Klarinet Archive - Posting 000247.txt from 2010/07

From: Martin Baxter <martinbaxter1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reviews & News
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:47:51 -0400

For our American readers who probably won't know of him:
Timothy Reynish was for a long time one of the leading hornists in the UK a=
nd latterly the head of the wind instrument dept. of the ROyal Northern Sch=
ool of Music. As well as being a superb player (I remember a brilliant Spo=
hr Octet at Canford) he is also an excellent conductor.
Martin Baxter

On 16 Jul 2010, at 19:23, rgilbertRGP@-----.net wrote:

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