From Cab Driver to Carnegie Hall
Published on 25. June 2024
Book
Hardback
322 pages
979-8-8229-3521-1 (ISBN)
Description
Dive into an Inspiring Journey from NYC Streets to the Grand Stages of the world: A Musician's Tale of Grit and Glory
From Cab Driver to Carnegie Hall is more than a musician's story; it's an inspiring narrative that resonates with anyone who has faced life's challenges head-on. An ode to the power of never giving up and giving oneself every chance to succeed. This book will not only entertain but also encourage and inspire, making it a must-read for anyone looking for a story of triumph, perseverance, and the transformative power of music.
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Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
742 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-8229-3521-1 (9798822935211)
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David Singer is an Emeritus Principal Clarinetist of the Grammy Award-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, NYC and an Emeritus Professor of Music from Montclair State University, NJ. Naxos and American Classics released Singer's recording of the Aaron Copland Clarinet Concerto and from England, Gramophone Magazine wrote, "Singer's Copland performance is one of the finest accounts around. His playing is exceptional...sensitive and expressive...technically brilliant." Lawrence A. Johnson. Gramophone Magazine. October, 2010. David Singer performed with Yehudi Menuhin in Bela Bartok's Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano in Carnegie Hall, Feb. 19, 1983, and was also a featured performer at the Marlboro Music Festival for six summers where he recorded a Max Reger Sonata with Rudolf Serkin, which was remastered and reissued internationally by Pristine Classical in 2021. From Cab Driver to Carnegie Hall marks David Singer's debut as an author encapsulating his life's journey on and off the revered stages of the world.