Klarinet Archive - Posting 000245.txt from 2006/01

From: lorilovato@-----.com
Subj: [kl] Partitta for Mozart's B-day!
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 12:37:33 -0500

Greeting list,

It's now Saturday morning (I'm at the computer, putting'
off going to the gym) and I'm still high from having the
incredible luck of performing the Gran Partitta last night,
with Dan Leeson's parts, of course! That piece is absolutely
magical and the crowd loved it.

The performers included myself on Bb, with Stanley Winestein
(former principal of the New Orleans Symphony) on 2nd Bb, Greg Oaks
(Professor in Mississippi) on basset with our NMSO bass clarinetist
Bonnie Mauldin on 2nd basset. Greg did a spectacular job on the
principal basset part. We had wonderful new Buffet bassets, thanks to
the UNM clarinet professor, Keith Lemmons. (Who would have played
with us, but was busy at a clarinet workshop in Puerto Rico with
Kathy Jones, former NU buddy and principal clarinet of PRSO).

There, how's that for name dropping clarinetists? :)

BTW Dan, we ommitted the famous measure, I added the short
"lead ins," and we made our little improvisatory additions to the
repeats of the minuets. Which I might add, I would have never
considered if it weren't for you Mr. Leeson! Thank you.

Hope the celebration continues. I've enjoyed reading everyone's
concert news and reviews.

Lori Lovato,
NMSO, SFS, NMWQ.org

Wish it were Mozart's 250th birthday every year....

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