Peter Forman is Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia. A native of Santa Barbara, California, Mr. Forman received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Clarinet Performance (with honors) from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and a Master of Music degree in Clarinet Performance from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Forman has studied with Anthony Gigliotti (principal clarinetist, Philadelphia Orchestra), Kalman Bloch (principal clarinetist, Los Angeles Symphony), Don Ambler (bass clarinetist, Denver Symphony), and James Kanter (principal clarinetist, Santa Barbara Symphony). He has studied chamber music with members of the Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet under Bernard Garfield, Richard Woodhams, Murray Panitz, Mason Jones, and Anthony Gigliotti. He has performed extensively in a variety of venues such as the Krenek Festival, the Santa Barbara Symphony, the Williamsburg Sinfonia and is currently the publicist1 and clarinetist with the Virginia Wind Symphony. Peter Forman: Hello. I'm Peter Forman and I'm one of the clarinet professors at CNU.
I had the great opportunity to study with Anthony Gigliotti with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Kalman Bloch with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. I performed 22 years with the Air Force Band program and produced over 50 CDs. [Student Playing Opening of Robert Schumann's Fantasiestücke] [Speaking with student] My goal at CNU is to develop the full potential of each student.
Good, the one thing we want to do with the phrase is to take a take a big breath when the piano plays their introduction; and then really concentrate on the airstream on the last two beats where we have the stress-release.
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