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October 2011
Liam Burke (Student of Jon Manasse)
named Winner of the Juilliard Copland Clarinet Concerto Competition held 24
- 25 October with upcoming Performance 21 November with the Juilliard
Chamber Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall in New York
New York City USA
A major annual Competition held at the Juilliard School at Lincoln Center
brought a winner, a student of WKA Artist VIP and Faculty Jon Manasse named Liam
Burke, who performed the Copland Concerto for a panel of Faculty judges, and by
being named the winner wil perform this work with the Juilliard Chamber
Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall 21 November 2011. Of interest for persons
living in the New York area, the admission to this concert is free. Information
about the concert and a biography of Mr Burke is below.
Juilliard Chamber Orchestra Performs Works by Stravinsky,
Copland, and Mozart in Free Concert on Monday, November 21
at 8 PM in Alice Tully Hall
The Juilliard Chamber
Orchestra, Juilliard’s conductorless ensemble, performs
Stravinsky’s Concerto in D (“Basel Concerto”); Copland’s
Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra (soloist to be
announced on October 26); and Mozart’s Symphony No. 38 in D
Major, Prague (K. 504) on Monday, November 21 at 8 PM
in Alice Tully Hall.
Free tickets will be available
beginning November 7 at the Janet and Leonard Kramer Box
Office at Juilliard. Box Office hours are Monday through
Friday from 11 AM – 6 PM. For further information, please
call (212) 769-7406 or go to
www.juilliard.edu.
Stravinsky’s Concerto in
D (“Basel Concerto”) was commissioned by philanthropist and
Swiss conductor Paul Sacher, who founded the Basel Chamber
Orchestra in 1926. He commissioned Stravinsky to write a
work for the 20th anniversary of the ensemble.
Paul Sacher conducted the premiere of the work in Basel on
January 27, 1947.
Copland’s Concerto for
Clarinet and String Orchestra was commissioned by Benny
Goodman, who was interested in pieces for non-jazz ensembles
that he could perform as a classical clarinetist. The work
was premiered in November 1950 on a broadcast by the NBC
Symphony with Benny Goodman as the soloist and Fritz Reiner
conducting.
Mozart’s Symphony No. 38
in D Major (Prague) appears to have had its premiere
on January 19, 1787 with the composer conducting. Mozart was
invited to visit Prague by several citizens of the community
after his opera, Le nozze di Figaro, was
enthusiastically received there in December 1786. Mozart and
his wife traveled to Prague in the beginning of 1787 and
brought the D-Major symphony as a gift. The work is in three
movements: Adagio-Allegro; Andante; and Finale.
Winner
of the 2011 Juilliard Clarinet Concerto Competition, Liam
Burke is in his fifth and final year of the Accelerated
Bachelor and Master of Music degree program at The Juilliard
School, where he studies with Jon Manasse. When Mr. Burke
received his Bachelor of Music degree from Juilliard in
2011, he was awarded the Peter Mennin Prize for
Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Music.
Mr. Burke was featured in the Nielsen Concerto at the
Aspen Music Festival and School as their 2010 Winds and Harp
Concerto Competition winner. He was also soloist in the
Mozart Concerto and Weber’s Concerto No. 1
with the Colorado College Summer Music Festival and the
Mozart with the Senior Greater Boston Youth Symphony
Orchestra.
An
active freelance musician, Mr. Burke has performed with the
Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, the Orchestra of Saint
Luke’s, the American Ballet Theatre Orchestra, the Stamford
Symphony Orchestra, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, the
Discovery Orchestra and the New York String Orchestra. In
2010, Mr. Burke performed as guest principal clarinetist
with the Philharmonie der Nationen on their three-week
international tour of Germany and the US.
An
enthusiastic member of the new music community, Mr. Burke
was invited to play E-flat clarinet in John Adams’ “Chamber
Symphony” in affiliation with the event “John Adams:
Perspectives”, a celebration of John Adams’ music at the
Kennedy Center, which was conducted by the composer. When
he performed Bartok’s “Contrasts” on the opening concert of
Juilliard’s “ChamberFest” 2011, the New York Times wrote,
“Mr. Burke’s phrasing embraced the bent notes and other jazz
touches that Benny Goodman, for whom Bartok wrote the part,
brought to the first performances”.
Committed to teaching and mentoring, Mr. Burke has worked
with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s education program, through
which he coached music students and performed the music of
young composers throughout the city. He has also worked
with The Juilliard School’s Pre-College Division as a
chamber music mentor in rehearsals, coachings and
performances. In addition to maintaining a private studio,
Mr. Burke was a clarinet teacher in 2010 and 2011 with the
PALS (Passes and Lessons) Program at the Aspen Music
Festival and School.
Mr.
Burke was born in South Boston, Massachusetts and has
enjoyed sailing with his family since the age of two.
23 October
2011
Rutgers University Woodwind Day, Maureen Hurd-Hause and
Jessica Phillips Reiske, Directors
New Brunswick, New Jersey
USA
This annual looked forward Woodwind Day event, well attended by students from
the New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania region brought an informal but
educationally productive day with an informal recital with Rutgers Woodwind
faculty including Woodwind Chair and VIP Clarinetist Maureen Hurd-Hause,
Paul Cohen, Saxophone (Soloist
and freelance musician), Kaoru
Hinata, Flute (New York City freelance musician), Angela
Anderson Smith, Bassoon (Philadelphia Orchestra),
followed by simultaneous master
classes in separate classrooms for flute, bassoon, oboe, and saxophone.
Over a hundred interested players and teachers came to this event, Kristen
Bertrand, an Artist VIP and master woodwind repair specialist, was available all
day for instrument checks, repairs, and tips for those asking for assistance.
Several exhibition vendors came with their instruments, music, accessories for
everyone to check out and purchase. The time available to see everything
was generous and the atmosphere here was positive and enjoyable. Many high
school students came to benefit from this event.
Interesting seminar
talks and an audition session was held to show how one can be successful in this
procedure and how to approach what a committee is looking for whether it's a pro
orchestra audition or a student trying to be accepted into a college program.
Another session engaged selecting a clarinet given by Mark Sloss, an eminent
player and dealer. Several horns were tried out by an associate to see
what is important in selection such as tone quality, intonation, response and
mechanical issues, most of which can be remedied after purchase by a qualified
repair specialist.
Calendars should always point to making sure to attend this event each year.
This Music Department has a very high quality array of programs to encourage
consideration to obtain a degree, with a super faculty, and only a half hour
south of New York. Credit for this success is due to the efforts of Dr Hurd-Hause and her students who put this event together.
16
October 2011
Boston
Clarinet Day, Michael Norsworthy,
Director, with Guest Artists Guy Yehuda, Pascual Martinez-Forteza, and David
Gould
Boston, Massachusetts USA
Michael Norsworthy Master Class
Guy Yehuda Master Class
David Gould Master Class
Pascual Forteza Master Class
The 4th Clarinet day presented here at the newly opened extension at
the Boston Conservatory, and under the hosting of Professor Michael Norsworthy,
was a high success in the offering with four major Clarinetist icons performing
an evening recital and giving four extensive master classes for selected
students. Programs and details are posted in the galleries here which give all
details, biographies, and music pieces information. The four faculty included
Mr Norsworthy, Guy Yehuda, David Gould, who is a major artist in New York and
Artist Director with Vandoren USA, and Pascual Martinez-Forteza, acting
Associate Solo Clarinetist/Eb Clarinetist in the New York Philharmonic. All
performances were stellar and the participants were well inspired by everything
that happened this day. Between the Master Classes and the concert, Music
exhibits were available for all to try and buy like at many other similar events
held everywhere. The Boston day in past annual events, has always held to a
very high artistic intent and standard, with previous artist appearing including
Stephen Williamson and Jessica Phillips from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra,
Tom Martin and Michael Wayne from the Boston Symphony, Shirley Brill, major
Competition winner, Richard Stoltzman, major soloist and chamber music performer
and recording artist, and others.
The Boston Conservatory
Clarinet Studio is certainly one of the best in the United States, and Mr
Norsworthy as a prime performer, especially in New Music with a myriad of
recordings to his credit and in constant demand countrywide, and a renowned
teacher having studied with luminaries such as Richard Stoltzman, Elsa
Ludewig-Verdehr, and Eric Mandat covering all the facets of contemporary
Clarinet performance.
Faculty Recital including Michael Norsworthy,
David Gould, Guy Yehuda, and Pascual Martinez-Forteza
This event is an annual must
come program for all players regardless of level, as there is too much to learn
in this one day scheme of time. October is the target month for this event, and
plans should be made to come out for it. Credit is certainly due to Mr
Norsworthy and his students to make this a quality day. Mike Norsworthy is an
Artist VIP with the Clarinet Alliance.
16 October 2011
Mercadante
International Clarinet Competition - Bari, Italy- 13 - 16 October 2011
Bari, Italy
From October 13 to 16, 2011 in Noci (Bari) was held the 7th International
Clarinet Competition "Saverio Mercadante" with the participation of over fifty
young clarinetists from Italy,
Serbia, Belgium, Portugal,
Greece, Switzerland, Croatia, Romania, United States of America, China,
Germany, Czech Republic, Spain, Japan and Korea.
For the JUNIOR SOLOIST
section has not been awarded the first prize, the second prize was won by the
talented Portuguese fifteen years clarinetist
Victor Hugo de Sousa
Trindade
and the third prize by the Romanian
Ioan Radu Grelus.
First prize winner of the SENIOR SOLOIST edition 2011 is Gianluigi Caldarola
(Italy), second prize won by the Korean
Kim Wooyun,
only 19 years,
and third
prize assigned to Simone Cremona (Italy).
In the final round
were admitted,
in addition to the
winners,
Joaquin Jesus Calderon Ruiz (Spain), Federico Kurtz (Spain), Diego Losero
(Italy), Tomoko Macintyre (Japan) and Sven Van de Vorde (Belgium).
Chairman of
the prestigious International Jury was the
legendary Karl Leister and the
components have been Dan Avramovici -
Romania (performer, first solo clarinet of the Bucarest Philarmonic “G. Enescu”),
Paolo Beltramini - Italy (performer, principal clarinet at RSI Switzerland,
professor at the Conservatory of Music in Piacenza and Luzern Hochschule), Luís
Gomes - Portugal (performer, professor at National Conservatory in Lisbon) and
Antonio Tinelli - Italy (performer, artistic director of the Competition,
professor at the Conservatory of Music "E.R. Duni" of Matera).
The international event offered the opportunity to
participate at the evening concerts which an increasing of public in the
Conference Hall of the Punto Verde Hotel in Noci (Bari-Italy).
The opening concert
of chamber music that was held
October 13 in the Cloister
of St. Clear
in Noci (Bari-Italy),
scored fully booked.
In this special concert
they performed two
wonderful artists: Antonio
Tinelli (clarinet)
and Ivano Battiston
(accordion), who have performed
music by L. Bassi – Rigoletto Fantasy, J.S. Bach – Toccata e
Fuga, Fabrizio Festa – Clownerie (premiere), B. Kovacs – Sholem Alekhem, A. Nebl
– Tango, A. Grgin – Capriccio and A. Piazzolla – Obilivion and Libertango.
Bis and standing ovation have been very
successful demonstration of the concert supported by the Lions Club District
Putignano Ab108-Italy.
The event ended with the clarinet Master class held by
Karl Leister.
The International event was
organized by the Cultural Music Association Aulos in collaboration with the
Municipality of Noci (Bari-Italy) and support from the Apulia Region, Bari
Province, Miramonte Party, Consulting Consortium, Park Literary of Puglia "T.Fiore”,
Palladium Music and the Tirana Music Association.
The
8th International Clarinet Competition “Saverio Mercadante” will be
held from 18 to 21 October 2012. All information is available on the official
website of the organization
www.associazioneaulos.com.
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– 2 October 2011
Stanley Drucker, New York Philharmonic Solo
Clarinetist Emeritus, Soloist in Performances of Copland Clarinet Concerto with
Greenwich Symphony, David Gilbert, Conductor
Greenwich, Connecticut USA
Stanley Drucker upon his retirement
from the New York Philharmonic in 2009 after 61 years as celebrated member of
this great Orchestra performed this concerto to standing ovation acclaim, and he
has performed it again this weekend to equal acclaim. Since his retirement
if one wants to call it that, he has been proactively performing and teaching
Master Classes and judging Competitions as if he never left work. Perhaps
that he is still young at 82 and many wonder how he does it. Passion and
Joy as he puts it is a factor and many more players should follow his example
and stay young and active. Below is a synopsis of his Greenwich
performance and his history.
October 1-2, 2011
Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. Sundays at 4:00 p.m.
Dickerman Hollister Auditorium at Greenwich High
School
Dvořák
Serenade for Strings
Copland
Clarinet Concerto
Stanley Drucker, Clarinet
Mozart
Symphony No. 40 |
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Stanley Drucker, Clarinet |
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For 61
years, esteemed clarinetist Stanley Drucker was a
member of the New York Philharmonic, serving as
Principal Clarinetist for 48 years before retiring
in 2009. In 1998, ''Musical America'' named him
Instrumentalist of the Year. He has twice been
nominated for Grammy Awards in the category of Best
Instrumental Soloist/Classical with Orchestra,
including for his recording of the Aaron Copland
Clarinet Concerto. The Copland Concerto,
commissioned by Benny Goodman in 1947, has become
one of the signature pieces of his career.
''Stanley Drucker… is part of an international
orchestral elite of 'star' section leaders players
who flawlessly execute solo passages in symphonic
scores and shine in the concerto spotlight as
well.''
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The
below review posted 4 October from the Greenwich Citizen Newspaper gives an
enthusiastic account of this series of concerts:
http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/news/article/Greenwich-Symphony-opens-season-with-stellar-2204543.php
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– 2 October 2011
Vandoren/Buffet Clarinet Ensemble Festival held at Michigan
State University, Mitchell Estrin, Caroline Hartig
Directors
East Lansing, Michigan USA
The annual Vandoren/Buffet Clarinet
Ensemble Festival convened at this prime stature University with a super high
quality array of programs encompassing several ensemble combinations and
performances with many Michigan University ensembles and Clarinet Choirs.
Almost the entire administrative and artist faculty including Directors Mitchell
Estrin, Creative and Education Manager with
Buffet-Crampon and
Vandoren Artist as well as Full Professor at the University of Florida,
Dr Caroline Hartig of Michigan State University, and several other notable
icons including David Gould, Artist Relations Director with Vandoren, and
President of
DANSR
Michael Skinner,
Chad Burrow and
Daniel Gilbert from the University of Michigan, no less the other great
faculty, are WKA Artist VIP Officers. Admission to all participants was free of
charge, and the 2 days were relaxed but high in activity including Master
Classes, rehearsals, Exhibits, where all could try Clarinet products,
accessories such as mouthpieces, reeds, other related equipment such as tuners,
ligatures, sheet music, et al, There was not a dull moment at any time during
these festival days. Programs contained in the above galleries describe all
the concert programs, biographies of each of the faculty and leaders. Of
special significence is the Festival Clarinet Choir open to all and numbering 61
players of all the clarinet ranges and conducted by Clarinet Choir Pioneer and
legend Harvey Hermann who along with others in the United States developed this
medium and expanded its value to all. Dr Hermann is responsible for the
instrumental makeup of the ensemble and has transcribed important Orchestral
literature for that grouping and has published it and all is available to groups
to enhance their repertoire and quality programming.
Clarinet
Connexions and University of Illinois Duo
University of
Florida Clarinet Ensemble, Mitchell Estrin, Conductor
Western
Michigan University Clarinet Quartet and Rolf Tidwell Duo
Major chamber music performances were held with the artist faculty from
the Michigan region with two world premieres performed with Professors Chad
Burrow and Dr Justin O’Dell of Michigan State University. Performances of
further interest included a program of Klezmer Music and an appearance of a Jazz
program with the Anderson Twins, two identical twins who are Juilliard trained
and well versed in the Big Band era of Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and other
notables of that era. The entire two day program was well balanced in terms of
quality programming. This Clarinet Ensemble Festival has been in annual
progress for 7 years now, with past programs held in Atlanta, Seattle, Eastman
School of Music in Rochester, New York, Northeast Illinois University in
Chicago, Washington DC at the United States Air
Force Band, and here this year at Michigan State University. As can be
assessed, attendance at these meetings, which is open to all, is an important
opportunity to be totally immersed into Clarinet Playing at its highest level
and like many times before mentioned too important to miss.
Dr Howard Klug (Indiana University) in Master
Class with Bass Clarinetists and Clarinetist
Dr Sheri Roth and Dallas Tidwell on
Medical lecture on Breath support issues and Hand issues in Performance
Three major sessions and Master Classes were
convened covering the below stated topics with leaders in their field. A
seminar involving the Michigan heritage of Clarinetistry featured 8 Professors
from all the major Music Schools in the University system in Michigan including
host School Michigan State, the University of Michigan, Eastern, Central and
Western Michigan Universities, and Mitchell Estrin as commentator discussing in
detail the contributions of the major past and present teachers who have
graduated so many important players and teachers spread throughout the country.
Luminary names such as Keith Stein at Michigan State University, William
Stubbins, John Mohler, and Fred Ormand from the
University of Michigan, and present legends as Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, founder of
her Verdier Trio which has attained
International prominence with over 200 commissioned works for the
Clarinet/Violin/Piano combination. In past Clarinet Ensemble Festivals,
similar seminars had as their agenda, as at Northeast Illinois University
preparation and opportunities in the Orchestral and College/University teaching
field, with what to do to prepare for the profession including academic
completion of degrees including the Doctorate, what to expect with teaching
responsibilities including teaching extra courses, methods teaching, etc.
In Washington at the USAF Band, Military opportunities and requirements were
covered including audition preparation, benefits, and the military Band life.
At these crafted Festivals, many factors of agenda are thought out and pursued
to benefit the incoming participants. When Mitchell Estrin took on
his position at the University of Florida, a stated goal was to make proactive
growth of the Clarinet Choir movement, and the past Festivals with Vandoren and
Buffet have certainly made that happen.
At the end of this Festival, exhibitor donated items were raffled out
to all who signed in to participate, including gift certificates, accessory
items, and a big surprise donated by Buffet in a black bag so no one was
prepared for it, a new Buffet R13 Professional Clarinet to the lucky one.
Required was that all prizes could only be given to those present in the
auditorium.
Of interest, this next June 2012, the annual
Clarinetopia, held the
last 3 years at the State University at Stony Brook, will be held here at
Michigan State University. Checking for further information can be seen on the
WKA Newsletter for June 2012.
Credit for this incredible success certainly points at the Directors
Mitchell Estrin, Caroline Hartig, David Gould, Michael Skinner, Francois Kloc,
Vice President of Buffet-Crampon USA, and the student team carrying out the
logistics to make the program smooth running. Information about next year will
be upcoming as developments resound in the near future.
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– 2 October 2011
Clarinettissimo
11 - University of Washington, Sean Osborn, Director
Seattle, Washington USA