Stan
Fisher - Clarinet
Dr. Fisher has been recognized internationally as a clarinet
soloist and chamber music player. The American Record Guide calls his CD
"Images" a "superb recording" and placed it on its'
"Critics Choice" list. "The International Clarinet"
magazine states "solid and gorgeous, remarkable playing .... I
wholeheartedly recommend this recording". Audiences in Canada have heard
him frequently on both English and French radio networks of the CBC and on
Television. Specializing in music with strings, he has performed with the
Orford Quartet (Toronto), The Shostakovitch Quartet (of Moscow), The Cassatt
Quartet (of New York), The Franciscan Quartet (Banff Competition winners), The
Minneapolis Artists Ensemble and the Penderecki, Leblanc and Brunswick
quartets. Dr. Fisher enjoys an active and multifaceted career as a musician.
Performances as a clarinetist and conductor, have regularily taken him to such
places as Quebec City, Frankfurt, London, Holland Oxford, Vienna, Czech
Republic, Budapest, Minneapolis, Phoenix and Calgary, Vancouver etc.
Dr. Fisher is a Yamaha performing artist for North America and conducts clinics
for this corporation at the National Musicfest and at numerous locations across
the country. Frequently invited by many universities Dr. Fisher has recently
given master-classes at both The Franz Liszt Academy and The Teachers Training
Institute, in Budapest, Hungary, The Montreal Conservatory, Arizona State
University, The University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University
of Victoria, and The University of Calgary. Adjudicating regularly takes
Professor Fisher from coast to coast.