Klarinet Archive - Posting 000234.txt from 2010/05

From: Jeffrey James <jamesarts@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Clarinetists Stanley and Naomi Drucker in Concert on May 27 at
Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 15:27:18 -0400

May 26, 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.net

Clarinetists Stanley and Naomi Drucker in Concert on May 27 at Wright =

State University in Dayton, Ohio

Clarinetists Stanley and Naomi Drucker will be in concert on Thursday, =

May 27 =96 8 PM at Schuster Hall in the Creative Arts Center on the campus =

of Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy. in Dayton, Ohio. The =

performance will be part of the University=92s Second Annual Music and =

Medicine Symposium.

The Druckers will present a program of solo and duo works for clarinet, =

including compositions by classical and contemporary masters. They will =

also be part of an Aging and Performance Injury for Musicians seminar on =

May 26.

For more information about the performance, including ticket =

information, and other aspects of the symposium, call 937-775-2346 or =

visit http://www.wright.edu/music/music-med/.

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.

Naomi Drucker, co-director of the American Chamber Ensemble, has =

performed, recorded and toured with the New York Philharmonic. She has =

performed in Japan, Great Britain, Russia, Sweden, France, Canada and =

Argentina, and has appeared as soloist with the Nassau Symphony =

Orchestra, New York Virtuosi, Philharmonia Virtuosi, Massapequa =

Symphony, Long Island Baroque Ensemble, Long Island Symphony and West =

Islip Orchestra. With her husband Stanley Drucker she has performed on a =

tour of eleven cities in Japan, at the East Meets West Music Festival in =

Sweden, in 1996 at the International Clarinet Congress in Paris, in =

Singapore, at the Music Conservatorium in Sydney, Australia and at the =

Mykonos International Chamber Music Festival. More about her at =

http://www.wright.edu/music/music-med/dix-bur.html#ndr.

For press inquiries about Stanley and Naomi 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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