Buffet Crampon's - International Clarinet Association

No. 14: F. Gerard Errante accepting the I.C.A. Lifetime Achievement Award (I.C.A.
board members at left and President Michael Galván seated)
No. 15: Wenzel Fuchs, clarinet, and Masayuki Okamoto, bassoon, soloists with the
Japan Chamber Orchestra in Strauss’ Duet-Concertino
Sonor (U.S.A.) of clarinetist John Masserini,
bassoonist Albie Micklich and pianist
Naoko Endo were unshaken as they gave
an excellent performance of the intriguing
arrangements of Max Bruch’s Three Pieces
for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano, Op.
83 and Astor Piazzolla’s Two Argentinean
Dances. These arrangements are well
done by Trio Sonor and are welcome additions
to the ensemble repertoire. After
four days of non-stop, mostly solo recital
performances, the unique sounds of such
colorful combinations were appreciated.
ClarinetFest® selection committees —
please take note!
The reviewers did not attend an interesting
program sponsored by the Musica
Ceramica Foundation of Japan. Atsuki
Tsutsumi on a ceramic clarinet and Koichi
Hamanaka on a normal B ♭ clarinet compared
the normal wooden clarinet with a
ceramic clarinet in performances of Akira
Miyoshi’s Perspective en Spirale and
Mendelssohn’s Konzertstücke No. 1, Op.
113 (see photo 13). It was reported that the
ceramic clarinet was beautifully crafted but
was quite heavy in weight. An acoustical
review awaits reporting in The Clarinet.
Where is Lee Gibson when we need him?
Following the I.C.A. Awards Presentation
to winners of competitions, Honorary
Membership/Lifetime Achievement
Awards, etc. (see photo 14), a very large
crowd was on hand to hear a wonderful
evening of music played by the Japan
Chamber Orchestra accompanying clarinetist
Masaharu Yamamoto and flutist
Yumiko Sakuma for Franz Danzi’s Concertante
for Flute, Clarinet and Orchestra,
Op. 41. The professionalism and musicianship
of these artists was outstanding. Next
we heard Richard Strauss’ Duet-Concertino
for Clarinet, Bassoon and String Orchestra
with Harp performed by clarinetist
Wenzel Fuchs (principal clarinetist in the
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) and bassoonist
Masayuki Okamoto (Japan) (see
photo 15). The appreciative audience
demanded an encore and the artists obliged
with Poulenc’s Duet for Clarinet and
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