Klarinet Archive - Posting 000167.txt from 2004/07

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] bumblebee
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 14:06:51 -0400


> I must admit that I never met the man, but the stories about him
> are legend. And I am not sure that his fantastic sounding bands
> have done anything to forward music in America. He took a course
> of action exactly the opposite of Fennell who made bands smaller
> through his development of the wind ensemble.
>
> Personally, I could never play in any band that had 90 or more
> players. I was simply deafened by it and I could not hear other
> voices clearly. In my salad days I once played in Bethlehem, PA
> with a massed band group. I was one of 4 E-flat clarinet players
> and it was torture. I never did it again.
>
> Dan Leeson
> DNLeeson@-----.net
>
>
>

And back to the Bumblebee......

In my search for more info an Jimmy Abato, I came across a recent image of
Abato at the University of Florida web site.
Middle of the page at this site:
http://www.arts.ufl.edu/music/clarinet/studiopics.html

Mitchell Estrin is the Asst. Professor of Clarinet at the University.

Estrin has a nice web page, with solid suggestions for students making
audition into the University.

The link can be found here:
http://www.arts.ufl.edu/music/clarinet/tips.html

Forest Aten

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