A Day In Paris ~ A Night In The Ukraine

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"A Day in Paris ~ A Night in the Ukraine"
A recital featuring Tom Puwalski, clarinetist extraordinaire, in an evening 
of Debussy, Saint-Saens, Poulenc and Klezmer!

 Wednesday, October 2, 2002, 8:00 pm at the Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarise 
Smith Perfomring Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park.  Free to 
the public. 
 
Tom Puwalski has traveled the world as Clarinet Soloist and Principal 
Clarinetist for the United States Army Field Band.  Prior to his military 
service, Tom attended Manhattan School of Music, and the Philadelphia College 
of the Performing Arts where he was a student of Leon Russianoff and Ignatius 
Gennusa.  Most recently, the Coastal Communities Concert Band of San Diego, 
California, featuring Tom Puwalski, was awarded The Gold Prize at the 4th 
Annual INTERNATIONAL ALPINE MUSIC FESTIVAL which was staged in Saas-Fee, 
Switzerland in July, 200l.  This coveted award has been presented to only two 
bands in the past two years of the festival.     Tom is also the author of 
the recently released, "A Clarinetists Guide to Klezmer Music."  It is 
currently in its second printing.

During the classical music degment of the program, Tom will be accompanied by 
Arno Drucker who has had a varied and distinctive musical career as a piano 
soloist, chamber music and orchestral performer, teacher, and scholar.  A 
native of Philadelphia, his debut performance was with the Philadelphia 
Orchestra at the age of 13.  He has been a faculty member at numerous 
colleges and universities including the Peabody Conservatory.  He is a 
recording artist for Orion Records and was the Principal Pianist of the 
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for over twenty years.  In addition, he is the 
author of, “American Piano Trios: A Resource Guide,” published by Scarecrow 
Press.  Arno Drucker has performed numerous times with Tom Puwalski, both in 
recital and as featured performer with The Prevailing Winds. This recital 
celebrates a musical relationship that has spaned a quarter century. 

For the klezmer component of the program, Tom will be accompanied by members 
of Lox & Vodka: Allen Puwalski, Accordion; Greg Pascuzzi, Piano; Dennis 
Michaels, Bass.