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clarinet in popular music.

Author: Melissa
Date: 2008-06-09 19:52

I actually posted a very similar topic on the facebook clarinet job group so my apologies if you're in that group.

What do you think about clarinet in popular music? Or what about classically trained musicians turning to popular music? Are they "sell outs" or progressing with music today?
I know of a couple of musicians who have turned to popular music after classical degrees such as Owen Pallett of Final Fantasy who studied violin at the University of Toronto and Basia Bulat who studied flute at the University of Western Ontario.
What about Clarinet in popular music by trained or untrained players? There are a couple of bands that use clarinet such as Grizzly Bear and The Islands which use a bass clarinet.
Any Thoughts?

recordings of these musicians are available here:
Final Fantasy: http://www.myspace.com/owenpallettmusic
Basia Bulat: http://www.myspace.com/basiamyspace
Grizzly Bear: http://www.myspace.com/grizzlybear
The Islands: http://www.myspace.com/islands

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