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Author: psychotic lil clarinet girl (don't as
Date: 2004-12-31 07:16
I heard that in 2 years (when I graduate) clarinetfest is comin' to Georgia! Which is right by Tennessee!!!!!! I SOOOO HAVE TO GO! Well anyways, I was excited when I heard... W00T!
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Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2004-12-31 10:19
I am just figuring out how I might possibly make Tokyo in 2005 - it could be the trip of a lifetime - but also thinking of the work ahead for 2006 in Georgia. Joe Eller, Professor of Clarinet at Kennesaw State University, is the moving force behind getting the bid for ClarinetFest 2006 in Atlanta. He will also be the incoming President of the Atlanta Clarinet Association in 2005-2006. Joe is among that breed of very smart, talented, and dedicated clarinet players in the next generation of "greats" in the clarinet world. We look forward to the challenge of putting on ClarinetFest here in Atlanta in 2006 and welcome all the regional help that we can get to show everybody warm Southern hospitality at ClarinetFest 2006.
The Doctor
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2004-12-31 11:03
Is there a chance the clarinetfest is going to be in Europe someday maybe?
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Author: GBK
Date: 2004-12-31 12:28
psychotic lil clarinet girl (don't ask) said:
> I heard that in 2 years (when I graduate) clarinetfest
> is comin' to Georgia!
> I SOOOO HAVE TO GO!
Although you have time before 2006, you might soon consider joining the ICA ...GBK
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Author: Neil
Date: 2004-12-31 13:17
I think they should have it down here on the Redneck Riviera (Panama City Beach, FL)
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2004-12-31 13:49
ClarinetFest has been held often un Europe, and will be held there again I'm sure.
It used to be on a 2 year US, 1 year outside US basis, but now will be on a "where invited & accepted" basis.
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Author: Terry Stibal
Date: 2004-12-31 15:19
I, for one, appreciate the rotation of the yearly events. While neither of us attend any longer (did most of mine back in the 1980's), we would have welcomed the opportunity to take a business-related trip to Tokyo or London. Unfortunately, all that we got to do was to tour American college towns (plus Richmond VA).
There was a short article in the most recent The Clarinet about how easy it was to exist in Tokyo, this following onto several complaints that the ICS had received about having the gathering there next time around. Aside from bypassing several legitimate issues (like the fact that the ICS has a significant number of eastern members, yet the meetings have (to date) been held in the USA (mostly), Canada (functionally the same thing for their purposes) and Europe; our eastern hemisphere friends have consideration in this as well), the complainants didn't take into account why the "huge" cost of living in Japan is computed that way.
I spent three weeks on the "civilian" side of Japan (in addition to another spent recovering in a US military hospital). During those three weeks, while officially a member of the Army, I essentially lived in the civilian economy (two of the weeks, I slept nights at the hospital but ate all meals "outside".
During that time, I tried the "ugly American" route for part of the first week (R&R leave from Vietnam) and found that, yes, it cost a lot more to exist in Japan than it did in the USA. However, that was because I was wedding myself to Western concepts, eating like a Westerner, and so forth. The comparative costs are different now, of course, but I'd say that that period of time was at a 200% rate compared to what doing the same things in Seattle or New York would have run.
Then, as part of a trip to southern Japan to visit a wreck site, I learned about Japanese inns and food. In a charming little place called Iwakuni, I spent two nights at a traditional Japanese inn while skin diving on an old battleship wreck (another long and very interesting story, one that says a lot about the Japanese). Those two nights were spent in the most fabulous surroundings that I have ever occupied. Huge "mat" room for my sleeping quarters with sliding doors that opened up on a magical view of the bay below, modern common toilet and bath room, with traditional Japanese baths, staff waiting on me hand and foot, plus two meals a day of God alone knows what (but it was good so I didn't ask any questions). Total cost of stay in 1970 dollars (converted from yen): between $20.00 and $25.00.
I spent the rest of that week in Japanese style lodgings, and cut my housing costs by at least two thirds with no loss in comfort or style. While I didn't get to follow this route when I returned to Honshu for the repair and rehab (you had to be in the hospital by 6:00 PM, even when ambulatory), I would have willingly done it if I could.
Food was the same way: if you stay away from beef and Western style eateries, you can eat very well for very little. I found that dirt cheap yet excellent meals could be had at the railroad station restaurants operated by the national railway system. What that meant is that I could always count on them (like a chain here in the US) to have consistent quality come what may.
Mind you, this was all back in 1970. But, the same "Japan is unbelievably expensive" comment held true then. ("You have to pay $80.00 a night for a hotel room!") While the room in Iwakuni may be up to $100.00 a night now, it would still be worth it. I've always had in on the list of places to revisit when we get the chance.
(One other thing: they have some weird holidays that can catch you unaware. The last week I spent there, I had a new refraction done to replace my glasses. (The previous pair had been destroyed in the event that sent me there, and the Army replacements wouldn't stay on my face.) They said that they would be ready in three days, so I decided to play it safe and pick them up five days later, on the morning I was due to go back to Vietnam. However, some Japanese holiday intervened, ALL of the department stores were closed up tight for the holiday, and I ended up leaving without them. Knowing the Japanese, they've probably still got them there waiting for me…)
While Atlanta's a nice enough place (in a Chicago sort of way), it's not often that you will get a legit reason to drop in on the Land of the Rising Sun. If you go and happen to bump into Emperor Akihito, tell him that my bass trombone player Leon says "Hi!" (They used to play tennis together back in the 1950's.)
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Author: William
Date: 2004-12-31 15:31
ICA--that's the International Clarinet Association, to those of you who are new to this BB. The yearly dues are most affordable and the quarterly magazine--filled with technical, musical and biographical information--is simply a must for todays clarinetist, professional or beginning.
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Author: psychotic lil clarinet girl (don't as
Date: 2004-12-31 17:36
ICA not to be confused with CIA! LOL! But, 2006? I was thinkin' it was like 2007... heh, my mind is just weird... I wonder how I'll persuade my parents to take me... Since I'm not able to drive until I graduate (which is why I WAS excited), stupid house rule... Oh wells, it was a nice thought... Gone...
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Author: Contra
Date: 2004-12-31 23:30
I have to wait, for now, until Clarinetfest is held somewhere near me. Unfortunately, Mississippi does not rank the arts very high on a list of priorities. Although Georgia in 2006 I might be able to make, depending on when it is.
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Author: psychotic lil clarinet girl (don't as
Date: 2005-01-01 07:13
At clarinetfest, haha, what exactly do you do... besides check out a bunch of different brands of clarinets? My dad's like "Your clarinet is good enough, why do you need to go check out more"... haha
Edit: And to be part of the ICA ya have to pay money... why else would they want billing info? How would it benefit me if I was part of the ICA? Discounts? lol...
Post Edited (2005-01-01 07:30)
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Author: clarinetmama
Date: 2005-01-01 16:19
As for the question of it being in Europe. The last international fest was in Stockholm, Sweden....2002, if I remember correctly.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2005-01-01 18:31
psychotic lil clarinet girl (don't ask) said:
> And to be part of the ICA ya have to pay money...
> why else would they want billing info?
> How would it benefit me if I was part of the ICA? \
> Discounts? lol...
Did you read the web site?
If so, you would have seen:
http://www.clarinet.org/membership/benefits.asp ...GBK
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Author: claclaws
Date: 2005-01-02 22:42
Thanks, GBK, for the website.
I found the official clarinetfest 2005 site there too.
http://www.cl-fest2005.jp/e/info.html
Really tempting,..really...!!
Lucy Lee Jang
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Author: Wayne Thompson
Date: 2005-01-03 01:44
Contra Girl,
Join ICA.
Great and wise and experieced clarinetists write there and they are different from us here. You will sense a much bigger clarinet world.
You will be glad!
Wayne Thompson
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Author: Frodo
Date: 2005-01-03 04:30
With all due respect to Mr. Stibal, there has been a lot of changes in Japan since the 1970s. However, he's quite correct on this point.
Although it’s still ranked one of the most expensive cities in the world it’s quite affordable for most Americans to visit with some planning. Just call a travel agent who specializes in Asia/Japan tours. They offer travel packages at reasonable prices, usually includes plane ticket, decent hotel, and breakfast as basic.
Depending on your budget and time, it’s also a good take off point for visiting China, Hong Kong, Korea, etc.
It’s definitely worth it going to Clarinetfest 2005.
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Author: Tom Piercy
Date: 2005-01-04 11:11
I have been invited to perform a program at this year's festival and am thrilled that it is in Japan.
I look forward to meeting some, or many, of the listers of this BB that will be there.
Tom Piercy
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Author: clarinetist04
Date: 2005-01-07 05:42
pfff...they haven't had the composition competition in several years...makes me sad...:^(
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