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Karl Leister, Celebrated Solo Clarinetist in the Berlin Philharmonic, commemorates his 50th year Anniversary of the beginning of his Professional Career with his first position starting 1 January 1957.
MUSIC AT EPIPHANY Concert with the Professional Wind Orchestra RĪGA at the St. Jakob`s Cathedral in Riga, with Conductor Janis Purins and Clarinet Soloist Algirdas Budrys (Lithuania) performed January 6, 2007 in RIGA, Latvia
Washington Musica Viva Performance at the Atlas Performing Arts Center featuring several Premieres and New Jazz arrangements of music of Duke Ellington with Ensemble members and Clarinetist Ben Redwine performed 11 February 2007
Anat Cohen, Star Jazz Clarinetist performing with the DIVA Jazz Orchestra along with the Binghamton Philharmonic Pops held 24 February 2007 in Binghamton, New York
D. Ray McClellan Master Class and Recital with Atlanta Clarinet Association held in Decatur, Georgia 3 March 2007
Udi Nave, Mercandante Clarinet Competition winner (Italy) and Soloist in Performance of the Carl Maria von Weber Concertino Op 26 with the 'Meastro Young Guests' with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under Meastro Zubin Mehta 4 March 2007.
Major Mozart Performance with Karl Leister, Luigi Magistrelli, Laura Magistrelli (Bassett Horn) and the Turin String Quartet in the Church of Trino Vercellese in Italy 3 March and Master Classes through 5 March 2007
5th Annual UAB Clarinet Retreat - University of Alabama - 3 - 4 March 2007
Ted Lane, Soloist in Performance of the Artie Shaw Clarinet Concerto with the South Texas Symphony 1 March and the Mozart Clarinet Concerto K 622 with the Monterrey, Mexico Symphony 5 March 2007
Leslie Craven, Solo Clarinetist in the Welsh National Opera Orchestra on tour convening Master Class at the Hong Kong Academy of the Performing Arts 22 March 2007
John Bruce Yeh, Associate Solo Clarinetist in Chicago Symphony, in Residence at Columbus State University in Georgia in Master Classes and Performance and Recording with The Columbus Wind Symphony of New works held 19 - 24 March 2007
Charlene Zimmerman (Principal Clarinet in the Lyric Opera of Chicago) and master class participants in the Annual University of N. Illinois Cornucopia Directed by Dr Gregory Garrett held 24 March 2007
MidWest ClariFest, Dr Diane Barger, Director, held at the University of Nebraska 30 March 2007.
Milan Conservatory Master Class Week with Richard Stoltzman with Performance with the Verdi Orchestra headed by Professor Luigi Magistrelli 2- 3 April 2007.
Tribute to Benny Goodman concerts with Jazz Soloist Ken Peplowski with the West Virginia Symphony under Music Director Grant Cooper performed 20 - 21 April 2007 in the Clay Performing Arts Center in Charleston, West Virginia
Ohio University Clarinet Gala - 21 April 2007
Karl Leister Master Class and Performance - Northwestern University - 25 - 27 April 1007
Eastern Conservatory 4th Annual Clarinet Symposium with Pascual Martinez Forteza - NY Philharmonic - 28 April 2007 in Bernardsville, New Jersey
Master Class / Performances in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv with Luigi Magistrelli with events held through 3 May 2007
The United States Army Band (Pershing's Own) 85th Anniversary Concert at the Strathmore Performing Arts Center
Inaugeral Performance of the Capitol Clarinet Choir conducted by John Stephens with 3 Premieres held In Edgewater, Maryland 6 May 2007 - Check Clarinet Choir News Page
Anat Cohen Quartet in performance at the Jazz Standard in New York introducing 2 new CD releases and Quartet performance at the 12th Annual Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival
at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater in Washington, DC 11 May 2007“G. Mensi” “International Clarinet Competition” of Breno held 10-12 May 2007 in Italy with Jury headed by Wenzel Fuchs (Berlin Philharmonic) and Luigi Magistrelli (Milan Conservatory)
Clarinet Summit 2007 Stockholm - 11 -13 May 2007
Longy School of Music Students Win Coveted Boston Woodwind Society Awards - Harold Wright Merit Award Competition held 14 May 2007
Orchestra of the S.E.M performs special concert dedicated to contemporary music at Carnegie Hall, with performance of Karl-Heinz Stockhausen's 'Zeitmasse' for Wind Quintet performed 21 May 2007
Richard-Mühlfeld-Fest
Meiningen 2007
Schloss Meiningen, Pfingsten,
Germany 25 - 27 May
International Woodwind Festival - Boston Conservatory - 31 May - 12 June 2007
Claremont Clarinet Festival - Margaret Thornhill, Director held in Pomona, California 11 - 17 June 2007
Oklahoma 32nd Clarinet Symposium - 14 - 16 June 2007
United States Military Academy Band 28th Alumni Reunion and Concert Weekend with Performance at Trophy Point Amphitheatre at West Point
ClarinetFest - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 4 - 8 July 2007
Académie d'été clarinette Buffet Crampon 2007 - Lliria (Valence), Espagne held July 2007
The United States Army Band (Pershing's Own) 5th Alumni Reunion Weekend and Major Concert held 13 July 2007 in Arlington, Virginia
Clarinet Summer School, Andrew Roberts, Director - 21 - 27 July 2007 - Liverpool, UK
Hot News August 2007
Clarinet & Klezmer in the Galilee Music Festival in Israel with Giora Feidman 6 - 13 August 2007
Internationale Klarinettentage, held in the Hotel Glogghuis Melchsee-Frutt with intensive activities including lesson training, Master Classes and concerts in the Swiss Alps Directed by noted Swiss Clarinetist and Pedagogue Bernhard Röthlisberger held 6 - 13 August 2007
China International Clarinet/Saxophone Festival III held in Beijing, China 18 - 23 August 2007
Festival on the Gulf held 19 - 28 August at the Passarelli Foundation Institute of San Marco di Castellabate (Salerno), Italy with Extensive Musical Training and Concerts with Professors Eva Wasserman-Margolis (Israel) and Luigi Magistrelli (Milan, Italy)
Richard MacDowell, Professor of Clarinet at the University of Texas, Austin, in Master Class for Texas High School Students held 22 September 2007
Buffet-Crampon / Vandoren Clarinet / Mouthpiece / Reed Workshop at Dillon Music in Woodbridge, New Jersey 26 September 2007
2nd Annual Potsdam Single Reed Summit - 28 - 29 2007
CSN's 6th International New Music Festival - 28 - 30 September 2007
Klarinetten-Symposium mit Kurs für Klarinetten-Chor
von 28. bis 30. September 2007 in Mautern/Stmk, Osterreich (Austria)
3rd Buffet-Crampon Clarinet Choir Festival - Seattle, Washington - 13 - 14 October 2007
Mercandente Clarinet Competition and above Winners and Clarinet Jury headed by Fabio de Casola held 11 - 14 October 2006 in Bari, Italy
Charles Neidich Soloist with the Alabama Symphony in the Copland Clarinet Concerto Performed 26 - 27 2007 and Master Class at University of Alabama in Birmingham
John Bruce Yeh, Associate Solo Clarinetist in Chicago Symphony, performing Carl Maria von Weber's Concertino Op 26 and the Debussy Premiere Rhapsody with the Lakeshore Symphony Orchestra
Michigan State University 4th Annual Clarinet Spectacular Conference Honoring Distinguished Professor of Music Dr Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr held 10 November 2007
The United States Army Band (Pershing's Own) in Special Concert (That's America to Me) at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts 17 November 2007
Stockholm Clarinet Summit, (Sweden) Stefan Harg, Director held 17 - 18 November 2007
Connecticut Alliance for Music
(CAM)
and
Mozart Mannheim Festival (26 November - 5 December 2007) performance of Mozart Divertimento K439b for 2 Klarinetten and Bassoon performed with Luigi Magistrelli, Rainer Mueller Van Recum (Principal clarinet at the Saarbruecken Orchestra) and Ole Dahl (Principal bassoon at the WDR Koeln Orchestra)
Weber 1st Concerto Op 73 performance with Stanley Drucker (Solo Clarinetist in New York Philharmonic) with Hoff-Barthelson Festival Orchestra 9 December 2007 in White Plains, New York
Clarinet Days Music Festival held at the Jerusalem Music Center in Israel 5 - 11 December 2007
MidWest Band & Orchestra Clinic - Chicago, Illinois - 18 - 22 December 2007