Klarinet Archive - Posting 000972.txt from 2003/03

From: Jeremy A Schiffer <schiffer@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Introduction
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:11:35 -0500

On Mon, 24 Mar 2003, Wendy Bosma wrote:

> After graduation I moved to Tucson, AZ and got my bachelor's degree in
> Anthropology. They don't like non-music majors in their larger ensembles so
> I played in a clarinet choir at U of A where I picked up the Eb and learned
> additional respect for anyone who even thinks about playing one of those.

Hi Wendy, welcome to the list. It's amazing how small of a world it can be
sometimes. I'll just say that I have some, um, intimate family links to
the Arizona Anthropology department (I was born and raised in Tucson)...

> After graduating from U of A, I moved out to New Orleans to be an
> archaeologist. In my spare time I picked up an acoustic guitar. I forgot
> all about my clarinet at that point and it's been about three years.

Let's see, clarinet players at Arizona around that time... do you know
Nick Duke? Megan, um, I can't remember her last name?

> Just a
> few weeks ago, I attended a show by the New Orleans Klezmer All Stars and
> was reinspired by Rob Wagner (who is actually a sax player and hardly seems
> to care about the clarinet at all).

If you find yourself intrigued by Klezmer music, find your way to
http://www.tara.com, the authoritative source for anything related to
Jewish music. Check out the book/CD set "The Compleat Klezmer" by Henry
Sapoznik and the expansive CD section.

-jeremy schiffer

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