Klarinet Archive - Posting 000085.txt from 2010/02

From: Jeffrey James <jamesarts@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Clarinetist Stanley Drucker in Concert with Brooklyn Chamber Music
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:08:50 -0500

February 16, 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.net

Clarinetist Stanley Drucker in Concert with Brooklyn Chamber Music
Society on February 19 at First Unitarian Church in Brooklyn Heights,
New York

Legendary clarinetist Stanley Drucker will be in concert with the
Brooklyn Chamber Music Society on Friday, February 19 – 8 PM in the
Chapel of First Unitarian Church, Pierrepont Street between Clinton
Street and Monroe Place in Brooklyn Heights, New York.

Mr. Drucker will join the ensemble for Brahms’ Quintet for clarinet and
strings, Op. 115. Other works on the program are Dvořák’s Terzetto for
two violins and viola and Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 1.

In addition to Stanley Drucker, performers will be Ida Kavafian, violin,
Carmit Zori, violin, Robert Rinehart, viola and Peter Wiley, cello.

Tickets for the February 19 concert are $30 regular and $20 for
students. For reservations and more information, call 718-858-0718 or
visit http://www.brooklynchambermusicsociety.org/reservations.htm

The Brooklyn Chamber Music Society is a not-for profit organization
founded in 2002, dedicated to bringing chamber music performances of the
highest quality to Brooklyn. Visit them at
http://www.brooklynchambermusicsociety.org.

At the conclusion of the 2008-2009 season, New York Philharmonic
Principal Clarinet Stanley Drucker celebrated 60 years as a member of
the Orchestra and announced his retirement. In honor of his 50th
anniversary, and in recognition of his highly respected and widely
acknowledged musical excellence and dedication, he was named Musical
America's 1998 Instrumentalist of the Year. He has made approximately
190 solo appearances with the Philharmonic since joining it at age 19.

The Philharmonic estimates that he has performed in 10,200 concerts,
which is approximately 70% of the total number of their concerts since
1842. He has been Principal Clarinetist for a record 48 years, playing
under 9 Music Directors, among them Bruno Walter, Dmitri Mitropolous,
Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez and Zubin Mehta. He has performed in 60
countries on tour. More about him, including a downloadable bio, photos
and video, is available at
http://jamesarts.com/releases/june09/drucker_060109.htm.

For press inquiries about Stanley Drucker, contact Jeffrey James Arts
Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.

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Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
45 Grant Avenue
Farmingdale, NY 11735 USA
Tel: 516-586-3433
E-mail: jamesarts@-----.net
Website: http://www.jamesarts.com

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