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Clarinetist Stanley Drucker Receives Honorary Doctorate from U. of Florida
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net
Legendary clarinetist Stanley Drucker will be awarded an honorary Doctorate by the University of Florida at their commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 1 at their O'Connell Center in Gainesville.
On March 30, Mr. Drucker will be speaking at the Professional Degree Ceremony for the School of Music and will also present a Master Class. On April 3 and 4, he will record Weber's Concertino and contemporary composer Scott McAllister's Black Dog with the University's Wind Symphony (http://www.ufbands.ufl.edu/perfopp.html).
For more information about the commencement or any other aspect of Stanley Drucker's visit to University of Florida, call 352-392-1311 or visit http://www.ufl.edu/.
At the conclusion of the 2008-2009 season, New York Philharmonic Principal Clarinet Stanley Drucker celebrated 60 years as a member of the Orchestra and announced his retirement. In honor of his 50th anniversary, and in recognition of his highly respected and widely acknowledged musical excellence and dedication, he was named Musical America's 1998 Instrumentalist of the Year. He has made approximately 190 solo appearances with the Philharmonic since joining it at age 19.
The Philharmonic estimates that he has performed in 10,200 concerts, which is approximately 70% of the total number of their concerts since 1842. He has been Principal Clarinetist for a record 48 years, playing under 9 Music Directors, among them Bruno Walter, Dmitri Mitropolous, Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez and Zubin Mehta. He has performed in 60 countries on tour. More about him, including a downloadable bio, photos and video, is available at http://jamesarts.com/releases/june09/drucker_060109.htm.
For press inquiries about Stanley Drucker, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.
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Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net
Legendary clarinetist Stanley Drucker will be awarded an honorary Doctorate by the University of Florida at their commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 1 at their O'Connell Center in Gainesville.
On March 30, Mr. Drucker will be speaking at the Professional Degree Ceremony for the School of Music and will also present a Master Class. On April 3 and 4, he will record Weber's Concertino and contemporary composer Scott McAllister's Black Dog with the University's Wind Symphony (http://www.ufbands.ufl.edu/perfopp.html).
For more information about the commencement or any other aspect of Stanley Drucker's visit to University of Florida, call 352-392-1311 or visit http://www.ufl.edu/.
At the conclusion of the 2008-2009 season, New York Philharmonic Principal Clarinet Stanley Drucker celebrated 60 years as a member of the Orchestra and announced his retirement. In honor of his 50th anniversary, and in recognition of his highly respected and widely acknowledged musical excellence and dedication, he was named Musical America's 1998 Instrumentalist of the Year. He has made approximately 190 solo appearances with the Philharmonic since joining it at age 19.
The Philharmonic estimates that he has performed in 10,200 concerts, which is approximately 70% of the total number of their concerts since 1842. He has been Principal Clarinetist for a record 48 years, playing under 9 Music Directors, among them Bruno Walter, Dmitri Mitropolous, Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez and Zubin Mehta. He has performed in 60 countries on tour. More about him, including a downloadable bio, photos and video, is available at http://jamesarts.com/releases/june09/drucker_060109.htm.
For press inquiries about Stanley Drucker, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.
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