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 South African Clarinetist
Author: Old Geezer 
Date:   2009-03-10 17:02


South Africa has an accomplished and surely the most beautiful active professional clarinetist in the world. Click on the URL and see;

http://academic.sun.ac.za/chambermusicfestival/img/pics/dutoit.jpg

Is this as interesting as old reeds or what?

Clarinet Redux

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 Re: South African Clarinetist
Author: Alseg 
Date:   2009-03-10 17:17

The rest of the story:
http://academic.sun.ac.za/chambermusicfestival/faculty.html#dutoit


Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
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 Re: South African Clarinetist
Author: donald 
Date:   2009-03-10 19:13

She is an attractive lady, but so is my girlfriend who plays clarinet, should i post a photo of her too?

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 Re: South African Clarinetist
Author: Old Geezer 
Date:   2009-03-10 19:34

The South African Clarinetist besides being remarkably beautiful has a hat full of professional musican credentuals...check out the URL provided by Alseg.

Clarinet Redux

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 Re: South African Clarinetist
Author: David Spiegelthal 2017
Date:   2009-03-10 20:13

I don't know what the point of the original post was, but I think there's plenty of evidence that, all other things being equal, a musician who is female and attractive is more likely to achieve commercial success (as a soloist, anyway) than another musician who might be equally competent (or perhaps even superior) as a performer on the same instrument.

My flame suit (non-asbestos, I hate carcinogens!) is on.



Post Edited (2009-03-10 20:38)

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 Re: South African Clarinetist
Author: brycon 
Date:   2009-03-10 20:27

And the winner for creepiest post of the year goes to.....

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 Re: South African Clarinetist
Author: sultan 
Date:   2009-03-10 20:36

Uhh... I don't really care about some random person in South Africa. What's the point of this thread?

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 Re: South African Clarinetist
Author: Neal Raskin 
Date:   2009-03-10 20:50

I'm not sure if it is appropriate for someone to make a remark about someone's attractiveness in such a public forum. The comments about her talent is fair game, and maybe even a comment that she is attractive. But professing that this woman is "surely the most beautiful active professional clarinetist in the world." seems to me to be inappropriate. It seems unwise to compromise your stature in a community by crossing a seemingly obvious social boundary.

I'm sure your comments were not intended to be offensive or creepy, but in this era of gender equality, comments of this sort are no longer the norm.

my two cents...

www.youtube.com/nmraskin
www.musicedforall.com

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 Re: South African Clarinetist
Author: Katrina 
Date:   2009-03-10 20:54

The coolest thing in her bio is that she studied with Petko Radev! Suh-weet! ;)

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 Re: South African Clarinetist
Author: Ken Shaw 2017
Date:   2009-03-10 21:02

There's nothing wrong, and everything usual, about female musicians who have glamorous pictures taken and trade on their beauty. Look at the other pictures of the female players on the link Alan provided. The one non-glamorous picture, of the percussionist, looks strikingly out of place.

There are limits, of course, such as the infamous Lara St. John cover http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/insidetheclassics/blog/uploaded_images/6a00d83451e57669e200e54f9e4f2c8833-800wi-756604.jpg, and she is only just now being taken seriously, but the du Toit photo doesn't come close to going over the line.

Ken Shaw

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 Re: South African Clarinetist
Author: DavidBlumberg 
Date:   2009-03-10 23:22

Yup, that would be a great picture if not for the Violin.....

http://www.SkypeClarinetLessons.com


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 Re: South African Clarinetist
Author: George Stalle 
Date:   2009-03-11 01:12

I don't disagree with your remarks, Ken, though I think you may miss the point of the people who wondered about the real rationale and intent behind Old Geezer's post -- and responded negatively, as do I.

And I don't really understand Old Geezer's last comment:

"Is this as interesting as old reeds, or what?"

Weird.

George Stalle

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 Re: South African Clarinetist
Author: Neal Raskin 
Date:   2009-03-11 03:12

I think it is inappropriate because the original post was to a link of just the photo...and not the article...

And I don't get the reed comment...

www.youtube.com/nmraskin
www.musicedforall.com

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 Re: South African Clarinetist
Author: DavidBlumberg 
Date:   2009-03-11 03:34

Guys, come on - he was just being a guy commenting on a really pretty clarinetist, and how it was a diversion from the typical shop talk, reeds, etc.

That's how I took it at least.....no big deal.


Though I thought Michele Z was his favorite babe.

http://www.SkypeClarinetLessons.com


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 Re: South African Clarinetist
Author: clarnibass 
Date:   2009-03-11 07:56

>> I don't really care about some random person in South Africa. What's the point of this thread? <<

It might surprise you, but some people do care about "random" people, regardless of what country they are from.

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