Death of a much-recorded principal clarinet, 95
mainWe have been notified of the death of Raymond Carpenter, principal clarinet of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra from 1953 to his retirement in 1987.
He can be heard on recordings with its chief conductors Rudolf Schwarz, Sir Charles Groves, Constantin Silvestri, Paavo Berglund, Uri Segal and Rudolf Barshai.
On joining the orchestra, Raymond married one of the violinists, Cynthia Mitchell; they had five children.
Metamorphosis: The Transformation of the Bournemouth Symphony from Bunny Laden on Vimeo.
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