Klarinet Archive - Posting 000927.txt from 2004/07

From: "Jim Lytthans" <lytthans@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Harry Keller
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 18:08:11 -0400

Kenwick Chan asked:
<Do you mean that a release of recording my Harry Keller is being reissued?
If so do you know how one might get it when it comes out?>

Kenwick,

Your Harry Keller? Did you know him? Frank Sabin had several rolls of open
reel tapes of his playing of the violin concertos. Don Blasick, my seat
mate in the La Mirada SO, was able to copy most all of these tapes onto a
good Tandberg deck. I am going to hound him to edit and enhance these gems
ASAP, with my help, of course! We have no plans to market these, but that
is a possibility. I will gladly send you a CD of what we have so far, when
available.

Does anyone else on the list have any thoughts about Harry Keller?
.............
Jim Lytthans
Anaheim, CA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenwrick Chan" <kchan@-----.edu>
To: <lytthans@-----.net>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 1:03 PM
Subject: Your note on the clarinet list.

> Hi Jim,
> I read your note one the clarinet list:
> ------
> The coup de gras (pardon my appalling French) of the morning was the
> aforementioned performance by the Marine Band Clarinet Choir (section,
> actually). Mmmm! Clarinet nirvana. Under the direction of Capt. Jason
> Fettig, the group closed the 'Fest in great style, featuring Mozart, the
> "Mannin Veen" Overture by Haydn Wood (remember that from the park
> concerts,
> along with the "Manx Overture"?), a stunning performance of "Martian
> Counterpoint from "Ten of a Kind" (Sym. No. 2) by Pulitzer Prize nominee
> David Rakowski, written for the Marine Band, some R. R. Bennett,
> Grainger,
> and John Williams. Clarinet Candy, indeed. A highlight was a
> performance
> of the last movement of Tchaikovsky's "Violin Concerto", with Gy Sgt
> Jihoon
> Chang as clarinet (of course!) soloist. Lot's of virtuosity was
> evident.
> It reminded me of some recordings of Harry Keller, the clarinetist who
> specialized in performing the great violin concertos on clarinet. These
> recording were owned by my late colleague Frank Sabin. These are in
> good
> hands, and will be edited to CD soon.
>
> ------
>
> I wasn't sure what this meant. Do you mean that a release of recording
> my Harry Keller is being reissued? If so do you know how one might get
> it when it comes out?
>
> Thanks,
> Kenwrick
>

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