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- February’ 9 saw trumpeter Don

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"encouraging band programs: in the: |:. .-:

- schools. and demonstrating trunt-

pet.

the ' Vancouver Symphony and

- tours three or four times a year

with the New Orleans Connec--
tion (of which Tommy Banks is
also a member). Clarke says he
still gets pre-performance but-
terflies after all this time,
especially when he does a live
recording with the orchestra.
Don Clarke has been involved
in every type of music in every»

venue. For nine years, he was -

the band. leader of Dr.

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cine Show. He played with the
jazz band Pacific Salt, . per-

formed with the Irish Rovers TV |

show for five years, has done
jingles and played dance music
at the Bayshore Inn in Van-
couver, ‘‘A steady job in music
is awful,’’ he claims. That’s why
he prefers to freelance and do

several jobs concurrently.. °

Clarke has also adjudicated at
Music Festival Canada.
During his time in Terrace,

- Clarke did workshops with

Grade 6 and 7 band students at
Cassie Hall, Clarence : ‘ichiel,

Clarke: is a freelance ‘studio. |)
. trumpet: player who .plays. with .
‘the CBC. Chamber Orchestra,

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Band students in local elementary schools, like this group at Cassie Hall, got a taste of what they can aspire
to with a recent visit from pro trumpeter Don Clarke. When working with the kids, he says, "I forget I'm not one
of them."

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Elementary Schools. He ‘“‘plays
it by ear’? when he walks into a
band room and adapts his pro-
gram according to the level and
the needs of the students. The
descriptive imagery that he uses
to illustrate the concepts of
music keeps the students spell-
bound. When going through a
piece that changes from 4/4 time
to 3/4 time, he described it as

‘elephants thumping across the -

floor, followed closely by a
ballerina light on her feet’’. He
accompanied his description
with the actions of both the
elephants and the ballerina.
Clarke really likes ‘“‘working
with kids’’. He says, “‘It’s part
of our job description to answer

their music questions, dispel!
misconceptions and inspire
them.’’. He goes on to say that
music is a nice medium.to keep
kids relaxed, involved and com-
municating. Clarke finds that
there are a lot of high achievers,
especially at the Grade 6 and 7
levels. They’re motivated and
want to do well, He feels music
helps kids at school with other
abstract concepts, like math.
‘*When I work with the kids, I
get just as excited as they do!
And I forget I’m not one of
them. I’m 50 years old.”
Clarke’s goal in music is to be
proud of what he’s doing and to
elevate his music to an art form.
His love for music was sparked

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by ‘‘a really great band teacher’’
-— Gordy King — when he was

‘in Grade 8.

His own ‘three children, now’
adults, are not musicians. But

créativity run’ in the family. His

son ‘is a singer, His youngest
daughter is into drama, acting,
and she loves writing.

Clarke was born in Creston.

and grew up there. He attended
high school in Victoria and got a
music degree from UBC. He’s
played trumpet professionally
since age 15. Clarke moved to
Boswell on Kootenay Lake a few
years ago to semi-retire.

May and early June are his
favorite months, when he can
enjoy the morning sun, have a

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numerous musical commit-
ments.

Before coming to Terrace he
was in Alberta: for three concerts
with the New Orleans connection.
After his weekend here he jour-
neyed to Saskatchewan for anoth-
er 14 concerts with the group.

cup of coffee and listen to Peter
Gzowski on CBC.

Clarke loves to learn. He has
an old piano that he ‘‘messes
around on'’; he likes to watch
the swallows build their nests
and to see the lettuce grow.
Clarke adds that he has a great
garden. He loves the outdoors
and fishing. He’d like to play
more golf if he had the time.

He’s busier now than he was
before his move. He has to do a
lot more travelling to fulfill his

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