Klarinet Archive - Posting 000557.txt from 2003/07

From: "Josh" <joshclarinet@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE: ClarinetFest
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 19:46:52 -0400

Hi all, I was at clarinetfest and I have to say I thought it was a lot of
fun. I think listening to some of the new upcoming hopefuls and trying out
new products kind of give you and idea what is about to come in the clarinet
world.

Josh
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From: <Elgenubi@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] RE: ClarinetFest

> Michael Norsworthy,
> It was a good Rant.
> I wasn't at the Fest; I wish I was and I wish I had heard some of
the
> things that Ormandtoby said that he liked and that he disliked. If you
are a
> fan and a performer of this sort of 'challenging' music, I can imagine how
> frustrating it is to get people to listen to it. I hope you HAVE
initiated a
> good discussion of new music. I will admit to being somewhat ignorant. I
have
> never worked hard to understand some of the music I've heard and I
probably
> have not heard much. I believe I like the..... how did you say?
"Neo-Romantic
> Crap of the last 20 years." I doupt that you are really trashing all of
the
> more accessible recent music; by neo-romantic are you talking about
composers
> like Gorecki and Corigliano and Tredici? . And Mahler with light shows
and
> Britney Spears playing a new Clarinet Concerto made me laugh, but then
think,
> "Hmmm."
> Seriously, help me with the descriptions, and help me learn more
about
> contemporay music. You've mentioned some names, which I'll try to look
for.
> Can you help a beginner? Can you mention some specific clarinet pieces,
for
> example, that could help someone like me appreciate something new? Can
you
> talk about how you are moved by music, when conventional melody and
harmony are
> not present. What turns you on about it?
>
> Wayne Thompson
>
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