Caption: Richard Stoltzman
Richard Stoltzman 

Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Richard Stoltzman (Musical Meeting Place)

Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm): Funders
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Length: 00:00:26

For your Fundraising campaign, Richard Stoltzman describes your station as a great meeting place for equally great music. Use this 26 second clip as a fundraising message during your classical music fundraising programming. Scroll down to read the Funder transcript and the Suggested Host Outro. Read the full description.
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Piece Description

Use this Funder Spot during your on-air fundraising, but especially before or after playing any performance by clarinetist Richard Stoltzman.  His latest CD ("Phoenix in Flight") includes von Weber's Concertino and Concerto No. 2; Debussy's First Rhapsody; Bottesini's Duetto for Double Bass and Clarinet and Tchaikovsky's Autumn Song (transcribed by Toru Takemitsu).  (Navona Records NV 5801).  Additional fundraising friendly Stoltzman recording options are available at arkivmusic.com.

FUNDER TRANSCRIPT
"It's not a club, it's not a society, it's not a classroom - it's just a place for people to get together and enjoy great music.  The more the merrier, as we say and I'm clarinetist Richard Stoltzman.  Please support this great musical meeting place on Public Radio.  Make a call, go online, and we'll all make great music together.  Okay?  Thank you."

SUGGESTED HOST OUTRO
Please call (insert station phone number), or contribute online at (insert station web address).  (Insert station name) is a remarkable musical meeting place you make possible with your generous financial support.  Please call or go online now.

(To download a .txt file of this suggested copy, look under the "Additional Files" for this piece.)

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Additional Credits

This clip is also available on the Virtuoso Voices January 2009 CD.

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