Klarinet Archive - Posting 000012.txt from 2007/02

From: "Floyd Williams" <f.williams@-----.au>
Subj: RE: [kl] Santa Fe, New Mexico
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:59:34 -0500

Keith Lemmons is the professor of clarinet at the University of New
Mexico(he won the position when I left UNM for Australia in 1984). Alfredo
Lopez is a former student of mine from the University of New Mexico and he
played second to me in the Orchestra of Santa Fe (the predecessor of the
Santa Fe Pro Musica). I don't know Michael Anderson.
I agree. The chile is superb. Have lunch at The Shed next time you're in
town(assuming it's still there).
Floyd Williams
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia

-----Original Message-----
From: dnleeson [mailto:dnleeson@-----.net]
Sent: Friday, 2 February 2007 10:27 AM
To: klarinet@-----. org
Subject: [kl] Santa Fe, New Mexico

Just came back from a week in Santa Fe visiting family, but I did
go to a concert on Mozart's birthday. Unfortunately, no
clarinets used that night. But if they had used them, they would
have been Michael Anderson, Keith Lemmons, and Alfredo Lopez.

The orchestra was the Santa Fe Pro Musica in their silver
anniversary season. Nice group. Played well.

Santa Fe does not seem to be a place where there is a great deal
of work for players. During the summer, of course, they have a
splendiferous opera with an orchestra that is as good as you will
find anywhere. I went last summer and got blown away by the
quality of their playing. But they bring in many of the first
desk players. I think it was the principal of Minneapolis last
summer and he did a splendid Salome and Cosi Fan Tutte, back to
back.

But during the regular year, I don't think there is enough work
to keep a hungry pro busy, and nearby Albequerque has a splendid
bunch of players.

Anyway, if someone knows something about Anderson, Lemmons, and
Lopez, you know more than me because I never heard them.

The chile in the town is great!!

Dan Leeson
DNLeeson@-----.net

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