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Author: HAT
Date: 2002-07-29 01:55
David Hattner has lived in New York City since 1996. His solo debut cd "The Clarinetist Composer" was released with much praise in 1991 and is available from Northbranch Records on the web. He is the principal clarinetist of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, and has played with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the New Jersey Symphony, American Symphony the Long Island Philharmonic, the Camerata Atlantica, the Key West Symphony and the Quintet of the Americas, among others. Mr. Hattner made his Lincoln Center Debut at Alice Tully Hall in November, 1996, in the American premiere of Isang Yun’s Quintet #2 for Clarinet and Strings. Before moving to New York he played with several orchestras in the Southeastern United States. He is an honors graduate of Northwestern University, where he studied with the late Robert Marcellus. In addition to his clarinet playing, Mr. Hattner is also a conductor, leading concerts with the Oklahoma Chamber Ensemble and the Garden State Philharmonic, most recently organizing and conducting a concert of the wind music of Strauss and Mozart with some of New York's finest wind soloists.
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Author: anon
Date: 2002-07-29 03:02
Yeah, what's up with this. If this is you, we could really care less because there's more to you than your clarinet escapades, and if there isn't, you're a really boring person. Or you're worshipping some NU grad.
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Author: John Gibson
Date: 2002-07-29 03:03
Perhaps I should read previous postings before acting an ass in response. Eh, Hat?
Pretty impressive resume. Me? I play in the bedroom...backyard...
garage when the wife gets sick of hearing me....
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-07-29 03:07
anon wrote:
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> Yeah, what's up with this. If this is you, we could
> really care less because there's more to you than your clarinet
> escapades, and if there isn't, you're a really boring person.
> Or you're worshipping some NU grad.
Shut it up. I invited HAT and some others to write their bios on this board, and if you'd care to read the BBoard postings you'd know that. If you're a pro - I invite you to write a short bio. But, from your "witty" little comments, I'd bet you're not.
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Author: Jas
Date: 2002-07-29 04:48
Can't believe the negativity this has generated and I would like to assure HAT that I'm not too sure who the "we" is that anon suggests, but it sure isn't me.
Anyway... MY point.
Wow, HAT. I am not only impressed but honoured by your presence and advice on this billboard. I'm a "semi-ametuer-pro", mostly within my little community here, and I am sure that such a mixture of experience and talent exchanging their knowledge (from pro to hobbyist) on this billboard makes Mark C. proud. Indeed, may I suggest that it is the pillar of his intended purpose... and we are all signs of it's success.
Please... don't be a stranger. I need you!
Jas
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Author: diz
Date: 2002-07-29 05:28
HAT - very nice - tell me, if you were to name ONE orchestral clarinet work that makes you think "crikey" what would it be? For me (in the days when I WAS a pro - not any more), it was the Daphnis et Chloe score - that always made me shudder.
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Author: Snoink
Date: 2002-07-29 05:48
Wow! I kiss your feet, HAT, you're my hero!
Seriously, in your bio you still didn't touch on some questions I had. For one, when did you first start playing the clarinet? And two, do you play jazz?
Oh, and HAT, you're still my hero.
Snoink
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Author: HAT
Date: 2002-07-29 12:40
Hey, Diz, I have played pretty much all the 'big tunes' in the orchestra (except Beethoven 6 and Brahms 3, dammit).
One that stresses me out (and my colleagues in Princeton will confirm this because we did it opening night last season) is Pines. I have never felt totally comfortable with that one. I remember playing it and it went very well, but I also remember being more stressed out before the concert and WAY more tired afterward than I can remember being recently. I basically gave it every ounce of strength I had.
Beethoven 8 is no picnic. Oy. The conductor can really screw you by not getting the cellos (and horns) soft enough.
I haven't played the Ginastera in a long time. But I practice my major and minor scales up to high 'd' every day so I am not so frightened by that one, although I wouldn't guarantee perfection on it by any means. At least that one, you play and it's over. Pines you just sit there and it's more and more playing.
Daphnis we play on auditions here (all 4 parts if you take enough auditions) and I have performed all 4 parts as well. The last time I did it it was bass clarinet and that was stressful. You have to have very strong pinkys to play the exposed noodles on bass clarinet. I practiced it and my arms started to hurt. Otherwise, Daphnis is just a lot of fast notes (some of them high) and careful counting.
Jazz I don't play. I hate doing things badly and there are guys out there who not only play sensational jazz but whose clarinet playing also makes me blush. I know enough about Jazz and listen to enough of it to recreate the style to a certain degree if the notes are written out.
And I have played since I was 10 or 11. That's more than 20 years. . .crikey!
And the negativity doesn't bother me. Bring it on if you have something to say. Better yet, buy my cd and then say something. If you can do it better in less than 8 hours in the studio (including playbacks and breaks), be my guest.
-HAT
northbranchrecords.com
Look for new cds next calendar year from the Daniel Bonade Clarinet Quartet (music of Ferenc Farkas and Yvonne Desportes) in which I play with Dan Spitzer, Meighan Stoops and Mark Sloss. . . great clarinetists all.
Also a cd of American Music for Flute, Clarinet and Piano with music by Welcher, Dorff, Iannacconne, Webster, Gould and Cowell.
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Author: Wendy
Date: 2002-07-29 13:51
I own a copy of HAT's CD and it is WONDERFUL! My jaw dropped the first time I played it. Of course I can only play it when no one else is home lest my husband & kids find out what a REAL clarinetist sounds like and I could no longer practice in front of them Hats off to HAT!
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Author: Larry Liberson
Date: 2002-07-29 14:13
Well, David -- I enjoyed reading your bio until I got to the conducting part....tsk, tsk....shame on you!
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Author: joevacc
Date: 2002-07-29 14:22
Warning!
David Hattner is not HUMAN!
If you seek proof buy his CD "The Clarinetist Composer" and listen to track #5 "Presto"!
;~)
Best of luck with the upcoming CD. Looking forward to it.
-=[Joe Vacc]=-
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Author: William
Date: 2002-07-29 15:17
My "hat's off" to Hat!!! A real "Pro's Pro."
BTW, I feel the same about jazz peformance, espcially around my good friend, Chuck Hedges (but I play it anyhow for the bucks $$$$$)
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Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2002-07-29 15:54
Davis -
Great bio.
Could you give us your impressions of Isang Yun’s Quintet #2? I don't think it's been recorded. His Quintet #1 has been recorded a couple of times. I got one of the recordings and I must say I got nothing out of it. I can listen to serial music and enjoy it, but this seemed like random scratching. What's your take?
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Katfish
Date: 2002-07-29 16:05
Hat; Enjoyed your bio. Looking forward to you're quartet recording. I love the Desportes quartets ever since I played French Suite some 35 years ago in high school. Which Desportes quartets are on the recording, and have you heard the Thurston quartet?
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Author: Sandra F. H.
Date: 2002-07-29 18:14
Thank you, Mark, for inviting the pros to post bios. I've wanted to know more about some of the posters here. I've read about others on the internet, but first hand penned bios are nice! I will seek to purchase your cd, David, and Larry, will we see your bio? Sandra P.S. Mark, will you post yours, as well?
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Author: HAT
Date: 2002-07-29 21:32
We did record the French Suite of Desportes, along with The Seasons, Normandie and Suite Italienne. They are really difficult to do well. Daniel Spitzer played first clarinet on all but the French Suite, which I did. He sounds amazing. Farkas we recorded Hungarian Scenes and the 17th cenutry Hungarian Dances. Dan played 1st bflat on those and I played eflat.
As for the Yun, I believe Brunner recorded it. He premiered it in Europe anyway. I didn't really 'get' it either, Ken. But it sure was difficult. I have heard the other quintet once and it didn't make much impression on me either.
David Hattner
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Author: Kat
Date: 2002-07-30 21:52
I've known of HAT for quite some time now. His name was whispered frequently at Oberlin while I was there (86-90), and when I followed that up with a year at NU, we heard his name all the time...
David has been quite well-regarded for quite some time. His success is very well-deserved.
Katrina
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Author: Mark Sloss
Date: 2002-08-01 19:55
Who knew Hat's bio could touch off such a wonderful ongoing exchange of bile. Time for everybody to go down a 1/2 strength on your reeds, 'cause the back pressure on your brains is clearly clouding your judgement.
I've known Hat since '86, and am proud to call him a friend and colleague. I can honestly say he kept the bio pretty low-key (about an Eb, I figure).
He and the other pros on this BBoard are good enough to provide their time, insight and experience for the benefit of all. Check around -- out in the real world you have to pay beaucoup bucks for an hour of one of these guys' time, and here they are sharing it for free.
Anyway, try to keep the snarky comments down, or these guys will just stop posting. That will ruin this resource for everybody.
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