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Re: Gino Cioffi Recordings/Videos

Author: duxburyclarinetguy
Date: 2010-06-15 00:16

I studied with Phil Viscuglia (BSO bass clarinetist) for a year at BU before studying with Harold Wright. Phil played with Gino for a few years before he (Gino) retired from the BSO. Phil told me that Gino had "fingers that you and I have never even thought of" in reference to his prodigous technique. Harold Wright remarked to me that he thought Gino (in his prime) had a very nice sound.

Roger Voisin former principal trumpet of the BSO and Chair of the woodwind. brass and percussion dept at BU also told me that when the BSO was audtitioning for the position of Principal Clarinet, Gino was at the MET in NYC and performed his entire audition from memory.

Quite a player indeed!

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