Klarinet Archive - Posting 000099.txt from 2010/04

From: Jeffrey James <jamesarts@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Clarinetist Stanley Drucker to Receive Honorary Doctorate from
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:41:50 -0400

April 28, 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.net

Clarinetist Stanley Drucker to Receive Honorary Doctorate from =

University of Florida on May 1

Legendary clarinetist Stanley Drucker will be awarded an honorary =

Doctorate by the University of Florida at their commencement ceremony on =

Saturday, May 1 at their O=92Connell Center in Gainesville.

On March 30, Mr. Drucker will be speaking at the Professional Degree =

Ceremony for the School of Music and will also present a Master Class. =

On April 3 and 4, he will record Weber=92s Concertino and contemporary =

composer Scott McAllister=92s Black Dog with the University=92s Wind =

Symphony (http://www.ufbands.ufl.edu/perfopp.html).

For more information about the commencement or any other aspect of =

Stanley Drucker=92s visit to University of Florida, call 352-392-1311 or =

visit http://www.ufl.edu/.

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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