The material below was given to me by one of the most talented and dedicated musicians I have had the pleasure to work with. Ladies and gentlemen, please give a rousing applause for ……..Larkin. “I was inspired to start a music festival after attending Chamber Music Midwest in New Richmond, WI, a music festival that was created by one of my best friends (Clare Harmon). At CMM, I was the resident clarinetist and composer. I joked that I’d call it the “Taneycomo Festival Orchestra (after Lake Taneycomo), and the name stuck. Three months later, we incorporated the orchestra as a…