Klarinet Archive - Posting 000322.txt from 2006/03

From: Patton Hunnicutt <bass9396@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Copland Clarinet Concerto Arrangement
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:51:29 -0500

Derek Parsons is an escellent pianit, musician and
person. I've always loved his playing. Is Bob
Chesebro planning on performing it anytime soon?

--- Julia Heinen <julia.heinen@-----.edu> wrote:

> Hello Everyone
>
> I am posting a message from Dr. Derek Parsons,
> professor of piano at
> Furman University. He has done an arrangement of the
> Copland Clarinet
> Concerto for clarinet 2 pianos and bass. I had the
> pleasure of reading
> this arrangement with him a few years ago and it is
> FANTASTIC! I, for
> one, would love to be able to program this work in a
> recital situation
> as would many of my students. I am sure everyone on
> this list realizes
> that the current piano reduction leaves a
> significant portion of
> orchestration out. This arrangement allows for all
> parts in the
> orchestra version to be heard. Of course, the
> clarinet part remains
> the same. Please send him your support so he can
> again begin this
> process with the publisher.
> Sincerely,
> Julia Heinen
> Professor of Clarinet, California State University,
> Northridge
>
> Here is the message from Dr. Parsons.
>
> Several years ago I received authorization from
> Frank Korach at Boosey
> and
> Hawkes to write an arrangement of the Copland
> Concerto, with
> accompaniment
> scored for two pianos and string bass. This
> arrangement was done as an
> academic exercise, not to be performed or
> distributed. Since that
> time, I
> have received hundreds of emails indicating the
> importance of such an
> arrangement to the clarinet community, since this
> would much more
> closely
> resemble the original intent of the piece. Also,
> performers and
> teachers
> have been asking over the years when my arrangement
> would be available.
>
> I have resubmitted my arrangement to Boosey and
> Hawkes for their review,
> and I would like to solicit from the general
> clarinet community any
> interest that I can accumulate to support my
> proposal. A simple email
> indicating your personal interest in such an
> arrangement, as well as
> your
> professional opinion as to whether this arrangement
> would be widely
> utilized in performance or academic settings.
>
> If you are interested, please sent your emails to me
> at
> dparsons@-----. The more response I get, the
> better the chance
> that
> this would be ultimately published. I will compile
> these emails and
> send
> to Frank Korach as soon as I get a clear picture of
> whether my
> arrangement
> would be of use to the clarinet community.
>
> Please contact me with any questions, and thank you
> for your time. As
> well, please forward this to anyone who might be
> interestedd.
>
> Derek J. Parsons
> Professor of Piano
> Furman University
> Greenville, SC 29613
> dparsons@-----.edu
> 864.294.2099
>
>
>
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