Larry Combs
Larry Combs | |
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| Born | December 31, 1939 New Orleans Symphony Orchestra |
| Genres | Classical, Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Clarinet |
Larry Combs (born December 31, 1939) is an American clarinetist and educator.
Early life and education
Combs was born in
Career
Combs played
New Orleans Symphony Orchestra, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and the Santa Fe Opera before joining the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1974. He was appointed principal clarinet of the CSO by Sir Georg Solti in 1978. He has appeared as a soloist with the orchestra on many occasions. He retired from the CSO following the 2007–2008 season to spend more time teaching clarinet students at DePaul University.[4]
He retired from DePaul in 2018.
He is also a founding member of the
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the Smithsonian Chamber Players. + He is also a founding member of the Chicago Chamber Musicians
.
Combs is also a clarinetist Eddie Daniels, called "Crossing the Line"; and the Chicago Reader's Ted Shen wrote that he is "a Benny Goodman-like chameleon who can execute breathtaking arabesques and add a touch of eloquence to the plainest phrase." He was a clinician for the G. Leblanc Company
, which made the Opus II clarinets he helped to design, and the Larry Combs models of clarinet mouthpieces.
Personal life
Combs is married to Gail Williams, a horn professor at Northwestern University and retired associate principal horn of the Chicago Symphony.[citation needed]
Awards and recognition
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance
- Hansjorg Schellenberger (Erato Records)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
- 2002: Richard Strauss's Duet-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon with David McGill; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor (Teldec)
Discography
- "The Jazz Brothers", Riverside, 1960 (alto sax in the Mangione Brothers Sextet)
- "Crossing the Line" with Eddie Daniels
- "Mozart: Music for Bassett Horns", CBS Masterworks, 1986 (Grammy nominated album)
- "Chicago Chamber Musicians at 15"
- Chicago Chamber Musicians
- "Larry Combs, Clarinet", Music of , 2005
- "Orchestral Excerpts for Clarinet", 1994
- "Brahms, Scriabin, Prokofieff for Clarinet", 1995
- "The American Clarinet", Music of Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin, and Gould, 1995
References
- ^ Michael Lipton (2017-12-14). "Larry Combs". e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "ESM Alumni Files". 1999-03-01. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ Clark, Stephen L. (1983). Leon Russianoff: Clarinet Pedagogue (PDF) (DMA). The University of Oklahoma. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ John von Rhein (2008-06-15). "CSO clarinetist Larry Combs gives up his chair". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
External links
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra official web site
- Web site of the Chicago Chamber Musicians
- Combs' VIP page at the World Clarinet Alliance
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