Klarinet Archive - Posting 000049.txt from 2006/12

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Claudia=20Zornow?=" <claudia@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Carey Bell goes to SF Symphony
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:48:14 -0500

Clark Fobes writes:

> Carey Bell, currently principal clarinetist with the San Francisco Opera
> Orchestra  was appointed as principal clarinet of the San Francisco Symphony
> last week. Carey was a finalist with Greg Raden of the Dallas Symphony and
> each played for a week recently with the SF Symphony as a final audition.
> Carey played Mahler 4 and Greg played Shostakovich #5. I heard Carey's
> performance and I have to say it was stunning. I had hoped to hear Greg play
> as well, but my schedule did not allow it. I understand that Greg played
> quite beautifully too.

Thanks for sharing this information, Clark. I happened to hear the Mahler 4 concert in Cupertino and wondered who the clarinetist was. He played wonderfully but, from where I was sitting, looked awfully young. (It can't be me getting older, no way no how! :) )

Claudia

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