Klarinet Archive - Posting 000298.txt from 2004/06

From: AnneLenoir@-----.net (Anne Lenoir)
Subj: [kl] Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium and Lomax C-11 mouthpieces
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 15:49:38 -0400

I attended the Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium June 3-5 and heard a lot of
wonderful clarinet playing while I was there. I was particularly
mesmerized by the clarinet tone and playing of Thomas Martin, the
Associate Principal Clarinetist from the Boston Symphony.
I spent a lot of time trying out Lomax Mouthpieces, specifically
their new C-11 model, and I bought 2. I am no longer playing my Vandoren
M-30 because I have problems with response and articulation that I don't
have with the Lomax Chicago 11. I heard Howard Klug trying out the C-11
and he sounded better than ever. He was playing a very difficult riff
from "Tocatta & Fugue" by Bach, and I was pretty annoyed that I couldn't
play the riff. I practiced it continuously and now my right hand is
functioning much better. Howard sounds better and better all the time,
and he has a lot of great music from WINDIANNA. I bought 3 of his Bach
Sonatas that he transcribed for 2 Clarinets and
Bass Clarinet, or 2 Clarinets and Bassoon. We are playing Sonata #1
tomorrow at a wedding with Gregg Brown, the principal bassoonist in the
Colorado Springs Philharmonic, and Ms Darryll Stevens, Clarinet & Flute
instructor at Colorado College. I wish Howard could "cure" me of my
inability to play the "Pollacka" from the Weber Concerto. I just can't
go that fast. He is a marvelous teacher of technical mastery, and I know
I could "get it" if I could work with for a while and figure out what
I'm doing wrong.
I understand that Dr. Etheridge also bought a Lomax C-11 and he
sounded terrific. Dr. Etheridge also sounds better and better every
year, and I am so grateful to him for having the Oklahoma Clarinet
Symposiums, which are so well organized and intimate. The Symposiums
have become my home base for my clarinet family of friends.
Pam Muncy and Annette Luyben were the 2 best dressed ladies at the
Symposium, and they were both as helpful as ever in finding things that
I had to buy, including my new, streamlined Pro-Tech reed case, that
fits into my petite BAM case without bulging or busting the zipper.
Annette sold me some beautiful pieces that Tom Martin had played on his
recital.Francios Kloc looked wonderful in his pink shirt, and I tried to
get him to dance the Samba with me while I played a Brazillian tune, but
he was too busy fixing clarinets. Jon Cippola also looked wonderful in
his pin striped suit, and he gave a program of contemporary clarinet
music that was wonderful. I missed his presentation on Sidney Bechet due
to delays in flights. I bought a Reed Machine from Ben Armatto, and I
doubt that I will ever have reed problems again.
Nancy Buckman, my new clarinet buddy, was my room-mate and we had so
much fun checking out all the booths and the recitals. We had time to
get a couple of beers at "The Library", a nice restaurant behind the
music building. I believe that Nancy also bought a reed wizard and a
Lomax mouthpiece.
Ken Pewploski is a great jazz clarinetist who played Saturday night.
He sounded just wonderful, but it depresssed me, because I was trying to
follow the chord changes in my head, and he moved so fast that he left
my brain in a cloud of dust. I would need to play most of his selections
at tempo "Grave" or near death. That's all for now. ANNIE

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