August 2016 Hot News

Ecesu Sertesen - Solo Clarinetist at the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet Orchestra (Turkey) in parallel with her International Solo and Chamber music career, participating as Soloist, Master Class Teacher, and Judge in Tiawan with the Buffet International Clarinet Competition

Klarinette Master Course with VIP Harri Maki - Renowned Soloist and Professor at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland

ClarinetFest at University of Kansas - Dr Robert Walzel and VIP Stephanie Zelnick, Directors

The annual ClarinetFest held in collaboration with the International Clarinet Association - ICA , featuring a large array of Acclaimed artists, University Professors from all over the USA and several countries and performing ensembles and Clarinet Ensembles and Clarinet Choirs along with artist support ensembles and a Symphony Orchestra with soloists, should be an inspiration for all attending. Master Classes, seminars on several related subject areas, and a multi-tiered Clarinet Competition with prizes are held. Information about the week is posted below.

News from ClarinetFest events will be added daily - Check the following and future links:

Previous Post: ClarinetFest® 2016, Day 1: Host Recital

http://clarinet.org/index.php/2016/08/03/clarinetfest-2016-day-1-greetings/

http://clarinet.org/index.php/2016/08/05/clarinetfest2016-day-1-eastern-european-souvenir-concert/

Next Post: ClarinetFest® 2016, Day 1: David Shifrin in “An Unlikely Muse”

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http://clarinet.org/index.php/2016/08/06/clarinetfest-2016-day-2-simeon-bellison-an-inspiration-and-continuing-legacy/
http://clarinet.org/index.php/2016/08/06/clarinetfest-2016-day-2-backun-artist-recital/

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Read Reports from ClarinetFest® 2016 at The Clarinet Online

Last month at ClarinetFest^® 2016 in Lawrence, Kansas, a team of 12 reporters attended events, took photos and wrote reports for The Clarinet Online, now at its new home at www.clarinet.org. More than 50 ClarinetFest® reports have been published, from the opening recitals to the final day of clarinet choirs. If you weren't able to attend ClarinetFest®, couldn't get to everything while there, or just want to relive your favorite moments from the festival, visit The Clarinet Online to check out the coverage!

The ICA thanks coordinator Melissa Morales and the team of reporters for their work on this initiative:

Sam Davies
Zachary Dierickx
Emily G. Kerski
Jessica Harrie
Chastine Hofmeister
Lisa Kachouee
Sarah Korneisel
Jacob Lee
Amanda McCandless
Anna Roach
Jennifer Zimmerer

Inspiration: “a person … that makes someone want to do or create something” (Merriam-Webster).

The ClarinetFest® 2016 Host Recital took place on Wednesday, August 3 at 1:30 in the afternoon at the Crafton-Preyer Theatre. The recital featured ClarinetFest® hosts Dr. Stephanie Zelnick, associate professor of clarinet at the University of Kansas and principal clarinet of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, and Dr. Robert Walzel, dean of the University of Kansas. Zelnick and Walzel commenced their recital with the short but beautiful Fantasia for Two Clarinets and Piano by Sarah Feigin. Despite being short, it was action-packed, with a lyrical opening that swept me away and plenty of upbeat technical sections. Their playing was well balanced and complimented each other. Walzel took a few minutes after the piece to tell us that it had originally been written for solo clarinet and piano. It was dedicated to Philippe Cuper and Eva Wasserman-Margolis.

The next work on the program, Esquisses hebraiques (Hebrew Sketches) by Alexander Krein, was a clarinet quintet in three movements that Zelnick found in Israel while doing research for her doctorate. Zelnick performed this piece with Veronique Mathieu and Anne-Marie Brown on violin, Jenifer Richison on viola, and Lawrence Figg on cello. Zelnick is recording this piece and will be releasing it on an upcoming CD.

The Brahms Serenade No. 1 in D, Op.11 was the final work on the program with Robert Walzel and Lawrence Maxey on clarinet, Veronique Mathieu and Anne-Marie Brown on violin, Jenifer Richison on viola, Lawrence Figg on cello, Richard Ryan on double bass, Michael Gordon on flute, Daryn Zubke on bassoon, Paul Stevens on horn, and David Neely conducting. This version was reconstructed by Chris Nex because Brahms destroyed the original version. Consisting of six movements, this was by far the longest work on the program and they did a wonderful job putting the ensemble together.