by Brian O'Donnell
The international acclaimed clarinetist, Richard Stoltzman spent a portion of his growing up years here in Cincinnati, living in in Colonial Village in the Roselawn-Bond Hill area, while attending Woodward High School. There at Woodward he had a life changing experience, thanks to one of his teachers... and music.
So, Stoltzman got his music education at Woodward and speaks about the value of music education in our schools
Richard Stoltzman doesn't just talk the talk about music education but truly walks the walk
There's another professional musician in the Stoltzman family — son Peter John Stoltzman is a jazz pianist with whom his father frequently collaborates
Before we ended our conversation, I put him on the spot asking if he remembered the Woodward fight song from his days playing clarinet in the Bulldogs marching band. He didn't, but...
