Wednesday, January 19, 2011

2010 Keith Gamble - Woodwind Music Lessons Christmas Recital: Highlights

     I enjoy recitals because it creates an opportunity for my students to perform, while demonstrating their musical growth and progress. Such as the case at my 2010 Christmas Recital at the International Institute in Detroit on December 19. Thanks to all my students who participated.

     There are performances from the recital that deserve special mention. Alto saxophone student Landon Van Cleave had  wonderful  performances on Nicholas Chedeville`s Three Renaissance Pieces; performing all three pieces with great confidence. Landon followed the Three Renaissance Pieces with Handel`s Gavott. Landon would appear later in the recital performing an alto saxophone duet with his cousin Christopher. This was their second performance as a duet, with their first performance as a group being in the Metropolitan Detroit Musicans League Ensemble Festival in October, also at the International Institute. Christopher and Landon performed Keith Snell`s Ten Easy Duets For Saxophone, No. 9, and The Carman`s Whistle, by William Byrd with great balance and ensemble. Returning flute and jazz studies student Oliver Newell put-on a concert himself performing  my piece called Pecuniary Blues, and Wayne Shorter`s Footprints. Oliver was accompanied by Mark Croft on keyboad, and Ronnie Overton on bass. Another fine performance was that of clarinetist, and Wayne State University Music Major Kenseye Fort. Kenseye performed two beautiful and exciting pieces unaccompanied; Rene Challan`s Flirtation, and Arabesques, by Paul Jeanjean.

     I want to say a special thanks to accompanist Walter Pookrum, Mark Croft, and basses Ronnie Overton. Thanks also to Chef Darryl Spear for providing us with  fine, and tasty refresments. Thanks to my wife Patricia, and daughter Victoria for helping to make this recital a success.

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