Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Clarinet is an incredible instrument. It's a great, expressive instrument.
The Lord did not people the earth with a vibrant orchestra of personalities only to value the piccolos of the world. Every instrument is precious and adds to the complex beauty of the symphony.
Clarinet is often associated with certain genres, like swing or folk music. I combine the old and new, using the clarinet as an expressive tool and not in one genre. I'm just happy that people are drawn to what I do.
The clarinet chose me more than I chose the clarinet.
When I got into high school, clarinet was not really in fashion. Everybody had electric bands.
I'm not interested in having an orchestra sound like itself. I want it to sound like the composer.
The clarinet has always been my baby. I just didn't know that for a while.
Benny Goodman was one of the big influences as a clarinet player. That's why I wanted the clarinet.
I look at my clarinet sometimes and I think, I wonder what's going to come out of there tonight? You never know.
When I play the clarinet, I am 100 percent myself. It is as if it is part of my body. I can play whatever I think. Let me just read a melody and make it as sweet as I can.