Klarinet Archive - Posting 001121.txt from 2004/03

From: "mlmarmer" <mlmarmer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Schabbes, Schabbes - Yiddish Folk Songs
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:05:35 -0500

Meant to write that I saw in the back of your book you were in that
Orchestra too, reason for the connection to Alan. Sorry about that. Mike
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From: "mlmarmer" <mlmarmer@-----.com>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] Schabbes, Schabbes - Yiddish Folk Songs

> Hi Mr. Galper:
>
> I have your "Tone, Technique and Staccato" book and I saw on the back if
you
> might of known a Alan Dolid, who played Oboe in the Isreal Philharmonic?
I
> am not sure when you or he were in that organization, but Alan is no
longer
> playing Oboe professionally anymore due to burn out.
>
> My wife is the one who told me about Allan, as she is a dietitician for a
> company called Sodexho that runs foodservice management for schools,
> hospitals, healthcare, business, etc. She was at a menu meeting a couple
of
> years ago and she told him that I just started to take up the clarinet
again
> at age 47. This was in 2001. Allan said good for me, as he told her the
> above. Allan, a very nice person, got burned out and became a Executive
> Chef! How is that for a career change! He is the food service director
for
> Western Maryland College in Westminister, MD, now known as McDaniel
College,
> as McDaniel is someone who gave money to te school, enough so, for the
> school to change it's name! And you all thought naming rights was just
for
> Sports!
>
> Anyway, Allan is very happy in his new career and still teaches the Oboe.
> He is also an avid bike rider, pedal type, which we are and that is
probably
> how my wife and Allan started to talk about at the meeting.
>
> So I just wanted to see if you knew of Allan, if not that is fine, as I
> wanted to share this story with others, incase those who play
> professionally, you know you can have a new career anytime, in the fun
world
> of foodservicef. Actually it is awful, as I am in food service sales to
> restuarants and you don't want to hear some horror stories that will make

> you want to think twice before entering a restaurant! Stick with the
> clarinet playing! O:)!
>
> Mike Marmer
> Germantown, MD
>
>
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