Klarinet Archive - Posting 000609.txt from 2005/06

From: "Fernando Silveira" <fernandounirio@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Oklahoma Symposium
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:19:35 -0400

Hi Anne,
could you send me that piece on "brazilian" style??

Best

Fernando Silveira
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anne Lenoir" <AnneLenoir@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.edu>;
<joel@-----.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:52 PM
Subject: [kl] Oklahoma Symposium

> I have been unable to send my email until today because I had to
> clean out my email box, which was stuffed to capacity and preventing me
> from sending and receiving mail.
> This year was the best of all the Oklahoma Symposiums, for me. I
> can't even begin to describe what a great experience I had. I did get to
> meet and chat with Dan Leeson, and he won me over with his great wit and
> charm. His wife is a knockout and also quite charming. I got the
> impression on the Klarinet List that Dan was a bullheaded "akademic"
> type, always arguing about "dark" and "bright" tones, but he is actually
> a sweetheart and a joy to hang out with. I couldn't get him to go out
> for pizza though, because he said that his standards for pizza are "very
> high".
> One of the greatest treasures of the Symposium was finding a
> clarinet duet at Walter Grabner's booth, "Frailach" by Donald Draganski,
> written in Tempo di Klezmer. Walter had also turned me on to another
> piece by Draganski last year, "Trio from Rio", (Brazillian style) for
> clarinet, flute & piano, and I liked the piece so well that I have
> performed it several times last spring. Draganski's work is quite
> melodious with a natural ethnic feel. As soon as I got home, I was so
> anxious to start working on "Frailach" that I somehow lost it at a
> students house, so I had to write Walter and order 3 more copies.
> I didn't get to hear all of the clarinetists because my plane was
> late due to rain, but I enjoyed every minute of what I did hear. I am
> partial to Jon Manasse because I love his tone and musicality. His
> dynamic range is incredible. I have never heard a "pianissanissamo"
> played so softly.
> The most touching moment for me is when they announced the winners
> of the Young Artists competition. Alia Sabur, a young student of
> Ricardo's from Philly, won first prize, and Mike Lomax from Lomax
> Mouthpieces presented her with a beautiful old Buffet clarinet that had
> belonged to Iggy Genusa, who has passed away. Mike Lomax had been
> working on restoring the clarinet for over 2 years and Mike told the
> whole story of the clarinet, Iggy and the restoration process. The
> Lomax's have been very generous with heart felt gifts over the years. I
> own 3 of their mouthpieces and the Lomax's are superb craftsmen.
> I finally got to meet and hear Paula Beck Corley's presentation of
> clarinet teaching for the pre-college student, and it was so simple and
> to-the-point. Paula has a great way of simplifying the "presentation" of
> embochure and tone in a manner that makes you think, "Hey, I can teach
> my kids to do that!" She also has a great southern accent, being from
> Mississippi and having taught in Texas for 20 years.
> I did sort of cut loose and buy a bright blue barrel, and a bell
> called "Rhapsody" from Morrie. Then I bought a bright blue plastic
> mouthpiece to match, for $40, the A. G. (Anthony Gigliotti) "Glitz",
> supposedly modelled after one of Gigliotti's favorite facings. However,
> it turned out to be a bit tinny and I had to send it to Mike & Joel to
> see if they could make it sound better. I play a lot of gypsy jazz
> www.mangofandjango.com
> and I just got carried away.
> By that time I was really going nuts and tried out some "Xilema"
> reeds made in Spain at the "Redwine" booth, and ended up buying 10
> boxes. So far I love these reeds.
> Every year I go to the Oklahoma Sympsoium because that has become
> the meeting place of my extended clarinet family. I can't afford to go
> to ClarinetFest every year, and I usually get lost and miss half of the
> important events. My thanks to David Etheridge for providing us with
> such a blessed event every year. Cheers to Audrey, Nancy, Francios,
> Larry and all of my clarinet buddies. ANNIE
>
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