Word: clarinetist
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Dates: during 1981-1981
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LECTURE: F. Gerard Errante, clarinetist; Williams Hall; Thursday...
...there is a consistent criticism, it is that the group's repertoire is too narrow, overly devoted to a group of academic composers-Carter, 72, Charles Wuorinen, 42, Donald Martino, 49-based in the Northeast. "It was the natural thing for us to do," insists Clarinetist Virgil Blackwell. "We live in the East, we come into contact with these composers." Speculum has begun exploring other styles-it has commissioned a work from Minimalist Steve Reich for next season-but still avoids music that requires extensive improvisation. It generally steers clear of "theater" pieces, which call on the musicians...
DIED. Russell Procope, 72, dapper, goateed jazz clarinetist and saxophonist who was a fixture in the Duke Ellington Orchestra; in New York City. After playing with Chick Webb, Fletcher Henderson and the John Kirby Sextet, Procope joined the Duke in 1945, bringing his low, mellow sound to such Ellington compositions as 4:30 Blues and Swamp...