MICHAEL DRAPKIN

1201 Dexter Street, Denver, CO 80220 USA

Phone: +1 512-590-2544
E-mail: michael@drapkin.net  Website: www.drapkin.net

BOOKS AND ARTICLES

BOOKS: Author, Symphonic Repertoire for the Bass Clarinet, Volume 1. Roncorp, Inc., 1979. Second printing, 2003.
Orchestral excerpt book for the bass clarinet; standard literature for bass clarinetists worldwide. 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.

Author, Symphonic Repertoire for the Bass Clarinet, Volume 2. Roncorp, Inc., 2004. Volume 2 of the bass
clarinet orchestral excerpt book series, with works of Barber, Bartok, Copland, Dvorak, Grofé, Mahler,
Mussorgsky, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Schoenberg, Stravinsky and Walton. Released at the ICA
ClarinetFest at University of Maryland on July 21, 2004 with sponsorship from Yamaha.

Author, Symphonic Repertoire for the Bass Clarinet, Volume 3. Roncorp, Inc., 2006. Volume 3 of the bass
clarinet orchestral excerpt book series, with works of Barber, Bartok, Bloch, Copland, Dvorak, Franck, Holst,
Janacek, Mahler, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Respighi, Schoenberg, Shostakovich, Strauss, Stravinsky and
Webern.

Author, Symphonic Repertoire for the Bass Clarinet, Volume 4 and 5: Transposed Parts for the Bass Clarinet.
Northeastern Music Publications, Inc., 2016. Book of important performance-ready and annotated parts
transposed from Bass Clarinet in A and bass clef into standard Bb treble clef notation. Parts “play tested” in
performance by 38 major symphony bass clarinetists worldwide. Currently in production.

Lead Author, Three Clicks Away: Advice from the Trenches of ECommerce. John Wiley and Sons, 2001.
ECommerce strategy, organization and project management, with a foreword by Dr. Pehong Chen - CEO and
founder of BroadVision. Reached #20 for New York City on Amazon.

Author, OS/2 Warp Presentation Manager Mentor: Foundations of PM Programming. John Wiley and Sons,
1995. Computer programming using the presentation layer of IBM’s OS/2 operating system.

Contributing Author, "Happy About Knowing What to Expect in 2008". Happy About; 2008. Contributing
article to a book on predictions for 2008 by executives and experts

Contributing Author, "Happy About Knowing What to Expect in 2006". Happy About; 2005. Contributing
article to a book on predictions for 2006 by executives and experts.

Contributing Author, "Are We Ready for a Female and/or African American President?" Happy About; 2008.

Contributing Author, "Global Warming – Executive Predictions". Happy About; 2008.

Contributing Author, OS/2 2.X Notebook. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993. Contributing article in a compilation
of technical articles from OS/2 Developer Magazine.

Interviewed for Book, Connect Effect: Building Strong Personal, Professional and Virtual Networks by
Michael Dulworth. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007

ARTICLES: “The Commoditization of Orchestra Musicians” Polyphonic, 2014

“An Indexed Financial Model for Symphony Orchestras,” Polyphonic, 2011
“The Rise of the Industrial Clarinetist,” Clarinet Magazine, July 2008, Polyphonic 2014
“The Top 10 Questions You Need To Ask About Becoming A Music Entrepreneur,” International
 Musician, July 2007
“May the Force Be With You, Always,” Rockland Journal News (Community View Section), June 3, 2005
“Sharing Music: Where is the Artist's Pain?” Allegro (Musician's Union Local 802 Newspaper), May 2004
“In Defense of Digital Downloads” Allegro (Musician's Union Local 802 Newspaper), July 2003
“Adventures in DotComland,” The New York Times, June 7, 2000, p. H4
“ECommerce: The Plot Thickens,” InformationWeek.com, March 12, 2001
“A Reality Check For Wireless,” InformationWeek.com, November 13, 2001
“Was It Really Such a Great Gold Rush?” New York eCommerce Association, June 2001
“2001 - An Emotional Odyssey,” ECMgt.com, December 1, 2001
“Globalization: Does it make sense to be on the Web?” COMDEX Marketplace, November 2001
“ECommerce Strategy,” ECMgt.com, April 1, 2001
“Musicians as Programmers,” Electronic Musician Magazine, December 1992, pp 66-70
Numerous editorials, The Rockland Journal News (Rockland County, NY)

COMPOSITIONS, ARRANGEMENTS AND TRANSCRIPTIONS

Audio at: www.drapkin.net/compositions
CONCERT BAND

Drapkin: John Dowland Suite for Band, Premiered by the Manhattan Wind Ensemble, 2013
Drapkin: The Rabbi Chaplain’s March, Premiered by the Navy Band of the West, 2012
Drapkin: Suite of Old Yiddish Melodies, Premiered by the North Carolina School of the Arts Wind Ensemble, 2008
Dinicu: Tempest Hora for Clarinet and Band, Premiered by the Spirit of America Silver Cornet Band (arr. by
Drapkin/Combes)
Dovid’l Bazetst di Kallah for Clarinet and Band (arr. by Drapkin/Combes)
Gershwin: Walking the Dog for Clarinet Solo and Concert Band, Premiered by the Rockland County Concert Band, 2004
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Suite for Band
Drapkin: My Resting Place
Drapkin: Three Tallis Songs for Band

TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR TWO CLARINETS AND BASS CLARINET

Arrangements of opera, symphonic, concert band and Renaissance pieces. Two collections of 50 arrangements total published by
Drapkin Music Publications and distributed by Carl Fischer/Theodore Presser, 2016

Alford: Army of the Nile March

Alford: Colonel Bogey March
Bach: Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
Bagley: National Emblem March
Balakirev: Volga Boatmen
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Berlioz: March to the Gallows from Symphonie Fantastique
Chopin: Military Polonaise
Dinicu: Tempest Hora
Disney:Mickey Mouse
Doors: Light My Fire
Dowland:
Dowland: All People that on Earth do Dwell
Dowland: Come Again
Dowland: Come Heavy Sleep
Dowland: Come When I Call
Dowland: Dr. Case’s Pavane
Dowland: Fantasia
Dowland: Farewell
Dowland: Farewell Unkind
Dowland: Fine Knacks for Ladies
Dowland: Flowe My Tears
Dowland: Kemp’s Jig
Dowland: Lady Hundson’s Alman
Dowland: Sir John Souch’s Galliarde

Michael Drapkin / Phone: 512-590-2544 / michael@drapkin.net / Page 2 of 8

Dowland: The Frog Galliard
Drapkin: The Yellow Rose of Mozart
Duble: Bravura
Fillmore: Lassus Bass Clarinet
Fucik: Entry of the Gladiators (march)
Gounod: The King of Thule
Grafulla: Washington Greys (march)
Holst: First Suite in Eb for Military Band
Chaconne
Intermezzo
March
Khatchaturian: Sabre Dance
K.L. King: Barnum & Bailey’s Favorite (march)
Klingon Anthem
Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite – Intermezzo
Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony Slow Movement
Mendelssohn: Wedding March
Mickey Mouse
Mozart: Adagio in F
Mozart: Divertimento Number 1
Allegro
Menuetto
Adagio
Menuetto
Rondo
Mozart: Divertimento Number 2
Allegro
Menuetto
Larghetto
Menuetto
Rondo
Mozart: Divertimento Number 3
Allegro
Menuetto
Adagio
Menuetto
Rondo
Mozart: Divertimento Number 4
Allegro
Larghetto
Menuetto
Adagio
Allegretto
Mozart: Divertimento Number 5
Adagio
Menuetto
Adagio
Romance – Andante
Polonaise
Mozart: Overture to Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Mozart: Overture to Die Hochzeit des Figaro
Mozart: Overture to Die Zauberflöte
Pachelbel: Canon
Puccini: Nessun Dorma
Rossini: Largo Al Factotum
Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville
Schubert: Octet – 3rd Mvmt Allegro Vivace
Sousa: Fairest of the Fair(march)
Sousa: King Cotton (march)
Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus

Michael Drapkin / Phone: 512-590-2544 / michael@drapkin.net / Page 3 of 8

 Overture
Chacun a son gout
Bruderlein
Die Majestat ist amerkannt
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
Vaughan Williams: Folk Song Suite
March – Seventeen Come Sunday
Intermezzo – My Bonnie Boy
March – Folk Songs from Somerset
Verdi: Opera Trios. Published by Roncorp, Inc.; Cherry Hill, N.J.; January 1983
La Traviata: Parigi, o Cara
La Traviata: Un di felice, eterea
Rigoletto: La donna e mobile
Verdi: Scena e Romanza from La Forza Del Destino
J.F. Wagner: Under the Double Eagle (march)
Wagner: Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin
Wagner: Magic Fire Music

CLARINET SOLO

Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

Toccata
Fugue
Drapkin: Elegy to the Memory of Lauren Hoffman
Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night’s Dream (Commission)
Nocturne
Wedding March

BASS CLARINET SOLO

The Rite of Spring for Solo Bass Clarinet

CLARINET SOLO WITH CONCERT BAND

Dinicu: Tempest Hora (Co-arranged with Ron Combes), Premiered by the Spirit of America Silver Cornet Band, 2002
Tarras: Dovid’l Bazetst Di Kallah (doina and chosid’l) (Co-arranged with Ron Combes), Premiered by the Teaneck
Community Band, 2002

CLARINET AND PIANO

Dinicu: Tempest Hora, Published by Roncorp. Inc. 2004

Drapkin: Suite of Old Yiddish Melodies
Gershwin: Walking the Dog
Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen (Raisins and Almonds)
Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso. Published by Roncorp, Inc.; Cherry Hill, N.J.; December 2002.
Premiered with orchestra by clarinetist John Bruce Yeh of the Chicago Symphony with the Glenbrook
Symphony at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. Premiered at the 2003 Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium in
the version for clarinet and piano by clarinetist Bil Jackson of the Colorado Symphony.

Webber: Music of the Night

CLARINET AND STRING QUARTET

Led Zeppelin: In The Light (Commission)

The Band: The Last Waltz (Commission)
Mozart: Quintet No. 2 in A, K. 622 (from the Clarinet Concerto A)
Allegro
Adagio
Rondo: Allegro
Weber: Quintet No. 2 in Eb, Op. 74 (from the Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in Eb)

Michael Drapkin / Phone: 512-590-2544 / michael@drapkin.net / Page 4 of 8

 Allegro
Romanze (Andante)
Alla Polacca

LEAD SHEETS FOR YIDDISH COWBOYS

B’vokach Yam Suf

Carlebach Medley
Chanukah Set
Dave Tarras Doina. Recorded in 2012, on CD, iTunes and Spotify
Dayenu
Eliyahu Ha Navi
Go Down, Moses
Harvey and Sheila
Hora Bialek
Israeli Medley No. 1
Israeli Medley No. 2
Jewish Medley. Recorded in 2012, on CD, iTunes and Spotify
Klezmer Dance Set No. 1
Klezmer Dance Set No. 2
Klezmer Set in Bb
Layehudim
L’shanah Habaah
Mamas Don’t Let Your Sons Become Yiddish Cowboys. Recorded in 2012, on CD, iTunes and Spotify
Miserlou. Recorded in 2012, on CD, iTunes and Spotify
Mishenichnas Adar
Oyfn Prepichik
Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen. Recorded in 2012, on CD, iTunes and Spotify
Shoshanas Yaakov
Tempest Hora
Terkishe Yale V’Yove Tantz
V’David
Venahapoch
Zemer Atik

WOODWIND QUINTET

Bartok: Music For Strings, Percussion, Celeste; Allegro

The Beatles: Eleanor Rigby. Premiered by Anime Winds at South by Southwest, 2010
Beethoven: Seventh Symphony, 2nd Movement
Dinicu: Tempest Hora
Drapkin: Dowland Suite for Woodwind Quintet
Fine Knacks for Ladies
Sir John Souchs Galliarde
Lady Hundsons Alman
Flowe My Tears
Farewell Unkind
Come When I Call
Fantasia
Drapkin: Entr’acte. Premiered by Anime Winds at South by Southwest, 2010
Led Zeppelin: In the Light
Miserlou. Premiered by Anime Winds at South by Southwest, 2010
Ravel: Piece en forme de Habanera
Ticheli: Blue Shades. Premiered by Anime Winds at South by Southwest, 2010

SONGS

Drapkin: I Love My Swee

Drapkin: My Name Is Yeh
Schneur Zalman: Melody of Four Stanzas

Michael Drapkin / Phone: 512-590-2544 / michael@drapkin.net / Page 5 of 8

FOUR BASS CLARINETS AND CONTRABASS CLARINET

Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben Prelude. Premiered in the Main Hall at the Eastman School of Music, 1978

FOUR BASSOONS AND CONTRABASSOON

Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben Prelude. Commission by Cleveland Orchestra bassoonist Jonathan Sherwin

CLARINET CHOIR

Drapkin: Dowland Suite for Woodwind Quintet

Fine Knacks for Ladies
Sir John Souchs Galliarde
Lady Hundsons Alman
Flowe My Tears
Farewell Unkind
Come When I Call
Fantasia

FLUTE SOLO

Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

CLARINET AND VIOLIN

Ravel: Piece en Forme de Habanera

VIOLIN AND PIANO

The Doors: Light My Fire

DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS/BRASS BAND

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Introduction

WORLD OF WARCRAFT ARRANGEMENTS FOR SXSW (licensed for performance at SxSW from Blizzard Entertainment)

Grizzly Hills Introduction; Performance at the South by Southwest Music Festival, 2010
Grizzly Hills; Performance at the South by Southwest Music Festival, 2010
Lament of the Highborne; Performance at the South by Southwest Music Festival, 2010
Sunstrider March; Performance at the South by Southwest Music Festival, 2010
Lion’s Pride; Performance at the South by Southwest Music Festival, 2010

PUBLIC SPEAKING
Panelist, “Branding and Marketing Your Ensemble,” Chamber Music America Conference, January 18, 2014
Paper, “Preparing Students for Emerging Orchestras” 2013 National Conference of the College Music Society,
October 31, 2013.
Panelist, “Career Diagnostics.” Chamber Music America Conference, January 20, 2013
Moderator, "Panel: Entrepreneurship in the Music Academy," 2012 National Conference of the College Music
Society, November 16, 2012.
Moderator, "Panel: The Future of Classical Music in America," 2011 National Conference of the College
Music Society, September 20, 2011.
Moderator, "Panel: Leadership in the Music Academy," 2010 National Conference of the College Music
Society, September 24, 2010.
Session Chair, "Building the Classical Audience," 2010 National Conference of the College Music Society,
September 25, 2010

Michael Drapkin / Phone: 512-590-2544 / michael@drapkin.net / Page 6 of 8

Speaker, "History of Marching Bands and Drum Corps in America," Lone Star Mensa Regional Gathering,
September 4, 2010.
Master of Ceremonies, “Classical Crossover Showcase,” South by Southwest Festival, March, 2010
Moderator, “Panel: How to Have Your Contract Renewed—Avoid the Pitfalls that Will Send You Packing!”
2009 National Conference of the College Music Society, October 24, 2009.
Paper, “Career Pyramids: Viewing Professional Careers in Music in Shades of Gray”, 2009 National
Conference of the College Music Society, October 24, 2009.
Keynote Speaker, Music Entrepreneurship Center Launch Celebration, Conservatorio de Música de Puerto
Rico, 2009
Keynote Speaker, South Central Chapter Regional Conference of the College Music Society, University of
Oklahoma, March 13, 2009
Keynote Speaker, Music Entrepreneurship Day, University of Florida at Gainesville, February 7. 2009
Guest Lecturer, "Entrepreneurship for Musicians," Music Career Orientation Class, Southern Methodist
University, October 17, 2008
Chair, Pre-Conference Workshop on Careers and Entrepreneurship, 2008 National Conference of the College
Music Society, September 24, 2008. Lectures: “Introduction,” “How to Organize Your Projects,” “Creating the
Future Through Entrepreneurship Programs.”
Presenter, BCOME Seminar at Northwestern University, February 2, 2007.
Speaker, “The Future of Music”, “Schmoozeathon”, “Enhancing Professional Interactions.” College Music
Society Fiftieth Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, November 17-18, 2007.
Presenter, BCOME Seminar at the University of South Carolina, November 3, 2007.
Presenter, BCOME Seminar at California Institute of the Arts, October 6, 2007.
Introductory Speaker, Brevard Conference on Music Entrepreneurship, Brevard Music Center, North Carolina,
July 27, 2007
Keynote Speaker, “University of Nebraska at Lincoln Arts Entrepreneurship Day” February 3, 2007
Speaker, “Becoming a Music Entrepreneur” Annual Conference of the Network of Music Career Development
Officers, January 9, 2007
Moderator, “Infusing Professional Music Instruction with Systematic Training in Entrepreneurship,” College
Music Society Forty-Ninth Annual Meeting, San Antonio, September 16, 2006
Introductory Speaker, Brevard Conference on Music Entrepreneurship, Brevard Music Center, North Carolina,
July 14, 2006.
Moderator, “Blazing Your Own Trails: Musical Entrepreneurs” Music and Entertainment Industry Educators
Association Annual Conference, March 24, 2006
Paper, "Report on the First National Conference on Entrepreneurship in Music", College Music Society Forty-
Eighth Annual Meeting, Quebec City, November 3, 2005
Paper, "Performance Entrepreneurialism Program: Teaching Performance Majors to Become Entrepreneurs for
the Arts", College Music Society Forty-Seventh Annual Meeting, San Francisco, November 5, 2004
Special Guest Speaker, 4th Annual Entrepreneurship Conference and Exhibit, Jerusalem College of
Technology, September 12, 2004
Moderator, “EC Visions,” InternetWorld, New York City, December 10, 2001
Panelist, “After the Depression, New Business Models for the Net,” iBreakfast, New York, September 25, 2001
Moderator, “E-Globalizing Your Business for the Second or Third Time,” COMDEX, Las Vegas, November
13, 2001
Moderator, Mobile Advertising and Commerce,” 2001 Global Wireless and Internet Summit, New York, June
6, 2001
Moderator, “Strategies for Success in 2001 and Beyond,” LinkShare Symposium, New York, May 16, 2001
Panelist, “Change Management: Driving Transformation add Success Through Metrics and Education”
COMDEX, Chicago, April 3, 2001.
Keynote Speech, “Putting Your Degree to Work,” The University of Texas at Austin, February 3, 2001
Panelist, “Value Creation: What’s the Right Exit Strategy?” eBusiness Conference and Expo, New York,
December 14, 2000
Panelist, “Bring Pizza to the Party or...How to Hook Investors,” eHealthCareWorld, New York, November 30,
2000
Moderator, “Paving the Path to Profitability,” Linkshare Symposium, Chicago, October 25, 2000
Panelist, “ASPs and ECommerce - is the time right?” CNET Live Webcast, San Francisco, October 11, 2000
Speaker, “ECommerce Business Models,” China Mall Conference, New York, September 22, 2000
Moderator, “Will the Real Broadband Please Stand Up?” ETV World, New York, September 20, 2000
Moderator, “e-Holiday Planning,” Akamai Live Webcast, Boston, August 22, 2000
Moderator, “How to Win the Talent Battle” New York ECommerce Association, New York, August 2, 2000
Panelist, “Contextual Commerce: Impulse Purchasing,” PC Expo, New York, June 27, 2000

Michael Drapkin / Phone: 512-590-2544 / michael@drapkin.net / Page 7 of 8

 Speaker, “Why Startups Succeed and Why They Fail – the Three Factors,” Rockland Business Association
Symposium, Suffern, New York, June 15, 2000
Panelist, “How Your Small Business Can Utilize and Adapt to the Internet,” New York State Small Business
Development Center seminar, White Plains, NY, June 10, 2000
Panelist, “What To Do When The Money Runs Out” eVentureWorld, New York, May 10, 2000

INTERVIEWS AND QUOTES

INTERVIEWS: Businessweek “Teaching Musicians to be Entrepreneurs”
Fast Company Wendy Marx blog: “The New Rules of Networking”
CNBC “Music on Click” Technology Week in Review
CBS MarketWatch "ECommerce critic sees KBKids.com typical of online commerce winners" (radio)
CRN News Radio “Live From Comdex: Consultant Michael Drapkin Mobilizes For Attack Victims”
Westchester Business Journal “Consultant watches industry, teaches pros”
InfoWorld "The road to profitability"
The Journal News “Entrepreneur teaches lessons in ECommerce”
CRN News Radio “CRN News Radio Interviews Michael Drapkin at eBusiness Expo 2000”
AtNewYork/Internet.com “Questions for Michael Drapkin, Drapkin Technology”
Computer Reseller News “New to the game? Here's how to play”
CRN News Radio “CRN Radio Interview with Michael Drapkin - Live Webcast at the PC Expo”
ManagementFirst.com “In Profile: Consultant Michael Drapkin”

QUOTES: New York Times “Behind Kozmo's Demise: Thin Profit Margins” Jayson Blair
College Music Society Newsletter  Judith Coe: Performance
Smart Money Magazine “Small Wonders” Quote and Photo.
Chicago Tribune “Why start-ups fail”
Fortune Magazine “Broadband - A Revolution in Communication Technology”
Wired “Babes Dominate, Virtually”
Fox Sports “Survivor's Pregame Show: Super Bowl ratings, ad sales not Survivor-like”
CNBC.com “Getting Back Into the Mainstream Can Mean Navigating Rough Water”
Philadelphia Inquirer “Suburban grandmother keeps the beat as klezmer drummer”
Fortune Small Business “Management Spy: Creative problem solving”
Internet Week Online “Need for Speed Drives Outsourcing”
Westchester County Business Journal “Business before Technology: Application developer grows by
focusing on results for client”
The Journal News “Market observers offer mixed view of response”
Entrepreneur Magazine “Easy, e's: Experts debate whether it's time for e-words to take a breather.”
News.com “E-tailers switch to B2B to keep investor interest”
AtNewYork/Internet.com “NET Guard Dying Quietly”
AtNewYork/Internet.com “National IT Guard Idea Will Take Time”
AtNewYork/Internet.com “Senator Calls for National IT Guard”
ZDNet eWeek “Keeping e-carts moving”
CTO Source/InfoWorld “In Tight Times, Contributing To Profitability Is Even More Critical”
AtNewYork/Internet.com “ANALYSIS: Kozmo's $150 Million Distribution Deal Goes Sour”
MyPrimeTime.com “Get Work Without Working”
AtNewYork/Internet.com “Company Profile: Europe's RealMapping Brings IP Tracking to US”
IndividualInvestor.com “Estee Lauder: Needing An Internet Makeover”
Bankrate.com “10 tricks to help your small business cast a big shadow”
MyPrimeTime.com “Can You Work For Yourself?”

Michael Drapkin / Phone: 512-590-2544 / michael@drapkin.net / Page 8 of 8