Klarinet Archive - Posting 000120.txt from 2011/05
From: Jeffrey James <jamesarts@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Clarinetists Stanley and Naomi Drucker in Concert with Chicago
Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 15:57:55 -0400
May 24, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.net
Clarinetists Stanley and Naomi Drucker in Concert with Chicago Clarinet =
Ensemble on May 27 at Northeastern Illinois University
Clarinetists Stanley and Naomi Drucker will be in concert with the =
Chicago Clarinet Ensemble on Friday, May 27 =96 7:30 PM at The Auditorium =
on the campus of Northeastern Illinois University, 3701 W. Bryn Mawr =
Avenue in Chicago. Clarinetist John Bruce Yeh will also join the =
ensemble for this concert.
Three Premieres will be presented: Eric Mandat=92s Pursuits of Happiness, =
Edward Yadzinski=92s Hasty Fragments and Jeff Kowalkowski=92s ruth, =
rubric-rational;realisms-relationals. Mendelssohn=92s Konzertst=FCck No. 1 =
and 2, Grainger=92s Molly on the Shore and Holst=92s Jupiter from The =
Planets will also be performed.
The Druckers will also lead a masterclass on Saturday at 11 AM. These =
events are sponsored in part by Vandoren, Inc., Buffet Crampon, the =
Department of Music at NEIU and the Office of Cultural Events.
Tickets for the May 27 concert are $15, and can be ordered by calling =
773-442-4636 or visiting =
https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?t=3Dtix&e=3D26221becd2031aaa72=
4075ac7216e338.
For more about these events or the Chicago Clarinet Ensemble, visit =
http://chicagoclarinetensemble.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 was 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 around the world, 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. She has given performances at the International =
Clarinet Convention in Paris, Toronto, Pittsburgh and Washington, DC. =
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, at the =
International Clarinet Congress in Paris and at the Mykonos =
International Chamber Music Festival. A graduate of Hofstra University =
where she is an Adjunct Professor of Music, she received the George M. =
Estabrook Distinguished Alumni Award for career achievement.
For press inquiries about Stanley and Naomi Drucker, contact Jeffrey =
James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.
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4Tay Records & ClassicalCDs.net
45 Grant Avenue
Farmingdale, NY 11735 USA
Tel: 516-586-3433
E-mail: jamesarts@-----.net
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