Klarinet Archive - Posting 000475.txt from 2003/08

From: George Kidder <gkidder@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Replies to Questions, questions
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 09:02:10 -0400

It's been many years since I lived in that area, but at least the towns are
still in the same places! You might try the music faculty at U. Mass
Amherst for suggestions - there must be a music faculty! And you could try
the various smaller colleges on the off chance that someone could give you
a lead - Clark, Amherst, Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke, and Smith come to
mind. There used to be a music store in Greenfield, but whether it still
exists or not is a good question, and I can't even remember its name any more.

Good luck,

George
Bar Harbor, ME

At 08:26 AM 8/19/03, you wrote:
>I'm not ignoring your suggestion, I have asked around it's just that I
>live in a small town - until a few years ago, there was only one stop
>light - and experienced musicians aren't that abundant. Some in that wind
>symphony I was in suggested someone that is a 3 hour drive for me, 4 of
>them suggested I ask here, on Klarinet, saying the group was so large and
>diverse I was bound to find someone closer to home. Others gave me names
>in Boston - and I'm trying to avoid that, not only the traffic and crowds
>but also the higher prices. I also inquired at the Thayer Community Music
>School, a newly formed part of Thayer Symphony Orchestra - perhaps I was
>asking the wrong person, but she had no suggestions. (Since I can't quite
>believe that all the musicians in the orchestra do their own repairs, I'm
>going to attend their Open House next Sunday and see what I can dig up.)

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