About a year and a half ago, I had the pleasure of attending a performance of a clarinet quintet performing at the McConnell Arts Center in Worthington on the north side of Columbus. The clarinetist, Dr. Antoine T. Clark, played some wonderful music by the likes of Mozart, Stadler, Baermann and Carl Maria von Weber, along with string … Continue reading
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Buskers: Budapest, Hungary
Halfway through my Peace Corps service, on summer vacation (I taught middle and high school kids so I had a big chunk of my summer off), I traveled up to Budapest, Hungary. What a gorgeous city! While up on the Buda side of the city, we entered the Buda Castle and toured an exhibit they … Continue reading
Humor in Music: More Jokes
Last time I posted a handful of jokes, I caught a little flak from my trombone playing friends from the Marching Hundred. So in fairness, I’m opening this set with some jokes about my own instrument, the clarinet. Sigh. Um, by the way, I’m the short clarinet player in the back row in this picture. … Continue reading