Klarinet Archive - Posting 000273.txt from 2004/07

From: "Film & Music Promotion Management" <FilmPromotion@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Revelli
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 22:35:48 -0400

I was in State Band under Fennel and he was great. Also had a Private
Lesson with him as I was soloing that weekend with an Orchestra
w/Weber's #2 Concerto and asked him for a lesson on it. This was back
in 1980 and I don't remember a single thing about the lesson other
than asking him if he had perfect pitch to which I got the reply "I
hear what I want to hear".

He was a cool cat.

Revelli on the other hand was a tyrant. My Jr. High Clarinet teacher
Eddie Kanakal told me a story about him being in All Virginia Band in
the mid 60's w/ Revelli conducting. Eddie was talking briefly to the
girl next to him and Revelli stopped his instruction (probably to the
brass) and said to him "Hey shorty, SHUT UP....!!"

:)

David Blumberg
http://artists.primetones.com/blummy

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"Patricia A. Smith" <arlyss1@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Revelli
Message-ID: <40ED057F.3040309@-----.net>

Tski1128@-----.com wrote:

>He was no Fennel!!
>
>

I cannot speak to Mr. Revelli's conducting in person, as I never had
the
opportunity to play in a band conducted by him (I would have been in
high school at the time). However, I was in an All-Virginia Band in
the
early seventies conducted by Frederick Fennell. His choice of music
for
band was fabulous, and the only thing that made the weekend even
better
than HIS music was the fact that Aaron Copland GUEST conducted his
Emblems for Band. It was quite an incredible time and I learned a
great
deal in a VERY short period of time. I do not remember Mr. Fennell
yelling at anyone, or being abusive in ANY way at all. I DO remember
him being quite demanding of us, but, that is what we were there for.
I
also remember being VERY tired! (I think that comes with the territory
of having so much music brought out of oneself when one is just
beginning to "come along" musically)

Patricia Smith
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