Melvin Kaplan

Melvin ("Mel") Kaplan (born 29 August 1929) is an American oboist, concert manager, and formerly a teacher at the Juilliard School for 25 years.[1] He was for many years a featured performer and lecturer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[2] Kaplan is a founding member of both the New York Chamber Soloists and the Festival Winds, though he is perhaps best known as Artistic Director of the original Vermont Mozart Festival, which he cofounded in 1974 with William Metcalfe, a conductor and professor at the University of Vermont.[3][4][5] He received the Governor's Award for Extraordinary Contribution to Vermont in 1990 and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Vermont Arts Council in 1998.

Personal life

Kaplan is married to viola player Ynez Lynch. They have two children, Jonathan and Christina.

Recordings

Kaplan has contributed to many recordings.[6]

Title Composer
Argento/Ahrold/Hervig Richard Hervig
Brunswick/Gideon/Newlin Miriam Gideon
Foss/Shifrin Lukas Foss
Gideon/Weisgall: Song Cycles Hugo Weisgall
Goeb/Sydeman: Chamber Works Roger Goeb
Looking to the East Lou Harrison
Luening/Ussachevsky/Powell Otto Luening
Music of Hovhaness, Sims & Moss Alan Hovhaness
Music of Hugh Aitken Hugh Aitken
Music of Seymour Shifrin Seymour Shifrin
Music of Wallingford Riegger Wallingford Riegger
Riegger: Concerto for Piano and Wind Quintet/Laderman: Theme, Variations and Finale Ezra Laderman
William Bergsma: Scenes from "The Wife of Martin Guerre" William Bergsma
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References
  1. "Chamber Music at the Clark: Ying Quartet". The Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies. 2017-05-14. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  2. Shepard, Richard F. (1974-02-27). "Going out Guide". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  3. "New York Chamber Soloists" (PDF). Birmingham Chamber Music Society. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. Hammer, John (2018-06-22). "A chance to hear chamber music as it was intended". Shelburne News. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  5. Hallenbeck, Brent (2016-07-16). "Vermont Mozart Festival founder offers concerts Sunday". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  6. "DRAM: Melvin Kaplan". DRAM. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
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