WE WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE AND INVITE YOU
TO TAKE PART IN THE FIRST EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION OPUS
2019 ORGANIZED BY LIFE AND ART FOUNDATION
Who can apply?
The competition is dedicated to the
musicians of all nationalities can take part up to the 30th years old playing
the following instruments: piano, violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, oboe,
clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, trombone, tuba, percussion.
When can you apply?
1.11.2018 – 31.03.2019
How to apply?
In order to participate in the competition
an instrumentalist needs to send a link with an audio-video recording (YouTube).
The length of recording should be in accordance with the category a participant
belongs to. More information in regulations here.
performance during Alexander
Arutiunian International Wind Festival in Yerevan, Armenia – travel
expenses are covered by a participant;
participation in music courses
Małopolska Akademia Talentów in Łącko, Poland – travel expenses and
accomodation are covered by a participant;
participation in music courses
International Summer Trumpet Academy in Kolbuszowa, Poland – travel
expenses and accomodation are covered by a participant;
D’Addario Winner Pack
(reeds / mouthpiece / accessories)in value of $250;
mouthpiece for clarinet by Barkley;
mouthpiece for saxophone by
Barkley;
voucher with the value of 536 PLN for
synthetic reed for oboe or basson by Légère in Piotrowski Music;
voucher worth 350 PLN for clarinet
conservation in Clarinetka-Marta Sikora service;
voucher worth 300 PLN in Salon i
Serwis Instrumentów Dętych Piotr Śmietana;
2 vouchers worth 200 PLN each in
Henglewscy Music Shop.
SPECIAL AWARDS:
There are the following special awards:
award for the best performance of a
piece written by polish composer;
award for the best performance of the
contemporary piece written after 1950;
award for the most promising young
clarinetist (categories A, B, C or D);
award for the best wind quintet;
award for the best piano
accompaniment.
jury:
Gloria Campaner (Italy)
Philippe Cuper (France)
Shmavon Grigoryan (Armenia)
Jan Kalinowski (Poland)
Bartosz Sałdan (Poland)
Marek Szlezer (Poland)
Tomasz Ślusarczyk (Poland)
More information:
http://en.lifeandart.eu/en/opus2019/
The Geneva
Clarinet Competition 2018 will be held from 3-14
November in Geneva, Switzerland. The competition
is open to all clarinetists born after 8
November 1988, regardless of gender or
nationality. Candidates who have
already won a first Prize at one of the
earlier Geneva Competitions are not allowed to
enter for the same discipline again.
3 November :
Official registration of the candidates - drawing
lots
4-6 November : 1st
round: Recital I
8-9 November : 2nd
round: Recital II
11 November : 3rd
round: Semi-final
14 November : 4th
round: Final with orchestra
Programme
A. Preliminary round –
video recording
C. Debussy :
Rhapsodie for clarinet and piano (7')
G. Donizetti : Etude
N° 1 for clarinet solo (5’)
The works chosen for the
preliminary round may be performed again during the
competition.
All pieces must be
performed by heart, except for the compulsory piece and
the contemporary piece (Recital II), as well as the
chamber music work. Candidates may choose the order in
which they wish to perform their programme during each
round.
B. Recital I: (max. 50
candidates - max. 30 min.)
Robert Schumann:
Fantasiestücke for clarinet and piano (12')
One of the
following pieces at choice: - F. Donatoni: "Clair»
(1st mvt) for clarinet solo (4') - H. Holliger "Rechant"
for clarinet solo (6') - M. Jarrell: "Assonance"
for clarinet solo (9') - Mantovani: "Bug" for
clarinet solo (6') - J. Widmann: "Fantaisie"
for clarinet solo (7') - K. Stockhausen: « der
kleine Harlekin » for clarinet solo (9’) - E. Denisov: Sonata for
clarinet solo (8’)
C. Recital II: (max. 18
candidates –max. 45 min.)
J. Brahms: Sonata
for clarinet and piano Op. 120 n°1 or Op. 120 n°2
(24')
Rest of the
programme at free choice of candidates (20 min.)
D. Semi-final: (max. 6
candidates)
W. A. Mozart:
quintet for clarinet (or bass clarinet) and string
quartet K. 581 (35')
One of the
following pieces at choice: - L. Bassi: fantasy on
"Rigoletto" for clarinet and piano (13') - Lovreglio: fantasy on
"Traviata" for clarinet and piano (12')
One of the
following pieces at choice: - L. Bernstein: sonata for
clarinet and piano (12') - Poulenc: sonata for
clarinet and piano (14') - W. Lutoslawski: Dance
Preludes (12’) - B. Martinu: Sonatina for
clarinet and piano (12’) - M. Arnold: Sonatina for
clarinet and piano, Op. 29 (9’)
E. Final with orchestra
(3 finalists)
*Compulsory piece:
Nocturne II for clarinet and orchestra by Jaehyuck
Choi – prize-winner of the Composition Prize 2017
(15-20 min.)
One of the
following concertos at choice: - C. M. v. Weber: Concerto
N°1 in F minor Op. 73 (1811) - B. H. Crusell: Concerto
N°2 in F minor en Op. 5 (1818) - J. Rietz: Concerto in G
minor Op. 29 (1857) (Simrock)
With L’Orchestre de
Chambre de Genève / Orchestre de la HEM Genève Conducted by Pierre Bleuse
* The concerto by
Jaehyuck Choi is on the Youtube Geneva competition
channel: click here
Prizes
OFFICIAL PRIZES
1st
Prize : CHF 20,000.- (= approx. € 18,500.-)
2nd
Prize : CHF 12,000.- (=approx. € 11,000.-)
3rd
Prize : CHF 8,000.- (=approx. € 7,350.-)
SPECIAL PRIZES
A Breguet watch will
be presented to the winner of a First Prize
Audience Prize: CHF
1,500.-
Young Audience
Prize: CHF 1,000.-
Students Prize: CHF
1,000.-
The Audience
Prize is awarded by the audience at the Final
performance. The Young Audience Prize is
awarded by young students of partner schools. The Students Prize is awarded
by students in musicology and of partner Universities of
Music.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
In addition to its
official prizes, the Geneva Competition offers a career
development programme, providing precious support and
advice to help boost laureates' careers. The programme
includes two years of concert management, as well as CD
recordings, international tours, a festival and
professional workshops. It is coordinated by the Geneva
Competition’s official concert agency: Promusica-Genève.
Selected candidates
Mr. Mattia ACETO
24 y.o., Italy
Ms Claudia CAMARASA FORT
24 y.o., Spain
Mr. Antonio CAPOLUPO
26 y.o., Italy
Ms Yung-Yuan CHIANG
20 y.o., Taiwan
Mr. Aron CHIESA
21 y.o., Italy
Ms Minkyung CHU
17 y.o., South Korea
Mr. Víctor DIAZ GUERRA
21 y.o., Spain
Mr. Sergey ELETSKIY
28 y.o., Russian Federation
Mr. Vitor Hugo FAMILIAR FERNANDES
23 y.o., Portugal
Mr. Horacio FERREIRA
29 y.o., Portugal
Mr. Carlos FERREIRA
24 y.o., Portugal
Ms Anna GAGANE
25 y.o., Latvia
Mr. Magnus HOLMANDER
24 y.o., Sweden
Ms Tomomi INOUE
24 y.o., Japan
Ms Youjin JUNG
23 y.o., South Korea
Mr. Gilwoo KIM
25 y.o., South Korea
Mr. Han KIM
22 y.o., South Korea
Mr. Jinsu KIM
26 y.o., South Korea
Mr. István KOHÁN
28 y.o., Hungary
Mr. Chun-Yen LAI
24 y.o., Taiwan
Mr. Lilian LEFEBVRE
22 y.o., France
Mr. Nikita LIUTIKOV
26 y.o., Russian Federation
Mr. Danila LUKIANOV
26 y.o., Russian Federation
Mr. Shuqing LYU
24 y.o., China
Mr. Matteo MASTROMARINO
22 y.o., Italy
Ms Cristina MATEO SAEZ
22 y.o., Spain
Ms Lauriane MAUDRY
22 y.o., France
Mr. Mikhail MERING
26 y.o., Russian Federation
Mr. Adrien PHILIPP
27 y.o., Switzerland
Mr. Sérgio PIRES
22 y.o., Portugal
Mr. Paolo POMA
29 y.o., Italy
Mr. Giovanni PUNZI
29 y.o., Italy
Mr. Raphael SEVERE
23 y.o., France
Mr. Ange SIERAKOWSKI
22 y.o., France
Mr. Kevin SPAGNOLO
22 y.o., Italy
Mr. Gervasio TARRAGONA VALLI
29 y.o., Uruguay
Mr. Nikita VAGANOV
29 y.o., Russian Federation
Mr. Alexander VASILYEV
26 y.o., Russian Federation
Mr. Amaury VIDUVIER
27 y.o., France
Mr. Ivan VISHNEVSKY
21 y.o., Russian Federation
Mr. Alexey VOVCHENKO
24 y.o., Russian Federation
Ms Mio YAMASHITA
27 y.o., Japan
4 November 2018
University of Northern Iowa Clarinet Choir Day -
Dr Amanda McClandess, Director
Charles City, Iowa
6 November 2018
VIP Anneliene Van Wauwe performs Mozart
Clarinet Quintet K581 with Dukok String Quartet Amsterdam at the Verdi
Conservatory
Milan, Italy
Dudok Quartet Amsterdam
Annelien Van Wauwe
clarinetto
Program:
Ligeti – Quartetto n.
1 “Métamorphoses nocturnes”
Mendelssohn – Quartetto n. 6 in fa
minore op. 80 Mozart – Quintetto per clarinetto e archi in la
maggiore K 581
Sono i freschi vincitori del Borletti Buitoni Trust Award 2018, l’olandese Dudok
Kwartet e la clarinettista belga Annelien Van Wauwe e insieme affrontano un tour
europeo che li porterà a debuttare anche al Quartetto. Il pezzo più pregiato
della serata è ovviamente il Quintetto con clarinetto di Mozart. Scritto nel
penultimo anno di vita, pensato per il clarinettista amico (e finanziatore)
Anton Stadler è contemporaneo dell’estremo Requiem, del quale condivide la serena dolcezza
melodica e la forte vitalità armonica. Lo interpreta la clarinettista belga
Annelien Van Wauwe, già allieva di Sabine Meyer e ora docente ad Anversa, ormai
da un decennio solista assieme a grandi orchestre, a suo agio sia su strumenti
antichi che moderni, su musiche del passato e del contemporaneo.
Ma ci sono cose preziose nella prima parte, affidata al solo Dudok Qwartet: il
primo Quartetto del giovane Ligeti è di riconosciuta ispirazione bartókiana.
Legato all’estremo Beethoven è il sesto e ultimo quartetto di Mendelssohn,
dedicato alla memoria della sorella.
The 6th edition of the Festival Internacional de Clarinetes Costa Rica
will take place from the 5th to the 9th of November, at the Universidad de Costa
Rica and the Instituto Nacional de la Música Costa Rica! Expect amazing recitals and concerts as well as insightful master
classes hosted by international professors such as Philippe Cuper, Jérôme Comte
or Stephanie Zelnick! You have until the 21st of October to register to the festival at the
following link bit.ly/2IR9N7K
153 West 36th Street, 4th Floor - Between Broadway & 7th Ave - New York City
7 to 10 November 2018
Belem, Paraguay
The music school of the federal university of pará is proud to announce
the third edition of the international meeting of clarinetists de belém - eicb.
The event will take place from 07 to 10 November 2018. Soon we will announce invited artists and teachers. Share and if. We are preparing a lot of news. It will be fantastic!!!!
After a ravishing opening
concert last month Wa Concert Series continues
with its next musical offering
Virtuosity & Beyond, this time
with a program introducing works both new and virtually unknown which in
performance expand our notions of what exactly virtuosity is.
The concert will take
place on November 10, 2018 at the
Tenri Cultural institute of New York at 7:30PM.
On the Program:
Krzysztof Penderecki (b.
1933), 3 Miniatures for clarinet and piano
(1954)
Shulamit Ran (1949),
Spirit (2017) (New York premiere)
John Ireland (1879-1962),
Fantasy Sonata (1943)
Larry Alan Smith (b. 1955),
Le maschere (from Commedia del’arte)
(2018) (New York premiere)
Charles Neidich (b.1953),
Firefly (2014) (New York premiere) Icarus Reborn (2016, rev. 2018)
(New York premiere)
Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960),
le Tombeau de Ravel (1949)
Artists: Charles Neidich, Ayako Oshima,
clarinet; Mariko Furukawa, piano
Reception Will Follow
Ayako Oshima, our
Chef Extraordinaire has
prepared a feast of culinary delights and spirits for your enjoyment as you
get to meet and greet the performers!
Additional performances
are scheduled for:
Friday evening, December 7, 2018
Saturday evening, February 23, 2019
Saturday evening, March 30, 2019
Friday evening, April 12, 2019
Friday evening, May 10, 2019, all at 7:30
pm.
Please Grab your Mini-Season Pass Now
(Offer Ends on 10/10)
11 November 2018
Senior VIP Franklin Cohen Chamber Concert at
Washington University
St Louis, Missouri
Franklin Cohen, clarinet, with Beth Guterman Chu, viola, Bjorn Ranheim, cello,
and Peter Henderson, piano
Annual Carlin Event.
Program: Trio in E-flat Major, K. 498, "Kegelstatt" for
clarinet, viola, and piano by Mozart Infanta Marina for
viola and piano, Op. 13 (1960) by Vincent Persichetti Trio in A minor, Op. 114 for clarinet, piano, and
cello by Johannes Brahms
VIP Eli Eban (Professor at Indiana University
Bloomington) performs Mozart Clarinet Concerto K622
17 November 2018
Wright State University Reeds Festival
Dayton, Ohio
The Wright State University Reeds Festival is an event that brings
together clarinet, bassoon, and oboe players from throughout Ohio, Kentucky, and
Indiana. The festival is a full day of new ideas and exchanges of knowledge
geared towards the needs and interests of high school students, private studio
teachers, and amateur double reed players. The day will include:
With separate schedules and events for clarinet, oboe, and bassoon,
the day will include classes covering concepts of performing, reed
adjustment, the English horn and contrabassoon, and literature with separate
offerings for high school students and adults.
The WSU Reeds Festival is for high school and college students,
amateur and professional players, and private studio teachers.
Cost of the event is $35 This covers all masterclasses, recitals,
and events of the day.
Everyone should bring an instrument and participate in the clinics
and workshops.
All festival events will take place on the campus of Wright State
University at the Creative Arts Center.
John
Kurokawa is the Instructor of Clarinet at Wright State
University. In addition to teaching applied clarinet, he
teaches courses in woodwind chamber music, woodwind
pedagogy, and music education. He performs in the resident
faculty wind quintet, the Wright Winds, and the WSU Chamber
Orchestra. His performances have been praised for their
“...warmth, communication, and easy virtuosity” (Cincinnati
Enquirer) and “truly flawless technique and intonation...a
tone as smooth as silk and velvet.” (Kettering-Oakwood
Times). He has presented clinics and performed at
institutions across the midwest, including the University of
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Penn State
University, James Madison University, Viginia Commonwealth
University, Bowling Green State University, the University
of Evansville, the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and
many others, as well as being a frequent clinician with high
schools and youth orchestras in the Cincinnati and Dayton
areas.
Kurokawa
currently performs as Principal Clarinetist of the Dayton
Philharmonic Orchestra and Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. He
has been a featured soloist with both ensembles, performing
the works of Mozart, John Williams, Gerald Finzi, and John
Adams. Aditional solo appearances include the WSU Chamber
Orchestra and most recently, the Dayton Bach Society and the
WSU Wind Symphony performing Michael Daugherty's Brooklyn
Bridge for solo clarinet and wind ensemble. In the summer
Kurokawa performs as Principal Clarinetist of the Cincinnati
Chamber Orchestra's festival, 'Summermusik' and has also
performed as Eb clarinetist and guest Principal Clarinetist
with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. An avid chamber
musician, he gives educational concerts at schools all over
the Miami Valley with the Dayton Phiharmonic Woodwind
Quintet and is a founding member of the Prestige Clarinet
Quartet, which has been a featured ensemble at the Oklahoma
Clarinet Symposium, International Clarinet Association
Clarinetfest, Ohio Music Education Association, and Midwest
Band and Orchestra Clinic. Kurokawa has performed on the
International Double Reed Society Conference, published
articles in the
Triad,
presented at the Ohio Music Education Association
Conference, and in 2013, was one of twenty faculty members
recognized by Wright State University for Excellence in
Teaching General Education.
Kurokawa
holds the B.M. in woodwind performance (specializing in
clarinet, flute, and saxophone) from Bowling Green State
University and the M.M. in clarinet performance from the
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. His
teachers include Angelo Fortini, Edward Marks, and Ronald de
Kant.
17 November 2018
US Navy Band Clarinet Day - VIP
Laura Grantier,
Director
Arlington, Virginia
Clarinet Day for College and High School Students
Navy Band Clarinet Day, featuring a mix of performances, masterclasses
and lectures geared toward high school- and college-aged musicians, will be held
on Saturday, November 17, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kenmore Middle School
in Arlington, Va. The guest artist at this year’s Navy Band Clarinet Day is Sean
Osborn.
The U.S. Navy Band, based in Washington D.C., is the Navy's premier
musical organization. Staffed with some of the finest musicians in the nation
and performing nearly 1,700 times each year, the band represents Sailors
deployed around the world and around the clock.
A: You should have your instrument, reeds, music (solo and all-state
audition music), a notebook for taking notes, a pencil or pen, and money
for vendors. Lunch will be provided, but feel free to bring a light snack in
case you get hungry.
Q: What is a master class?
A: A master class is a group session in which a teacher coaches a student.
These usually involve a single student performer, but include feedback and
advice for all in attendance. They are valuable ways to learn from one
another and excellent opportunities to perform.
Q: What will the vendors be selling?
A: Reeds, music, accessories, mouthpieces. There will also be clarinets,
saxophones and other equipment available for trial and purchase.
Q: Can we win doorprizes?
A: Yes! Many doorprizes and free samples available
COST
$35 Early Bird fee prior to November 1, 2018 $40 Registration Parents / chaperones may attend for free.
SPONSORS Buffet Crampon, Musical Innovations, Music and Arts, Pecknel
Music, Vandoren.
The 1st Vienna International Music Competition has been conceived to
give young musicians the chance to perform at the legendary Musikverein venue in
Vienna. Open to ALL instruments (PIANO - STRINGS - VOICE - WIND - CHAMBER
MUSIC). 20.000€ in prizes: various recitals at Musikverein, cash prizes and many
special awards. The students only need to submit the links of their video recordings
before the application deadline (20 November 2018). The selection is made via
video recordings, so travel is not required to apply. At least 12 winners will perform at Musikverein, and the competition is
open to all music disciplines and ages. - ONLINE APPLICATION: www.viennacompetition.com - Enquiries: info@viennacompetition.com