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January 2016 Newsletter
For all former Russianoff Students, mark your date for 14
February as seen below:
Memorial Celebration for Leon Russianoff - 26
years after his passing away in 1990 -
Manhattan School of Music
- VIP Charles Neidich
and Mike Getzin, Directors
On Sunday, February 14, the Manhattan School will
host a day long memorial celebration for Leon Russianoff. Russianoff, one of the
greatest and most beloved and most colorful clarinet teachers of the 20th
century and one of the most important forces elevating the American School of
clarinet playing to its position of preeminence passed away 25 years ago.
Although the exact schedule is still not set, the day will feature performances
by many of his students, videos of some of his master classes, reminiscences and
discussion about his importance to the world of the clarinet and will end with
everyone participating in a clarinet choir farewell to the great master.
The day will
also serve, hopefully, to resuscitate the Russianoff Memorial scholarship fund
at the Manhattan School which his wife, Penny Russianoff, established but which
has been dormant for several years.
Former students are urged to participate and honor
their teacher and participate in the above activities. Many of the legendary
former students are vitally interested in participating. Please let everyone know,
and contact Charles Neidich at
cneidich@aol.com
or Mike Getzin at
mikegetzin@hotmail.com
New Update:
Date: Sunday, 14 Feb 16 at:
Manhattan
School of Music
120 Claremont Ave (Broadway and 122nd St)
New York City
ADMISSION FREE
Check WKA info at
www.wka-clarinet.org/Newsletter_Feb16.htm
10:30AM-12:30PM Video presentation and discussion
Miller Recital Hall
2PM-4PM Concert 1Greenfield Recital Hall
4:30PM-6:30PM Concert 2 Greenfield Recital Hall
Afterwards, reception- party in Bettolona Restaurant
Greenfield Recital Hall is available for rehearsals
from 9:15-12:30 and for a sound check from 1:30-1:45.
Please let as many people know as possible about this
and have people who would like to play contact me.
Thanks so
much,
All the Best,
Charlie
PS - Any emails and other contacts to me
regarding this program will be answered and be patient given the business of
schedules, If I cannot be immediately contacted, contact Mike Getzin and he will
reinforce to keep the communications active.
2 - 5 January 2016
Norddeutche Klarinettentage - clicke
title for full details
Bremen, Germany
3 January 2016
Bremer Klarinettenwettbewerb
Bremen, Germany
3 - 23 January 2016
Clarinets for Conservation Teaching Project
Tanzania
7 - 9 January 2016
Baltimore, Maryland
8 January 2016
with VIP
Andreas Ottensamer - Solo Klarinettist in the
Berliner
Philharmoniker
9 January 2016
10 January 2016
Camerino (MC) Italy
January 15-16, 2016
River City Clarinet Winter Festival 2016
University of Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga Department of Music and the Chattanooga Clarinet Choir are joining
forces again to present the River City Clarinet Winter Festival 2016, now in its
fifth season. Open to student (high school and college), amateur, and
professional clarinetists, the event will be held on the UTC campus on Saturday,
January 15-16, 2016.
Featured artists for this year’s festival will be Dr.
J. David Harris (Associate Professor of Clarinet, University of
Illinois–Urbana-Champaign), Dr. Brian Viliunas (Assistant Professor of Clarinet,
Samford University), Dr. David McClune (Professor of Clarinet, Union
University), Dr. Elizabeth Aleksander (Assistant Professor of Clarinet,
University of Tennessee–Martin), Mr. Nicholas Hartline (artistic director,
Chattanooga Clarinet Choir), and Dr. Nikolasa Tejero (Assistant Professor of
Clarinet, University of Tennessee–Chattanooga).
The activities will include lectures, a
masterclass, the guest artists’ recital, and the popular
festival clarinet choir.
This year’s corporate sponsors are d’Addario,
Vandoren, Ken Stanton Music, Buffet- Crampon, Rodriguez Musical Services, and
Luyben Music. The exhibit room will include a repair station courtesy of
Jonathan Cathell and Consistent-C Instrument Repair. This event is made possible
by generous funding by the Tennessee Arts Commission, ArtsBuild, the UTC Music
Department, and the Performing Arts League of Chattanooga.
For the third year, we will host the RCCWF Young
Artist Solo Competition. Clarinetists in high school and college are eligible to
compete for a chance to perform in a masterclass and again at the festival choir
concert. There will be a preliminary recorded audition round, and the final
round of competition will be held on Friday, January 15, 2016, on the UTC
campus. For competition eligibility, rules, and online application, please
[click here]:
Event registration is $25.00, which includes a
catered lunch on Saturday. Festival T- shirts are available for order on the
online registration form (the cost of the T-shirt is $10.00, and preorder is
required to reserve the correct shirt size). The registration deadline is
December 20, 2015. For online event registration, please [click here]:
Come join us for weekend of music making, learning,
and fun!
17 - 30 January 2016
Bass Clarinet Festival - information details on
title
The Netherlands
LINE UP MUSICIANS
Armand Angster (F),
Michael Riessler
(D)
Duo Petra Stump &
Heinz-Peter Linshalm (AT)
From the Netherlands:
Jelte Althuis,
Fie Schouten,
Tobias Klein
Laura Carmichael,
Marij van Gorkom,
Oguz Büyükberber
CONCERTS:
17 jan. 2016 16:00 Utrecht, Muziekhuis,
Gaudeamus session
presentation bass clarinet miniatures by young composers by Fie Schouten
& students
24 jan. 2016 14:15 Amsterdam,
Orgelpark
duo Michael Riessler (bcl) and
Pierre Charial
(organ)
info
24 jan. 2016 20:30
Lantaren-Venster
Rotterdam – with 10 bass clarinetists
with pre-talk by composers Vanessa Lann & Martin Brandlmayr
27 jan. 2016 20:15 Prins Claus Conservatorium Groningen
Masters in concert serie: Petra Stump-Heinz-Peter Linshalm
28 jan. 2016 20:15
Wilminktheater Enschede – with 10 bass clarinetists
(openingsconcert
Walter Boeykens Clarinet Festival)
with pre-talk by composer Tobias Klein and André Kerver
29 jan. 2016 20:30 Bimhuis
Amsterdam – with 10 bass clarinetists
with pre-talk by composers Ig Henneman and Héctor Moro
31 jan. 2016 16:00 Nijmegen,
Galerie Marzee
bcl trio concert Duo Stump Linshalm+Fie Schouten
info
EDUCATION AND COMPETITION
6 dec. 2015 10-18 Amsterdam,
Splendor
Klarinet-Basklarinetdag voor amateurs
info
25,26 jan. 2016 Groningen,
Prince Claus Conservatory
masterclass given by
Petra
Stump & Heinz-Peter Linshalm
competition for new bass clarinetpiece
4 players, improvisation and/or live-electronics involved, lenght +/-
5min
info
EVENINGPROGRAM WITH 5 PREMIERES, 10 BCL:
Ig Henneman – new trio
Vanessa Lann –
new quartet
Winner of composition-competition: bcl 4tet with live-electronics and/or
improvisation involved
Improvisationquartet: Angster, Riessler, Büyükberber, Klein
Héctor Moro (Chili/D) –
new tuttipiece
–pause–
Pascal Dusapin – Itou (1995) solo
Angster & Riessler duo improvisations
Martin Brandlmayr (AT) new trio
Enrique Raxach –
Vórtice (1983) for 6bcl, 3 cbcl
Tobias Klein –
new tuttipiece
Financially supported by:
see here
21 January 2015
New York City
24 January 2016
Mozart Clarinet Concerto performed with Principal
Clarinetist Gary Bovyer
Santa Monica, California
Hear Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto performed on the
instrument he wrote it for – the Basset Clarinet, played by our Principal
Clarinetist Gary Bovyer. Early and late symphonies flank this greatest and most
profound clarinet concerto.
23 - 24 January 2016
Boston Clarinet Academy -
VIP
Jonathan Cohler, Director
25 January 2016
VIP
Sabine Grofmeier in Broadcast with
West Deutscher Rundfunk
Bonn, Germany
26 January 2016
Major Master Classes with VIP
Mark Nuccio and VIP Richie
Hawley
Houston, Texas
Calling all Houston clarinetists! On Tuesday, January 26 from 4-8pm, H&H
Music in Houston is hosting an amazing FREE clarinet event! Richie Hawley
from
Rice Uni...versity
and Mark Nuccio from the
Houston Symphony
are presenting a masterclass, and representatives from
Buffet Crampon USA
and
D'Addario Woodwinds
will be there with tons of equipment to test out. We hope to see you there!
Hosted at H&H Music, 713 Cypress Creek Pkwy.,
Houston, TX 77090
28 - 31 January 2016
Walter Boeykins Clarinet Festival
Eschede, The Netherlands
28 January 2016
QTHREE Chamber Concert featuring VIP
Kimberley Cole-Luevano,
Professor at University of North Texas in Denton
Troy, Alabama
29 January 2016
Senior VIP
Richard Nunemaker and Friends
Houston, Texas
30 January 2016
30 - 31 January 2016
Velizy-Villacoublay, France
30 - 31 January 2016
Portugal
31 January 2016
Texas A&M University at Kingsville
KIngsville, Texas
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