Klarinet Archive - Posting 000872.txt from 2003/03

From: Dan Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Alan Balter and David Baker's Jazz Suite for Clarinet and
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 09:50:39 -0500

Stacy-Michelle wrote:
> Hi. I have this CD called "American Voices" of the works of African-
> American composers. The piece is on there with the Akron Symphony,
> with Balter himself conducting. The year says 1995. One of my
> favorites.
>
This reply, and which was duplicated by several others, makes the matter
very clear. It also reminded me that Balter called me in the early to
mid-1990s asking about a peculiar arrangement I had of William
Christopher Handy's "Harlem Blues" for clarinet and string quartet.

He said that he was doing a program or series or something involving
Afro-American composers and remembered me mentioning the arrangement
when we were working together. I sent him a copy of the piece and, as
far as I know, he played it.

So the presence of David Baker's piece makes perfect sense. I thank all
of you who knew about this matter and sent a note on it.
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