Thank you for this production, Mr. Cooper. I became a fan of Mr. Clevenger's in the early 80s when I was a young hornist. I'd chat with him when the CSO came to Milwaukee for performances. He (and Barry Benjamin) are my horn heroes.

This was amazing! I first met Dale in Vienna on the CSO first European tour with Solti. I've been a huge fan ever since. Thank you David for doing these chats. They will forever be in the horn archives as historical and inspirational.

Fantastic video, David! Thanks for sharing this wonderful conversation

I loved this chat! RIP to such an amazing person! David, it was great meeting you at the Midwest Clinic in December in front of Ion Balu’s booth. You’re an amazing person and I’m sorry for the loss of your friend! What an honor to be the principal horn player now of CSO. Consider that time of him passing off the crown to you. Well deserved!

Dale always seemed to be able to do the most amazing things, at any time, with marvelous musicianship, whenever it needed to be done. He will always be a legend in my mind.

Thank you!🙏

RIP, Dale.💙🙏💫

Hey Dale! Just started to see this video, but need to get some “rememberances” off my chest first! I’m 82 now, but remember seeing the CSO in the 1950s not nearly as many times as I would have liked - didn’t have a date to go with me!! Great music needs to be SHARED! I think I remember Fritz Reiner as conductor, “old stone face” as I used to call him (to myself!). I remember Adolph Herseth (trumpet for 53 years!!), Clark Brody (clarinet), Donald Peck (flute), Ray Still (oboe), & Frank Miller (cello), amongst others. I vaguely remember seeing Frank Miller on the downtown bus one time - he looked “IMMENSE”, maybe because of his winter coat! He took up a whole double seat by himself (don’t remember where he put his cello - He must have towed it behind the bus)! I didn’t really remember your name until recently, watching KZfaq on my tablet. Anyway, yust want to say THANK YOU for all the wonderful sounds you gave me, either in Orchestra Hall, or lately on KZfaq! You’re one great lookin’ dude (NOT DUD!)! Oh, did you ever play the gorgeous Gliere French Horn Concerto? Heard Hermann Baumann play it the other day! He too could really “tickle the ivories”!!! “Ach du lieber, mein schatz” und “Gesundheit”! Sorry, my favorite orchestral instrument is the “Cor Anglais” or English Horn!!! “Haunting sound”!

David, so great to see what you're doing, and also to hear from Dale! I studied with him at a summer camp in New Jersey in 1999. I also auditioned for the CSO in 98 and 99 for Assistant! So it was a great time meeting him. Thank you, David, for these chats because, they are also historical documents! I was wondering about Dale and worried since he was in Italy, but nice to hear from him (and you always)! BTW I have a fairly rare Wunderlich horn which I've had for about a year. Did you ever play on one? God bless you!

You should do an Instagram live about your life story.

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