name: Frank Adelstein
city: Ithaca
state: NY
country: USA
date: Dec 01, 2005
subject: The new guestbook is open!
The new guestbook is now open. Feel free to leave a message.
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--Frank.
name: Rhoda S. Adelstein
city: Buffalo Grove
state: IL
country: USA
date: Dec 02, 2005
subject: Thanksgiving
It was great seeing you, mom and Frank last week. We certainly missed Marlene and Tom. Marlene received the holiday pictures - thanks to Frank's technological expertise. Stay well and we love you. Love, Rhoda and David
name: marlene
city: rosendale
state: ny
country: USA
date: Dec 03, 2005
subject: website
Hi Dad,
Fabulous website! Impressive career. I'm inspired.
Love, Marlene
name: Stephen Jeandheur
city: Geneva
state: CH
country: switzerland
date: Feb 28, 2008
subject: Thank you, Bernie
Dear Bernie,
It must have been in the early 70’s when I first heard you play. Abbado was conducting Mahler 6th, and from your first breathtaking entrance, I knew, as my pulse raced, that, that was what I wanted to do with my life. I realized a dream and studied with you. As I entered into the professional music business, I became familiar with all the other great players, past and present, and learned to appreciate their qualities and contributions. Throughout it all, however, and after 30 years in the profession, you remain for me the most exciting symphonic trumpet player ever. Although I’ve tried to emulate your style and emotional power on the instrument, you remain a unique voice. In a time where playing has become “error free”, but generic, your distinctive sound and expression have never been matched. And through our friendship I know that your complete humility about your life in music is as rare as your musicianship. I dare say the true sign of a great artist. When I recently heard you play, my admiration was confirmed. The singular sweetness of your tone and legato, the sureness of attack, the maddening easy high register, it was all still there. I couldn’t help thinking “My God, help me, he’s turning 80 and he still plays better than me! ... And there is absolutely no one like him”. You’ve always been and remain an inspiration, a role model in all the stages of being. Once again, you reassure me and still make me think: “That’s what I want to do with my life”.
Thank you, Bernie.
Stephen Jeandheur
Principal Trumpet
Suisse Romande Orchestra - Geneva
name: Gerald Gurney
city: Norman
state: OK
country: USA
date: May 15, 2008
subject: Old memories
Bernard,
Just thinking about my childhood in Cleveland,the fond memories of my days with David and the warm hospitality you and Connie always showed me. I hope you and your family are well.
Gerald
name: Ron Miles
city: Denver
state: CO
country: USA
date: Jun 07, 2008
subject:
Dear Mr. Adelstein,
i have enjoyed your playing for years. You are one of the great masters. i grew up and live in Denver but i have many recordings and heard you with the Cleveland brass section at an ITG conference. That is one of the great musical experiences of my life. Thank you and God bless you.
ron miles
name: Paul DeLuca
city: Baltimore
state: MD
country: USA
date: Jul 23, 2008
subject: Thank You!
Mr. Adelstein, although I have never met you personally I want to thank you for being a great inspiration in my life as a dedicated amateur trumpet player. From your early Mercury recordings with Minneapolis through the legendary recordings with Cleveland your playing has always amazed me, and still does every time I pull out one of those recordings (I own them all). The precision of your playing is beyond words and serves as my model every time I pick up the trumpet. Although there were many great contemporaries at the time, I have always felt that your playing was the most exciting. I hope you are doing well.
name: Michael P. McGuffey
city: Burbank
state: CA
country: USA
date: Aug 19, 2008
subject: Blossom Festival 1983 at Kent State
Mr. Adelstein,
You have a wonderful website. Thank you very much for
playing for us in the Trumpet class. You are one of the
best trumpet players ever on Earth, I believe. I used to watch and listen to you play on your Gold Mt. Vernon 1C and your silver Bach C and watch the muscles in your belly and marvel at how your whole mid section would fire when you played.
When you played "La Valse" at Blossom, I was on the first row and your sound was so clear and soared over my head like an airplane. (the bars before 62) I loved that!
Mahler 2 with Yoel Levi was amazing. I loved the way you played the 3rd movement and I was so amazed to see you
smoking a cigar at intermission. You were so relaxed. You played Mahler 9 for us in class and chose me to play "Pulcinella" with the student orchestra....thank you:)
It is really an honor to have some copies of excerpts with THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA stamped on them.
I am very honored that you allowed me to be at the festival
that summer. I have been playing full time ever since I was
a boy and wish that you know how I appreciate your
musicianship and trumpet playing and personality.
My friend Andy Ulyate (trumpet, L.A. Opera) mentioned that
he saw your website and I am delighted to find it.
I appreciate that you mentioned me in a letter to Dan Bowling when we were at Curtis in 1984.
Thanks for the cassette of excerpts that you gave me for ten
dollars that summer. Parsifal and Mahler 3 ...so beautiful. You have been the standard for all of these years.
I haven't been fortunate to be chosen at an audition but have been playing full time in Los Angeles for a while.
I hope to be in your trumpet section in some future.
I am so happy to be able to contact you.
All the best,
Michael McGuffey