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David H Thomas – Clarinet & Classical Music
by David H. Thomas
4y ago
Hello. Sorry, my blog has been down for a week. All is well now. Thanks for your patience ..read more
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Article on Jeanjean concert coming up
David H Thomas – Clarinet & Classical Music
by David H. Thomas
4y ago
Jennifer Hambrick of WOSU Public Media has published a blog article on my upcoming concert of 10 Jeanjean etudes with new piano accompaniments by Joseph Hallmann. Wednesday evening, two of Columbus’ own will perform the world premiere of 10 new musical masterpieces—and Columbus gets to see and hear it first. In a concert called “Jeanjean on the Rocks,” David Thomas, principal clarinetist of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, and pianist Mariko Kaneda will play 10 of French composer Paul Jeanjean’s 18 Études de Perfectionnement (1927) for clarinet with brand-new piano accompaniments commissioned ..read more
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Jeanjean on the Rocks, April 12, 2017
David H Thomas – Clarinet & Classical Music
by David H. Thomas
4y ago
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Mozart Piano Wind Quintet, Columbus Symphony Winds with Kevin Jones, piano
David H Thomas – Clarinet & Classical Music
by David H. Thomas
4y ago
Mozart Quintet in Eb, KV 452 for piano and winds. Performed live March 13, 2016, at First Congregational Church, Columbus Ohio. Kevin Jones piano, with Columbus Symphony Winds, Steve Secan oboe, David Thomas clarinet, Betsy Sturdevant bassoon, Gene Standley horn ..read more
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Introducing the new Légère European Signature reeds
David H Thomas – Clarinet & Classical Music
by David H. Thomas
4y ago
For the past week, I've played these new Légère European Signature clarinet reeds in several different rehearsals and performances, including an opera, a solo recital and a chamber music recital. I can say, without hesitation, that they are by far the best reeds I've ever played. On any mouthpiece, they are responsive, consistent, and have a beautiful, warm tone throughout the range of the clarinet. After 8 years of playing Legeres full time in the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, I have a lot of real performance experience with them. Some of you may have seen my previous posts about the regular S ..read more
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Chedeville Clarinet Barrels review
David H Thomas – Clarinet & Classical Music
by David H. Thomas
4y ago
Chedeville Hard Rubber Barrels I've been playing on Chedeville hard rubber clarinet barrels for several years now, and I love them. Which is saying a lot, since I have a collection of beautiful wood barrels from Buffet (Moennig and Chadash), from Backun (MoBa, Fatboy), and others. When I occasionally go back to my wood barrels, I quickly find the small flaws; tuning problems, inconsistent response, lack of perfectly centered tone, lack of resonance on the wood ones. Several colleagues of mine have switched to Chedeville barrels after hearing me play them. They always sound better right away ..read more
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Légère clarinet Reeds after 6 years experience
David H Thomas – Clarinet & Classical Music
by David H. Thomas
4y ago
I still play Légère clarinet reeds, full time. It's been about six years since I started playing them. I thought I'd share some of my learning experiences to help those who might want to try them. Ultimately, Légère reeds have made playing clarinet more enjoyable and much less stressful for me, working as principal clarinetist in the Columbus Symphony. I can now trust the reed to be there for difficult attacks, to be responsive for articulation, to be easily tuned with reed pressure, when needed. (For example, dropping the jaw to lower pitch on a soft low note on a cane reed risks a squeak if ..read more
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