Talking Clarinet, 25 Years Later

January 7, 2014September 6, 2010 by Professor Carol

To launch the 2010-2011 season, Professor Carol talks “clarinet” with one of the original members of the Dallas Wind Symphony: Regents Professor James Gillespie of The University of North Texas. A virtuoso performer, master teacher, competition judge, and long-time editor of The Clarinet Journal, Dr. Gillespie performed as soloist in Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Concert Piece for Clarinet” at their very first concert — a program that is being recreated to celebrate the DWS’s 25th Anniversary.

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