Gustave Langenus [SEP] date of death
Gustave Langenus
Gustave Langenus (1883–1957) was a Belgian clarinetist. He is known for his mouthpiece design and 1913 method book, an important early pedagogical device for the Boehm system clarinet. He was principal clarinetist with the New York Symphony.
Elliot Weisgarber
Elliot Weisgarber (b. Dec. 5, 1919, Pittsfield, Mass.; d. Dec. 31, 2001, Vancouver, B.C.) was a composer, clarinetist and ethnomusicologist at the University of British Columbia from 1960 to 1984.
Education.
Weisgarber studied clarinet with Rosario Mazzeo of the Boston Symphony and Gustave Langenus of New York. He went on to earn his performer's certificate at the Eastman School of Music (where he studied with Rufus Mont Arey) as well as bachelor's (1942) and master's