Mr. Drapkin is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music where he studied with acclaimed master clarinet teacher D.
Stanley Hasty, toured Japan with the Eastman Wind Ensemble under Donald Hunsberger, and played Principal Clarinet in
the Eastman Philharmonia under David Effron. He also studied clarinet with Gary Gray, Charles Bay and Harold Wright.
He has also performed with the New Jersey Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic, the Portland Symphony, the Long Island Philharmonic,
the Brooklyn Philharmonic and with conductors Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Michael Tilson Thomas, Neville Marriner,
Leonard Slatkin, Lucas Foss, Christopher Keene, Klaus Tennstedt, Frederick Fennell, and many more celebrated orchestras
and maestros.
In addition to his career as a symphony orchestra clarinetist and bass clarinetist, he has published numerous books
and articles spanning three fields, was Chair of eCommerce Management at Columbia University, held positions as a Chief
Information Officer and leadership positions with firms ranging from startup to multinational firms and the Fortune 500.
He has been commissioned to write for the New York Times, interviewed in numerous articles, and has been a frequent public
speaker on subjects ranging from marketing to future trends in the economy, and has appeared on the radio on CBS Marketwatch
and on television on CNBC, where he discussed the future of music on the Internet.
He the Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Conference on Music Entrepreneurship, an
organization dedicated to restructuring the fine arts world by balancing the oversupply of artists and lack of demand for their
skills by teaching artists to become entrepreneurs for the arts and boosting demand.
In spite of his busy schedule, Mr. Drapkin still finds time to give back to society as a guest lecturer, soloist, and
gives master classes at music schools and institutions across the country. He is a concert, jazz, orchestra and marching
band music adjudicator/clinician, and a prolific arranger. His arrangement of Saint Saens' Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
(published by Roncorp) was premiered with orchestra by Chicago Symphony clarinetist John Bruce Yeh, and with piano by Colorado
Symphony clarinetist Bil Jackson.
Contact Michael Drapkin at
mdrapkin@bassclarinet.net.
Symphonic Repertoire for the Bass Clarinet, Volume One, 2nd Edition
A scholarly compendium of difficult passages and important solos from the
orchestral repertoire for the bass clarinet
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Roncorp Publications, SS, 68 pages. This book includes 36 excerpts selected from the standard
symphonic literature, some more obscure works with noteworthy bass clarinet solos, and additional
pieces that frequently appear on addition lists. Composers include Gershwin, Mahler, Rachmaninoff, Ravel,
Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and more. An number of the excerpts are in bass clef and several are
for bass clarinet in A. |
Symphonic Repertoire for the Bass Clarinet, Volume Two
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Roncorp Publications, SS, 64 pages. This second volume includes excerpts of works by Barber, Bartok,
Copland, Dvorak, Mahler, Mussorgsky, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Schoenberg, Schuman, Shostakovitch,
Strauss, Stravinsky and Walton. |
Symphonic Repertoire for the Bass Clarinet, Volume Three
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Roncorp Publications, SS, 64 pages. This new volume includes excerpts of works by Barber, Bartok, Bloch, Copland,
Dvorak, Franck, Holst, Janacek, Mahler, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Ravel,
Respighi, Schoenberg, Shostakovich, Strauss, Stravinsky and Webern. |
IN DEVELOPMENT: Transposed Orchestra Parts for the Bass Clarinet
A book of performance-ready bass clarinet parts transposed from A into Bb-treble clef.
Advisory Board:
Virgil Blackwell - Noted New York City Bass Clarinet Artist
Bill Helmers - Milwaukee Symphony
Jim Moffitt - Honolulu Symphony
Jim Ognibene - Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Edward Palanker - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Harry Sparnaay - Noted Dutch Bass Clarinet Soloist
Dave Tuttle - Noted Chicago Bass Clarinet Artist
John Bruce Yeh - Chicago Symphony
Mr. Drapkin's bass clarinet books are published exclusively by
Northeastern Music Publications, Inc., P.O. Box 517, Glenmoore,
PA 19343 1-800-455-4555
Books may be purchased online at the
Michael Drapkin page on the Van Cott Information Services, Inc. website.
