Author: Brandon
Date: 2002-06-04 07:58
I will agree that Robert Marcellus had a great sound. He was handpicked for the Cleveland Orchestra by George Szell. Szell was a great judge of talent. Marcellus certainly left a legacy through his students too. If you look at the ICA performers book from last year in New Orleans, notice that Marcellus is mentioned more than any other teacher. In fact, the teacher who was second was not even close. Was Marcellus just lucky enough to get prodigy students, or through his teaching curriculum was able to produce a fine crop of clarinetists? Any wonder at the Stockholm Clarinet Fest there is a session devoted to Marcellus? I am fortunate to be studying right now from a gentleman who studied at CIM with Marcellus for a number of years, and we often talk of Marcellus's teaching method. Do take a look at the Gholson interview. It can be informative if you can cleary decifer what Marcellus is saying. As a former student of Dr. Gholson's I can attest that the paper is an interesting read, and there are other clarinetists he interviews also, including Stanley Hasty, Stanley Drucker, Anthony Gigliotti, and Sidney Forrest. All are worth a read.
In pursuit of the Marcellus sound,
Brandon
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