Klarinet Archive - Posting 000049.txt from 2008/08

From: Martin Baxter <martinbaxter@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Osmo Vanska
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:40:20 -0400

Dan
The NYO quoted is almost certainly the National Youth Orchestra of
Great Britain. Membership (or ex-membership) is very much a 'badge of
honour ' here; and if you hear them you will know why. Many of our
leading players are ex -members, but certainly not all: entry is by
audition and literally hundreds will apply.
Martin
On 16 Aug 2008, at 02:29, Daniel Leeson wrote:

> That's the one. I never met him because when I was hired to play
> with San
> Diego, Tony conducted. Thanks.
>
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wayne Thompson [mailto:wthompson7274@-----.net]
> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 5:21 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Re: Osmo Vanska
>
>
> Dan,
> I think I got it, thanks to web searches.
> You're thinking of David Atherton. The standard searches talk
> about his
> conducting, of course, and don't mention clarinet. But a google on
> 'david
> atherton clarinet' yielded a photograph from the early 60's of a David
> Atherton (clarinet) belonging to something called the NYO.
> 'Something'
> Youth Orchestra? Another photograph in this collection shows
> Anthony Pay
> (Clarinet).
> Wayne
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Daniel Leeson <dnleeson@-----.net>
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 4:42:29 PM
> Subject: RE: [kl] Re: Osmo Vanska
>
> That's not it, but it's close. It was just before David Peck got
> there.
> And when he did get there, the orchestra folded. So who was the
> English
> conductor/clarinet player at that time???
>
> Even if I knew the name, I have lousy memory right now, and it's
> getting
> worse.
>
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wayne Thompson [mailto:wthompson7274@-----.net]
> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 4:24 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Re: Osmo Vanska
>
>
> Dan,
> Here are some names to perhaps to jog your memory.
> Yaov Talmi was the conductor at the time San Diego went bankrupt in
> 1996. I
> believe David Peck was principal clarinet at that time.
> Wayne
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