~ clarinet ~
The clarinet was the first instrument Brandsma started playing, at age 8.
At present there are 4 in his collection, of which the instruments of choice are:
- Buffet Crampon, RC, serial # F626622
- Luxus (made in Czechoslowakia) Full Boehm keywork, including low Eb
Orchestal pieces played on clarinet:
- Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin (arr. Ferde Grofé)
- Ouverture Ruslan and Lyudmila - Mikhail Glinka
- Die Blume von Hawaii - Paul Abraham
- 6th Symphony - Ludwig van Beethoven
- Sheherazade - Nikolaj Rimski-Korsakov
Orchestra's
- Bergische Symphoniker
- Noord Nederlands Orkest
- Duisburger Philharmoniker (soloist)
- Metropole Orkest
- Cologne Opera House
- Junge Philharmonie Köln
Clarinet soloist with:
- Big Chris Barber band
- Dr. Bernard Swing Orchestra
- Big Band Moonlight
- Metronome Big Band
- Eemsmond Big Band
- New Orleans Syncopaters
- Joe Wulf and his Gentlemen of Swing
Buffet Crampon RC & Luxus Full Boehm