Klarinet Archive - Posting 000271.txt from 2004/01

From: Dan Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] George Silfies
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 21:43:03 -0500

I remember with great affection playing the Strauss Happy Workshop with
George playing the first clarinet part, which is for a C instrument and
he was transposing. it. So I said, "George don't you have a C" and he
said that he never played on one that was a good instrument. So I gave
him my C and damn near didn't get it back, he so fell in love with it.
We have a great picture taken of us following the performance, he
holding the C, and me holding the basset horn. A very memorable night.

Dan Leeson

CGBeale@-----.com wrote:

>George Silfies is performing the Mozart Clarinet Concerto this weekend (Jan 10 and Jan 11) with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. He has been principal clarinet of the orchestra for 34 years. He first performed the Mozart Concerto with the orchestra in 1970, his first year with the orchestra. There is a brief article about his performance and a color photograph of him on the homepage of the orchestra's web site. The article states that George is planning to retire from the orchestra at the end of the current season.
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>Clarence Beale
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