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• May 16, 8 pm - Trinity On Main, New Britain Virtuosi Chamber Players
Mozart - Divertimenti, Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings, op. 48 Tom Labadorf, Clarinet Nationally Acclaimed Clarinetist to Join the Connecticut Virtuosi in a Season Finale!!
The soloist for the evening, Mr. Tom Labadorf returns to the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra after premiering a “Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra”, by Andrzej Anweiler in 2004. Mr Labadorf appeared in solo performances with Orchestras and Bands around the country. His repertoire include works of Bassi, Britten, Copland, Debussy, Mozart, Nielson, Rossini, and Weber; he premiered his own transcription of Jorge Calandrelli's Concerto for Jazz Clarinet in New London, CT, Los Angeles, CA, and at the Mid-West Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago with the United States Coast Guard Band. Mr. Labadorf's professional career began as clarinetist and bass clarinetist in the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of David Zinman where he also performed under the batons of Aaron Copland and Karel Husa. He taught in West Hartford and later Hebron public schools while continuing to perform as clarinetist in local orchestras in Connecticut. He performed as principal clarinetist with the Manchester Symphony, the Manchester Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Eastern Connecticut Symphony and presently performs as principal clarinetist with the New Britain and Waterbury Symphonies. Mr. Labadorf can be heard on Albany Records with the Connecticut Trio performing music of Ezra Laderman.
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