Klarinet Archive - Posting 000101.txt from 2010/04

From: Fred <vze2bsbs@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Dr. Stanley Drucker
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:15:23 -0400

Received from another mailing list I am on:

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'Connell 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's Concertino and contemporary
composer Scott McAllister's Black Dog with the University's Wind
Symphony (http://www.ufbands.ufl.edu/perfopp.html).

For more information about the commencement or any other aspect of
Stanley Drucker's 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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