Klarinet Archive - Posting 000121.txt from 2007/01

From: Glenn Kantor <klarinet@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] NY Philharmonic
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:08:33 -0500

From the NY Phil website:

Stanley Drucker -

"...THE FACTS: Born in Brooklyn, New York. Graduate of the High School of
Music and Art and The Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to the Philharmonic:
Principal clarinet with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (age 16), the
Adolf Busch Chamber Players (age 17), and the Buffalo Philharmonic (age 18).
At the Philharmonic: Joined in 1948 at age 19. Made solo debut with the
Orchestra in 1961, performing Debussy's Clarinet Rhapsody conducted by
Leonard Bernstein. Performed solos with the New York Philharmonic more than
150 times.

Glenn B Kantor (GBK)

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From: "dnleeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 10:41 AM
Subject: RE: [kl] NY Philharmonic

>I remember Stanley's earliest season with the NYPhil. He started
> as E-flat and McGinnis was first. What is even more amazing is
> that he had had some time with the Rochester Phil. Say two years
> to make my arithmetic work. 59th seasons with one orchestra, 2
> with another, adds up to 61 seasons. Stanely and I are roughly
> the same age. I think he is two or three years older. He's about
> 77.
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> So at roughly the age of 16 or 17 he began playing major league
> clarinet, and he still going as strong as ever. A really
> remarkable feat.
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> To me, he was always a clarinet playing machine, with 16
> cylinders, and who never had occasion to use more than 10 or 11
> cylinders. He had power in reserve that he never used.
>
> Dan Leeson
> DNLeeson@-----.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Hartman [mailto:sdh902@-----.net]
> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 5:34 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] NY Philharmonic
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> Karl:
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> In all likelihood, you saw the New York Philharmonic's regular
> clarinet
> section. Your description of Stanley Drucker - 'he looks to
> young to be
> Stanley Drucker' - was one of the best I've every heard! He is
> truly
> amazing, now in his 59th season in the orchestra.
>
> Steve Hartman
> NYC
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