Many younger clarinetists, including Johnny Dodds and Jimmy Noone, cited Picou as an important influence.

Indeed, the organization has come across, among others, a first-rate young clarinetist from Spain named Jose Franch-Ballester.

Two years later he immigrated to Israel to become the youngest clarinetist ever to play with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

He became the youngest clarinetist ever to play with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

The band was organized for the occasion by Dan Levinson, a young clarinetist who also produced the concert.

But Anthony McGill, a brilliant young clarinetist and one of the orchestra's two black players, cautions against a monolithic view.

As a young clarinetist, he played principal clarinet in Karl King's band in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

And I especially hope that the young clarinetist from the Manhattan School, who clearly loves contemporary music, will not accept the status quo at the symphony.

A typical letter came from a young clarinetist in the Bronx, who attends a special Juilliard School program for talented black and Hispanic children.

In the 1960s he repeatedly toured Europe and Japan and many young clarinetists around the world modeled their playing closely on his technique.