Klarinet Archive - Posting 000089.txt from 2007/10

From: "Curtis Bennett" <curtis.bennett@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Copland concerto
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:04:55 -0400

Wow, that's awesome. Thanks for the story!

On 10/9/07, Tim Roberts <timr@-----.com> wrote:
> This talk of Copland reminds me of a short story that our director,
> Steve, tells.
>
> During his time at the Kansas City Conservatory of Music, in the late
> 1970s or early 1980s, Steve was given the task of arranging a seminar on
> 20th Century American Music. As he was stewing about the structure of
> the seminar, he came up with the idea of contacting Copland to ask him
> to be the keynote speaker. He found a telephone number and called,
> figuring he would reach an agent or secretary or representative of some
> kind. When an older-sounding voice answered, he introduced himself and
> said he was trying to contact Aaron Copland. Imagine his surprise when
> the response was "This is Aaron Copland."
>
> Mr. Copland turned down the invitation, saying that he was too old to
> travel around the country any more, but Steve said they spent a very
> pleasant hour chatting about Copland's career and his impressions of
> American music. He found Copland to be warm and personable.
>
> --
> Tim Roberts, timr@-----.com
> Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
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