Klarinet Archive - Posting 000670.txt from 2003/03

From: "Mario Estrada" <fwcsclarinet@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] San Francisco Bass clarinet audition
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 01:49:37 -0500

Ben Freimuth is not only a fine clarinetist, but perhaps the best bass
clarinetist, I've ever heard. He is one of the few clarinetists, who began
his studies on the bass clarinet, which was his primary instrument at the
Interlochen Arts Academy. Ben and I shared a few years together as students
at the Cleveland Institute, where his primary teacher was Linnea Nereim, who
is the Cleveland Orchestra's bass clarinetist. Ben was already the most
natural bass clarinetist I ever heard when he came to CIM as a freshman. He
spent a great deal of time in his early studies trying to achieve parity
between his soprano clarinet and bass clarinet chops. Well his successes in
the clarinet world are proof that he achieved his goal in spades. That he is
returning to his "first" voice is a blessing to the clarinet world. I have
no doubt that he will easily prove to be the greatest bass clarinetist this
country has ever seen, which I hope consoles all those in Kansas City who
will be losing their gifted principal clarinetist.
Mario Estrada

>From: "Diane Karius" <dkarius@-----.edu>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>Subject: Re: [kl] San Francisco Bass clarinet audition
>Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 10:25:16 -0600
>
>Freimuth is a seriously fine clarinetist - I've not heard him on bass
>clarinet, but what I've heard of him in attending the KC Symphony for
>the last couple of years has really been impressive.
>
>In fact, another clarinetist and I (both with season tickets for the
>same performances) have decided that his pianissimo is "to die for" :-)
>(for whatever reason, we both tend to weight a good pianissimo heavily
>when discussing clarinetists).
>
>
>
>Diane R. Karius, Ph.D.
>Associate Professor of Physiology
>University of Health Sciences
>1750 Independence Ave.
>Kansas City, MO 64106
>(816)-283-2219
>dkarius@-----.edu
>http://courses.uhs.edu/physio/index.htm
> >>> reedman@-----.com 03/11/03 17:29 PM >>>
>
>For those of you that may not know, the San Francisco Symphony bass
>clarinet audition was yesterday (March 10).
>
> The only person that "qualified" was Ben Freimuth, now principal
>clarinet
>in Kansas City. The other two finalists were both from San Francisco -
>Mark Shannon and Jerome Simas.
>
> Ben will have to come out and play a couple of weeks with the
>orchestra
>(probably during the summer) and if the conductor likes his playing THEN
>he
>will be offered probationary contract.
>
>CLARK FOBES
>reedman@-----.com
>Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.
>
>
>
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