. In one show, the clarinetist
> pulled out a pistol and shot his accompanist
>
> The display booths are a major attraction because the instrument
> manufacturers have clarinets of all sorts standing on tables, waiting
> for you to try them out --- A, Bb, C, Eb, bass, alto, big bore, small
> bore, student, professional, wood, plastic, period instruments,
> electronic. The mouthpiece manufacturers have similar assortments
> awaiting your trial. Also dealers in sheet music, ligatures,
> electronics, tuners, special gizmos, and all the rest of it. There's
> much more merchandise to try out at ClarinetFest than any small town
> music dealer has to offer. Although many manufacturers route the
> paperwork through a dealer who may not be in attendance, you can buy
> things at the display room if you wish.
>
> Many of the adults and performers and vendors already know each other,
> and they gather to socialize.
>
> In summation, I would say that it's worth attending at least one
> ClarinetFest if your budget allows. This year it's being held at a
> university, and therefore the rooms & meals are likely to be less
> expensive (school dorms during summer vacation, school cafeteria), and
> the attendees and performers are likely include more youths.
>
>
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>
>
Richard Bush
Maker of 'BasSonic' bassoon reeds
760 Robins Avenue
Ogden, UT 84404
(801) 393-7265
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rbushidioglot@-----.com

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