Author: David Erato
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Junior Recital
April 18th, 2004 Introduction and Samba by Maurice Whitney I. Vals Venezolano by Paquito D’ Rivera II. Contradanze by Paquito D’ Rivera Concerto in E-Flat by Alexander Glazunov St. Thomas by Sonny Rollins Unicorn Blue by Troy Fannin Crying for Susan by Troy Fannin David Erato – alto saxophone, clarinetTroy Fannin – tenor saxophone, flute…
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Senior Recital
May 10th, 2005 Sonata for Eb Alto Saxophone and Piano by Paul CrestonI. With Vigor II. With Tranquility III. With Gaiety Violoncello Suite I by Johann Sebastian Bachtrans. Ramon RickerMenuet Gigue Concertino da Camera by Jacques IbertI. Allegro con moto II. Larghetto – Animato molto La Fiesta by Chick Corea I Can’t Get Started by Ira…
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Doubles Recital
April 17th, 2005 Solo de Concours by Henri Rabaud Concerto for Clarinet by Artie Shaw Sechs Quartette IV by Gioacchino RossiniAllegro Vivace Andante Rondo David Erato – clarinet, bassoonTroy Fannin – flute with Teresa Drews, pianoBrad Bloom, clarinetAndrew Zinsmeister, horn Recorded live at UW-Milwaukee’s Recital Hallby Jeffery Shoemaker, Milivolt Productions
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Nobel medicine winner says: I owe it all to my bassoon teacher
Who was your most influential teacher, and why? My bassoon teacher, Herbert Tauscher, who taught me that the only way to do something right is to practice and listen and practice and listen, hours, and hours, and hours.
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Joe Aaron – Musician Joe Aaron loved performing and finding students’ style
Joe Aaron is best described as my musical grandfather, which makes him the musical great-grandfather to all of my students. Specifically he taught Curt Hanrahan, who in turn was my teacher. I am positive nearly every saxophonist/clarinetist in the greater Milwaukee area for the last 70 years has some pedagogic connection to Joe.
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Don’t do this. Ever.
I made a mistake. Strike that. Several mistakes. One that could have completely ruined my bassoon. So besides the time it took attempting to fix it myself and $35 for tools and labor, I am going to write about my experience as penance. In hopes that you can learn from my mistakes or at the…
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Report: Saxophone Still An Okay Vehicle For Self-Expression
a report released by the National Endowment for the Arts Thursday concluded that the saxophone nevertheless remains a fairly decent vehicle for expressing one’s unique personality and subjective emotional experience.
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New Keilwerth MKX horns!
courtesy JCBigler There’s not much out there yet, but here’s what we know so far. Official word from the JK rep on Sax on the Web –
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The shed.
Using my iPad and wireless keyboard as a stand while I shed some flute parts on Gordon Goodwin tunes for tonight, using Capo to slow things down a bit.