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April 2017 Newsletter
Alert for all Clarinetists, Students, Academic
Institutions
A new
Stanley Drucker
Heritage Collection of Five CDs covering over 46 years of Live Performances of
Chamber Music and Recitals to be issued very soon and a must have for all
Clarinetists. Of special interest is that the broad range of Solo, Recital
and Chamber repertoire was selected by Dr Drucker himself spanning over four
decades of live concerts performed outside the New York Philharmonic.
Given the incredible history of 61 years in the Philharmonic and his Concerto
accolades this collection should be an inspiration to hear. This
collection is in the pre-production stage and planned for release within a
month. If you pre-oder now, Dr Drucker will autograph 35 CD sets for WKA
members. For more information contact:
www.digitalforce.com/StanleyDrucker
1 April 2017
Eastern Kentucky Clarinet Festival - Dr Connie
Rhodes, Director with Guest VIP
Wonkak Kim
1 April 2017
Baylor
University Clarinet Festival with VIP Andrew Marriner
Waco, Texas
We are honored to have Mr. Andrew Marriner, Principal
Clarinetist of the London Symphony Orchestra as our featured artist for this
year's festival! Register now for an opportunity to play for him in our morning
master class and don't forget to join our Facebook event as well!
Register:
junqianclarinet.com/festival
Facebook Event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1852489134993453/
2 April 2017
University of Maryland Clarinet Symposium - VIP
Robert DiLutis,
Director with VIP Steve Cohen
College Park, Maryland
Arkadiusz Adamski Master Classes
2 - 5 April 2017
Warsaw, Poland
3 April 2017
4 April 2017
VIP Alexander Fiterstein Master Class at
California State University at Northridge - VIP
Julia Heinen, Host
5 April 2017
Senior VIP
Franklin Cohen Recital at Trinity Cathedral Noon Concert Series
Cleveland, Ohio
5 - 8 April 2017
Frankfurt MusikMesse
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
6 April 2017 - 6 - 7:30 PM
VIP
Richie Hawley (Former Solo Clarinetist in
the Cincinatti Symphony and Professor at Rice University) Master Class at the
Daddario New York Showroom
Come join us for a master class with D'Addario artist
Richie Hawley! Richie's students have been very successful at winning major
orchestral auditions over the past few years, and he will be sharing his
expertise with local clarinetists as they play standard orchestral excerpts for
him. There will be light snacks and beverages after the event that you can
enjoy, and we will also have free samples of D'Addario Res...erve
and Reserve Classic clarinet reeds for everyone who attends.
D'Addario NYC Showroom
153 W. 36th St., 5th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Please email wwnyc@daddario.com or message our
Facebook page with any questions. We hope to see you there!
7 April 2017
Master Class with Friedrich Pfatschbacker
from Austria - VIP Robert
DiLutis, Host
College Park, Maryland
7 - 8 April 2017
VIP
Steve Girko Soloist performing Copland Clarinet Concerto with Austin
Symphony
Austin,Texas
The Austin Symphony will perform pieces
by Aaron Copland, John Corigliano and Antonin Dvorák, The evening will be
highlighted by ASO
Principal clarinetist, Stephen Girko performing Copland’s Clarinet Concerto.
Program |
Aaron Copland - |
Lincoln Portrait |
John Corigliano |
- Music from the Edge |
Aaron Copland - |
Clarinet Concerto |
Antonín Dvorák |
- Symphony No. 8 in G Major |
7- 15 April 2017
Clarinet Fiesta Festival
Havana, Cuba
8 April 2017
Cincinnati Clarinet Mini Fest with VIp's
Andrew Marriner (London Symphony) and
Andre Moisan (Montreal Symphony)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Join us for
Cincinnati Clarinet Consortium's (C3) inaugural Clarinet festival, to be held on
the campus of Xavier University on Saturday April 8, 2017. Our este...emed guest
faculty come to us from afar: Andre Moisan from Montreal, Canada, and Andrew
Marriner from London, England. Masterclasses, special topics, workshops and
presentations run all day, ending with Mr. Moisan and Mr. Marriner in recital.
Buffet Crampon is generously donating a brand new R-13 Bb Clarinet, which will
go to one lucky attendee at the end of the day. COST: $50 non-members / $25 C3
members Visit
http://www.clarinetcincinnati.com/minifest2017/
for more information and the registeration form!
8 April 2017
University of Northern Iowa Reed Day - with VIP
Stephanie Zelnick
8 April 2017
South Texas Clarinet Festival - Dr Jonathan
Guist, Director
Rio Grande Valley, Texas
The 2017 South Texas Clarinet Festival
will feature Backun Artist Steve Sanchez, D'Addario Reserve Method Clinics, a
Klezmer Workshop, Festival Clarinet Choirs and more! The festival is for
clarinetists of all ages and ability levels. Bring your clarinets and join us on
April 8! For complete details visit:
https://www.jonathanguist.com/south-texas-clarinet-festival
8 - 12 April 2017
Academia Ibero
- Americana do Clarineto
Portugal
8 - 9 April 2017
CIMCL Happy Days Clarinet Festival and
Woodwind
Quintet Competition (8 - 23 April 2017)
Lyon, France
10 - 14 April 2017
Bass Clarinet and Bassoon Courses - VIP Sarah
Watts, Director
Raasay, Scotland
10 - 22 April 2017
4th International Clarinet Competition - VIP
Eddy Vanoosthuyse,
Director
Ghent, Belgium
13 April 2017
VIP David Krakauer Class at Manhattan School of Music
New York City
15 April 2017
University of Texas at Arlington Clarinet Day
The UTA clarinet studio is proud to present the first
annual Clarinet Day on Saturday, April 15th in the Fine Arts Building. There
will be multiple recitals throughout the day featuring Dr. Cheyenne Cruz, Dr.
Jeffrey O'Flynn, Dr. Michael Scheuerman, and members of the UTA clairnet studio.
We will host performance masterclasses and clinics on topics ranging from how
reeds are made to how to use electonics in your music making. There will be a
clarinet choir rehearsal and performance to which all members of the clarinet
community are invited. Then, to finish out a wonderful clarinet-filled day, our
Featured Guest Artist, Kenneth Krause (Principal Clarinet of the Dallas Opera
Orchestra) will give a recital at 7:30pm in Irons Recital Hall with pianist
Gabriel Sanchez. This is a FREE event that you will not want to miss. See you
there!
12 - 13 April 2017
VIP
Shirley Brill Performs Mozart Clarinet Concerto K622 with the Philharmonie
Zuidnederland in the Netherlands
22,24,25. April - Intonations Festival in Berlin 6.
Mai - Boulez Ensemble /
Daniel Barenboim
in Berlin/
Pierre Boulez Saal
15 April 2017
Clarinet Cornucopia - Northern Illinois University - VIP
Gregory Barrett,
Director
DeKalb, Illinois
Senior VIP Karl Leister at a previous
Cornucopia with VIP Director Gregory Barrett
Clarinet Cornucopia 2017
Saturday, April 15
Sean Osborn: The Composer Clarinetist
Join Seattle clarinetist Sean Osborn and NIU faculty
member Greg Barrett for a free day of concerts and master classes.
Mr. Osborn has performed on four continents since his
recital debut at the age of seventeen at the Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts. Appointed over nearly 300 other applicants to a position with the
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in 1989, Mr. Osborn was the youngest clarinetist in
the history of the Met. He has also performed as guest Principal Clarinet with
the New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony and
the American Symphony Orchestra.
Download and share the
Clarinet Cornucopia flyer with others.
Lodging
A small block of hotel rooms have been reserved on campus at the
Holmes Student Center Hotel at the rate of $89.79. To make
a reservation call 815-753-1444 by April
17 April 2017
University of Florida Master Class with
Stephen Williamson
(Solo Clarinetist in Chicago Symphony) - VIP
Mitchell Estrin, Host
Gainesville, Florida
Stephen Williamson, Principal Clarinetist of the
Chicago Symphony will be presenting a master class featuring students of the UF
Clarinet Studio. Guests are welcome to attend all or part of the event!
Weber,
Clarinet Concerto in Eb-Haley Larsen
Poulenc, Clarinet Sonata-Gabrielle Tordi
Copland, Concerto for Clarinet-Aaron Janosa
Intermission (approximately 5:30 pm)
Nielsen, Clarinet Concerto-Ian McIntyre
Brahms, Clarinet Sonata in Eb-Sophie Press
Francaix, Clarinet
Concerto-Libby Druesedow
18 - 20 April 2017
Clarinetissim Pasqua 2017
Valencia, Spain
18 - 21 April 2017
VIMM Virovitica International Music Meeting
Virovitica, Croatia
The project is intended not only to offer a possibility of the official
professional development of its attendees, but it has been given a new
dimension through bringing musicians closer together, by exchanging
experience between music school students and academy students from all over
Europe.
The individually-based music workshops will last for 4 days. The emphasis
will be on individual approach and chamber music. The highlight of the
seminar will be a competition and concert performed by tutors and attendees.
In the spring of 2017, in the organization of Glazba na kvadrat d.o.o. and
cooperation with Music School Jan Vlašimsky, the Town of Virovitica will
host a one-of-a-kind professional development model intended for music
school and academy students of clarinet from Europe. The seminar program has
been carefully planned and adapted to suit the needs of beginners, as well
as of more advanced attendees who have already chosen to pursue their career
in music.
21 - 23 April 2017
Lodzkie Forum Klarnetowo-Fagotoew
Lodzi, Poland
21 April 2017 - Application Deadline for
the Weber Concertino Competition
Weber Concertino Competition with Chicago Clarinet Ensemble, VIP
Rose Sperrazza, Director
Rules & Important Information*
1.Applicants must be in high school.
2.Applicants must submit a video recording of Concertino in E-flat Major Op. 26,
by Carl Maria von Weber on or before April 21, 2017, 11:59pm CST....
3.Piano accompaniment is encouraged, but not required.
4.Application fee is $25.00 USD. A payment invoice will be sent after all
application materials have been received.
5.Video submissions must be uploaded to YouTube. Please include a link to your
video in the application form below.
6.All applications and payment must be received by April 21, 2017, 11:59pm CST.
7.In order to be eligible to receive the grand prize of $500 USD, the winner is
required to perform at the Chicago Clarinet Ensemble Gala Concert on May 12th,
2017.
Video Requirements*
1.Videos must be recorded in one continuous take.
2.Videos may not be edited, enhanced, cut, or in any way altered.
3.While professional recording equipment is not required, quality of
recording and recording venue is important to consider. Choose a space and
choose equipment which will most accurately represent how you sound. For
tips on how to create an audition video, please view the video, “How to
Create an Awesome Prescreen Recording,” at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKjWN_J-ZWA&feature=youtu.be
4.Please set video privacy settings to “unlisted” at the time of
application. For instructions on how to post videos and edit privacy
settings for YouTube videos, please visit
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/57407…
*Failure to follow competition policies and procedures will
result in disqualification.
22 April 2017
University of Delaware Clarinet Day - Dr
Christopher Nichols, Director
Newcastle, Delaware
Delaware Clarinet Day is scheduled for
Saturday, April 22, 2017, and features Michele Gingras from Miami
University (Ohio), Wolfgang Lohff of Lohff and Pfeiffer USA, noted
Pete Fountain expert Gregory Harrison, and the Academy Clarinet
Quartet from the United States Army’s West Point Military Academy,
along with UD's own Christopher Nichols and the Clarinet Ensemble.
Activities for the day will include concerts, master classes,
exhibits and performing activities.
Register Online
Mail-in Registration
Featured Concert: Academy Clarinet
Quartet
Delaware Clarinet Day 2017 Schedule
8:00 AM Registration and Check-in
(PUGLISI ORCHESTRA HALL LOBBY)
8:30 AM Welcome (PUGLISI ORCHESTRA HALL)
8:45 AM Festival Choir - Rehearsal (PUGLISI ORCHESTRA HALL)
9:30 AM Michele Gingras - Klezmer Clinic (GORE RECITAL HALL)
11:00 AM Wolfgang Lohff - Instrument Customization Lecture(GORE
RECITAL HALL)
12:00 PM Lunch (CENTER FOR THE ARTS LOBBY)
1:00 PM Michele Gingras - Masterclass (PUGLISI ORCHESTRA HALL)
2:00 PM Academy Clarinet Quartet -
Recital (GORE RECITAL HALL)
3:15 PM Festival Choir - Rehearsal (PUGLISI ORCHESTRA HALL)
4:15 PM Gregory Harrison - Pete Fountain Lecture Recital (PUGLISI
ORCHESTRA HALL)
5:30 PM Closing Concert and Reception (PUGLISI ORCHESTRA HALL)
Download Schedule
Michele Gingras
Michele Gingras is Distinguished
Professor of Clarinet at Miami University in Ohio, where she was
named Crossen Hays Curry Distinguished Educator and
Distinguished Scholar of the Graduate Faculty. She is the author
of Clarinet
Secrets, 2nd edition,
she performed and taught master classes worldwide, released over
a dozen CDs, and wrote 200 articles and reviews for numerous
international publications.
She performed with the
Cincinnati Klezmer Project for 20 years and concertized with
Duo2go and Miami3 throughout the United States. Gingras is
past-secretary of the International Clarinet Association and is
an artist clinician for Buffet Crampon and Légère Reeds. She
earned a
Premier prix
from the Quebec Music Conservatory in Montreal and a M.M. in
clarinet performance at Northwestern University. In fall 2017,
she will become Instructor of Clarinet at Butler University in
Indianapolis.
Wolfgang Lohff and Birgit Pfeiffer
Wolfgang Lohff and Birgit Pfeiffer
formed their company in Copenhagen in 1986. Since then, they
have been the factory agents for Buffet Clarinets, Schreiber
Bassoons and Keilwerth Saxophones in Denmark. Wolfgang has
worked as a consultant to both Buffet Crampon and Leblanc, in
their French factories.
Overhauls and customization by
Lohff & Pfeiffer are of the highest quality; their commitment
and passion has led to them to work with nearly every
Scandinavian and German orchestra. Worldwide, performers from
the finest orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra, the
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, La Scala di Milano and Santa
Cecilia di Roma have come to Lohff & Pfeiffer for all their
custom clarinet work.
Gregory Harrison, Ph.D., P.E. is a
graduate of the University of Maryland in Fire Protection &
Environmental Engineering, and a graduate of George Washington
University in Safety and Construction Engineering and currently
works as a Forensic Engineer. When Greg was 25 years old, he met
Pete Fountain and fell in love with his clarinet sound and
style. The same year, Greg met Sidney Forrest (former National
Symphony clarinetist and professor at The Catholic University of
America) and began studying clarinet with him for over 17 years.
Greg is the leader of the Greg Harrison Jazz Band has performed
in the DC metro area for decades, including two performances at
the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, and for 12 years at Mon Ami
Restaurant in Bethesda. He has recorded three compact discs of
jazz standards. Greg and Pete Fountain developed a friendship
over the years, and Greg made reeds and mouthpieces which Pete
used in performances during his storied career. Greg has
performed with Pete Fountain on stage in New Orleans at the Pete
Fountain Jazz Club and at the Casino Magic showroom in
Mississippi on numerous occasions.
Christopher Nichols joined the
faculty of the University of Delaware as assistant professor of
clarinet in 2013 where he instructs undergraduate and graduate
applied clarinet, clarinet ensemble, chamber music, pedagogy and
literature, and annually hosts Delaware Clarinet Day. As an
artist clinician, Dr. Nichols has recently appeared at Rutgers
University, the Crane School of Music at SUNY-Potsdam, the
University of Maryland and the University of Southern
Mississippi. Dedicated to the cultivation of clarinetists of all
ages, Dr. Nichols has served on the faculty of the Delaware
Governor’s School of Excellence and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in
Twin Lake, Michigan, and maintains a private studio. Dr.
Nichols’ students have found success in competitions, won
positions in military bands and serve as music educators.
Dr. Nichols is a versatile clarinetist with performances as a
soloist and in ensembles across the United States and abroad. He
regularly performs with orchestras such as the Philharmonia of
Greater Kansas City, the Pennsylvania Philharmonic, the Kennett
Symphony and the Allentown Symphony Orchestra. He is a member of
Christiana Winds and has recently collaborated with the
acclaimed Serafin String Quartet, the Taggart-Grycky Duo and
members of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra. He has served for over a decade in the Army Music
Career program with performances throughout the United States,
Germany, France and Austria. Dr. Nichols currently serves as a
reservist with the 380th Army Band in Richmond, Virginia.
Dr. Nichols has appeared as a featured soloist at conferences of
the International Clarinet Association, European Clarinet
Association and College Music Society. His live performances
have been selected for inclusion in the Audio Performance
Archive of College Music Symposium and broadcast on Kansas and
Michigan Public Radio. In 2015, Dr. Nichols work as a solo
recitalist was recognized with an Established Artist Fellowship
from the Delaware Division of the Arts.
Dr. Nichols is an active member of the National Association for
Music Education, College Music Society, Honor Society of Phi
Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society, International
Clarinet Association and Music Teachers National Association. He
currently serves as the College Music Society Northeast
Chapter’s executive board member for performance and as audio
reviews editor for
The Clarinet.
Dr. Nichols holds a Bachelor of Music, magna cum laude, from the
Boston Conservatory, Master of Music from Kansas State
University and Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of
Kansas. His primary mentors include Ian Greitzer, Kenneth
Radnofsky, Steven Barta, Tod Kerstetter and Stephanie Zelnick.
As a Légère Reeds Endorsing Artist and a Buffet Artist
Clinician, Dr. Nichols performs exclusively on Légère Signature
Series reeds and Buffet clarinets. Additional information is
available at his personal website
www.christophernicholsclarinet.com.
25 April 2017 - Admission Examinations for
Antwerp Conservatory (Belgium) with VIP
Annaleine van
Woauwe
is clarinet professor at
the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp.
Visit
www.ap.be
for more information.
Admission examinations
for the 2017-18 academic year:
– April 25th 2017
– August 28th 2017
Master classes at the Royal Conservatoire
Antwerp:
Spring: April 8th-11th 2017
Summer: August 17th-20th 2017
Apply here
Admission
examinations for the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp will take
place April 25th at 9am. Applications are still open. I am
happy to inform you that Yehuda Gilad and Ernst Schlader
agreed to give master classes during the 2017-18 academic
year! You can find updated information about the class at
any time on my website:
http://www.annelienvanwauwe.com/about/
Applications:
https://www.ap.be/royal-conservatoire/enrolment/1457
26 April 2017
Haute 'Ecole de Musique de Lausanne
Fribourg, Switzerland
26 April 2017
Japan
28 - 30 April 2017
Guido Arbonelli Master Classes
Lendinara, Italy
29 April 2017
Clarifest 2017 at the Vibe London
London, United Kingdom
23 April 2017
Solo Clarinetist Alisha Coleman Performs Mozart Clarinet
Concerto with
Piedmont Symphony
Warrenton, Virginia
27 - 29 April 2017
26 April 2017
Clarinette 11th Festival International de la & Saxophone
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, France
28 April 2017
VIP Ecesu
Sertesen Soloist with Istanbul Opera / Ballet Orchestra with Mozart
Clarinet Concerto
Istanbul, Turkey
28 - 29 April 2017
ClariFest London - Location:
The Vibe, 85 Hampstead Road, London NW1 2PL
Workshops, master classes, performances, playing
opportunities, Live box streaming, product demos, trade stands and more.
Confirmed artists: Michael Collins, David Campbell, Sarah Watts, Ramón Wodkowski,
James Rae, Paul Saunders and Milan Rerocha.
For
more information click here
29 April 2017
David Minetti Master Class and Recital
Seoul, Korea
29 - 30 April 2017
VIP Charles
Neidich performs Brahms Clarinet Quintet with Period Instruments
including a Muhlfeld Klarinette used during this Period - with the
Smithsonian Chamber Players at the Museum of National
History
Washington, DC
Chamber Music of
Johannes Brahms
Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 78
Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115
Saturday, April 29, 2017
7:30 pm
Sunday, April 30, 2017
7:30 pm
Vera Beths & Meredith Riley, violins
Steven Dann, viola
Kenneth Slowik, violoncello & piano
Charles Neidich, clarinet
Location
Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Lecture one hour before each concert
29 April 2017
4th Annual University of Wisconsin Clarinet Day
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
30 April 2017
30 April 2017
Cardiff Clarinet and Saxophone Convention - VIP
Leslie Craven, Director
with VIP Philippe Cuper
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Complete information linked above
I have taken back the
administration role of the Clarinet Convention and am really excited to say we
have secured as special guest virtuoso Principal Clarinet ...of Paris National
Opera "Super Soliste" Philippe Cuper - other guests will include Bass
clarinettist extraordinaire of Welsh National Opera Daniel Rye and fab
saxophonist Jennie Porton - one of the country's finest players plus yours
truly, Alistair Logan and a wonderful array of sponsors - to be listed later -
in the mean time visit the Convention page of
www.lesliecraven.co.uk
for more information
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