Klarinet Archive - Posting 000041.txt from 2003/08

From: Dan Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Obituary, Alexander Williams
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 22:21:05 -0400

During my absence from Los Altos, I was unaware of the fact that Alex
Williams (who lived about 1/2 miles from me) died n June 13. He was
Toscannini's principal clarinetist in the NBC from 1948 to 1955. Alex
was 96 at the time of his death.

He was considered a very experienced and competent player who never
criticized or spoke poorly about his colleagues, something very unusual
for a New York clarinet player.

Dan
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