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PASCUAL MARTÍNEZ-FORTEZA: Hello, my name is Pascual Martínez.
And I'm a clarinetist with the New York Philharmonic.
I play second clarinet in the orchestra.
And my role basically is like to support the first player,
to help him.
One of the first concerts that I played, it was September 11,
not September 11th, but it was the first concert
after the attacks that we play here
at Avery Fisher with Masur, with Mr. Masur.
We did Brahms Requiem.
That concert was, like, so emotional for everybody.
The whole orchestra was in tears.
And I remember that like something very deep.
In my free time, I like to spend that time with my family.
I have three kids that I love to be with them.
And we do a lot of things together.
And yeah, that takes all my time.
Spanish tapas.
Mozart.
Beatles.
Dogs.
West Side.
Barcelona.
You improvised that one, right?
INTERVIEWER: Yeah.
PASCUAL MARTÍNEZ-FORTEZA: To play really well an instrument,
you have to be very patient.
Take it slow.
You know, it takes years until you can actually
get to the level that you're supposed to play-- so patience.
Actually, my clarinet's a little bit special,
because it's not made out of wood
like most of the clarinets.
This is a new material.
It's called greenline.
If I remember correctly, it's a 96% to 98% ebony powder.
And the rest is, like, a synthetic mixture.
Good thing about it is that it doesn't
change with temperature, you know, hot or cold, or humidity.
It's very stable.
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