Klarinet Archive - Posting 000090.txt from 2007/10

From: whitcopress@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Copland concerto
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:23:25 -0400

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.

I have two letters on my web site from Copland - which he wrote to me
when I was a young man - that attest to the latter.

http://whitcopress.com/webpics/copland/copland.html

Richard White
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