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PRIORITY CLARINET AND MUSIC EVENTS 2017
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Monthly Pages updates updated frequently
January
Boston Symphony Concerto Concert with soloists including William Hudgins and Michael Wayne performing Krommer Double Clarinet Concerto - 5 - 7 January 2017
Norddeutsche Klarinettentage - Bremen, Germany - 5 - 8 January 2017
Contemporary Encounters International New Music Festival - Tel Aviv, Israel - January 2017
Clarinetissimo Festival - Bruges, Belgium - 4 - 7 January 2017
Bremen Klarinette Ensemble Festival - 5 January 2017
VIP Anthony McGill Soloist performing Mozart Clarinet Concerto K622 with the Jacksonville Symphony - Jacksonville, Florida - 6 - 7 January 2017
Penn State University Clarinet Day - Dr Tony Costa, Director, with Prestige Clarinet Quartet - University Park, Pennsylvania - 14 January 2017
Anniversary performance of Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time (first premiered Jan. 15, 1941) in a Nazi Prison Camp - Performed with Tasha Warren and colleagues - Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan - 15 January 2017 - 7 PM
Penn State University (State College, Pennsylvania) Chamber Concert including VIP Anthony McGill of the New York Philharmonic - 23 January 2017
Ecole Musique Concours - Velizy-Villacoublay, France - 28 January 2017
Berliner Philharmoniker Octet Tour in Japan - 28 January 2017
VIP Recital with Julia Heinen and Michele Zukovsky with World Premiere - California State University at Northridge - 28 January 2017
Master Class - Genoa, Italy - 28 - 29 January 2017
2017 Arkansas Clarinet Day - University of Arkansas Community Music School - Fayetteville, Arkansas - 30 January 2017
February
Berliner Philharmoniker Wind Quintet USA Tour - VIP Walter Seyfarth, Klarinettist - 1 - 19 February 2017
University of Alabama (UAB) 15th Clarinet Day with VIP's Richard Stoltzman and Daniel Gilbert - Dr Denise Gainey, Director - Birmingham, Alabama - 4 - 5 February 2017
31st Concours Internationale - Douil-la-Barre, France - 5 - 6 February 2017 - Application Deadline: 4 January 2017
University of Nebraska MidWest ClariFest - VIP Diane Barger, Director, with VIP Stephanie Zelnick - Lincoln, Nebraska - 11 February 2017
West Coast premiere of American composer Jonathan Leshnoff’s Clarinet Concerto, co-commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra, performed with the Santa Barbara Symphony, Nir Kabaretti, Conductor - Santa Barbara, California - 11 - 12 February 2017
Sangro Abuzzo Clarinet Ensemble Master Class - 11 - 12 February 2017
Texas State University Clarinet Fiesta - San Marcos, Texas - 11 - 12 February 2017
VIP Stephan Vermeersch in Concert and Master Classes - Kruševac, and Belgrade, Serbia - 11 - 13 February 2017
Radovan Cavallin USA Master Class/Recital Tour - California, Colorado, Virginia, Maryland - 11 - 24 February 2017
VIP Jonathan Gunn Master Class at D'Addario New York Showroom - 5:30 - 7:30 PM - 13 February 2017
Clarinet Polonaise Master Classes - Brussels, Belgium - 13 - 14 February 2017
Carnegie Hall Performance with the New York Wind Band Festival - New York City - 14 March 2017
VIP Wenzel Fuchs - Solo Klarinettist in the Berliner Philharmoniker and Professor at the Mozarteum Salzburg - in Concert - Cypress - 15 February 2017
II International Music Academy - VIP Harri Maki, Clarinet Professor - Sochi, Russia - 17 - 26 February 2017
Clarinet Colloquium at Texas A & M University - Commerce - VIP Mary Alice Druhan, DirectorCommerce, Texas - 18 February 2017
VIP Alcides Rodriguez (Bass Clarinetist in the Atlanta Symphony) Master Class at Columbus State University - Dr Lisa Oberlander, Host - Columbus, Georgia - 20 February 2017
Clarinet Master Classes at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 20 - 21 February 2017 - Closing date for application: 16th February
VI Taller Para Jovines Clarinetistas - Peru - 20 - 25 February 2017
International Forum for Music Pedagogy with VIP Eddy Vanoosthuyse - Funchal, Portugal - 23 February - 2 March 2017
March
VIP Jan Jakob Bokun Mazovia Master Class Recital Tour - Poland - 1 - 3 March 2017
VIP Julia Heinen Soloist in World Premiere of David Maslanka Clarinet Concerto with the CSUN Wind Ensemble - Northridge, California - 2 March 2017 -
Utah Clarinet Festival - Logan, Utah - 3 - 4 March 2017
Southern Mississippi Clarinet Day - 4 March 2017
Woodwind Master Classes at Steinhardt New York University with VIP Pascual Martinez-Forteza - 5 March 2017
Claristique MasterClasses - The Netherlands - 5 March 2017
Backun International Clarinet Competition - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee - 9 - 11 March 2017
Senior VIP Franklin Cohen performs Oscar Navarro's 2nd Clarinet Concerto with the Paducah Symphony - Paducah, Kentucky - 11 March 2017
Le Weekend de la Clarinette - Mulhouse, France - 11 - 12 March 2017
Young Klarnecisty Academy - Katowice, Poland - 17 March 2017
Ohio University Clarinet Gala - Dr Rebecca Rischin, Director - 18 March 2017
Tennessee Tech Clarinet Half Day - VIP Wonkak Kim, Director - 18 March 2017
Southeast Louisiana University Single Reed Day - 18 March 2017
Major Recitals with Paul Meyer and Gabor Varga - 18 - 19 March 2017
VIP Ricardo Morales Soloist with the 'Presidents Own' The United States Marine Band performing Jonathan Leshnoff's Clarinet Concerto - Northern Virginia Community College - Alexandria, Virginia - 19 March 2017 - 2 PM
Florent Heau Recital and Master Class at the Buffet New York Showroom - 23 March 2017 - 5 - 7 PM
The Language of Affect Concert with VIP's Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima - New York City - 24 March 2017
Iowa Clarinet Day - Simpson College - 25 March 2017
Mitchell Lurie Memorial Master Class at the Manhattan School of Music with VIP Kathleen Jones - VIP Larry Guy, Director - 25 March 2017
10th Troy University Clarinet Day - VIP Timothy Phillips, Director - Troy, Alabama - 25 March 2017
Single Reed Invitational at the University of Tennessee with London Silas Shavers - Knoxville, Tennessee - 26 March 2017
Andrew Marriner Concert and Master Class at Texas State University - 28 March 2017
VIP Ecesu Sertesen Clarinet Workshop - Istanbul, Turkey - 30 - 31 March 2017
ClariNext TivoliVredenburg - VIP Celeste Zewald, Director - Utrecht, The Netherlands - 31 March 2017
Senior VIP Stanley Drucker Open rehearsal at Buffet New York Showroom - 1 - 2 PM - 31 March 2017
April
Baylor University Clarinet Day - with VIP Andrew Marriner - Waco, Texas - 1 April 2017
Eastern Kentucky Clarinet Festival - Dr Connie Rhodes, Director with Guest VIP Wonkak Kim - 1 April 2017
University of Maryland Clarinet Symposium - VIP Robert DiLutis, Director with VIP Steve Cohen - College Park, Maryland - 2 April 2017
Arkadiusz Adamski Master Classes - Warsaw, Poland - 2 - 5 April 2017
Senior VIP Franklin Cohen Recital at Trinity Cathedral Noon Concert Series - Cleveland, Ohio - 5 April 2017
Frankfurt Musikmesse - Frankfurt am Main, Germany - 5 - 8 April 2017
Master Class with Friedrich Pfatschbacker from Austria - VIP Robert DiLutis, Host College Park, Maryland - 7 April 2017
VIP Steve Girko Soloist performing Copland Clarinet Concerto with Austin Symphony - Austin,Texas - 7 - 8 April 2017
Clarinet Fiesta Festival - Havana, Cuba - 7- 15 April 2017
Cincinnati Clarinet Mini Fest with VIp's Andrew Marriner (London Symphony) and Andre Moisan (Montreal Symphony) - Cincinnati, Ohio - 8 April 2017
Academia Ibero - Americana do Clarineto - Paiva, Portugal - 8 - 12 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 - 8 April 2017
Bass Clarinet and Bassoon Courses - VIP Sarah Watts, Director - Raasay, Scotland - 10 - 14 April 2017
VIP David Krakauer Class at Manhattan School of Music - New York City - 13 April 2017
University of Texas at Arlington Clarinet Day - 15 April 2017
Clarinet Cornucopia - Northern Illinois University - VIP Gregory Barrett, Director - DeKalb, Illinois - 15 April 2017
University of Florida Master Class with Stephen Williamson (Solo Clarinetist in Chicago Symphony) - VIP Mitchell Estrin, Host - Gainesville, Florida - 17 April 2017
Clarinetissim Pasqua 2017 - Valencia, Spain - 18 - 20 April 2017
4th International Clarinet Competition - VIP Eddy Vanoosthuyse, Director - Ghent, Belgium - 10 - 22 April 2017
Lodzkie Forum Klarnetowo-Fagotoew - Lodzi, Poland - 21 - 23 April 2017
University of Delaware Clarinet Day - Dr Christopher Nichols, Director - Newcastle, Delaware - 22 April 2017
Haute 'Ecole de Musique de Lausanne - Fribourg, Switzerland - 26 April 2017
Guido Arbonelli Master Classes - Lendinara, Italy - 28 - 30 April 2017
Clarifest 2017 at the Vibe London - London, United Kingdom - 29 April 2017
David Minetti Master Class and Recital - Seoul, Korea - 29 April 2017
4th Annual University of Wisconsin Clarinet Day - Eau Claire, Wisconsin - 29 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
Cardiff Clarinet and Saxophone Convention - VIP Leslie Craven, Director with VIP Philippe Cuper - Cardiff, United Kingdom - 30 April 2017
May
Senior VIP Franklin Cohen Master Class and Concert with the Venner Clarinet Choir - Akron, Ohio - 1 May 2017
VIP Anat Cohen Tour - 3 - 9 May 2017
VIP Yehuda Gilad International Clarinet Seminar - Meeting 2 - 15 - 20 May 2017
Chicago Clarinet Ensemble Clarinet Symposium - VIP Rose Sperrazza, Director - Chicago, Illinois - 12 - 13 May 2017
Senior VIP Franklin Cohen Chamber Concert - Detroit, Michigan - 13 May 2017
VIP Ricardo Morales Soloist with the Memphis Symphony Performing Copland's Clarinet Concerto and Debussy's Premiere Rhapsody - Memphis, Tennessee - 13 - 14 May 2017
Boston Woodwind Society Competition - entry deadline - 31 May 2017
VIP Daniel Gilbert (former 2nd Clarinetist in the Cleveland Orchestra and Professor at the University of Michigan) Soloist performing the Mozart Clarinet Concerto K622 with the Cleveland Chamber Orchestra - 17 - 21 May 2017
Gaber Varga Master Classes - Zurich, Switzerland - 18 - 19 May 2017
Virtuosity Concert with VIPs Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima - Tenri Cultural Institute of New York - 43a West 13th Street, New York - 16 May 2017
Bonnie and Lee Malmed Young Artist Competition - Chicago, Illinois - 20 May 2017
VIP John Bruce Yeh Soloist in World Premiere of Stephenson Clarinet Concerto with Lake Forest Symphony - Grayslake, Illinois - 20 - 21 May 2017
Tanovang Master Class and Concert at Northwestern University - Senior VIP Stephen Cohen, Host - Evanston, Illinois - 23 May 2017
3rd International Basset Horn Festival Kandern - Kandern, Germany - 25 - 28 May 2017
Alliance Culturelles Master Classes -Belpasso, Sicily - 25 - 30 May 2017
VIP Sabine Grofmeier Chamber Concert with Hamburg Serenades - Hamburg, Germany - 28 May 2017
Giocoma Mensi International Clarinet Competition - Breno (MS) Italy - 31 May - 3 June 2017
Henri Selmer Paris Summer Clarinet Academy at Michigan State University - VIP Guy Yehuda, Director - East Lansing, Michigan - 31 May - 4 June 2017
June
Giocoma Mensi International Clarinet Competition - Breno (MS) Italy - 31 May - 3 June 2017
Henri Selmer Paris Summer Clarinet Academy at Michigan State University - VIP Guy Yehuda, Director - East Lansing, Michigan - 31 May - 4 June 2017
University of Auckland Clarinet Day - VIP Marie Ross, Director - Auckland, New Zealand - 3 June 2017
VIP Charles Neidich Soloist with the New York Wind Orchestra at Queens College - New York City - 4 June 2017
Round Top Music Festival - Round Top, Texas - 4 June - July 16 2017
Indiana University Clarinet Workshop - VIP Howard Klug, Director - Bloomington, Indiana - 5 - 9 June 2017
Alexander Fiterstein Clarinet Academy - Minneapolis, Minnesota - 6 - 10 June 2017
Guido Six Memorial Concert with his Claribel Clarinet Choir - Zomergen, Belgium - 11 June 2017
Ohio State Summer Clarinet Academy- VIP Caroline Hartig, Director - Columbus, Ohio - June 11 - 15, 2017
Claremont Clarinet Festival - VIP Margaret Thornhill, Director - Pomona, California - 11 - 17 June 2017
Clarinet Academy of America - VIP's D Ray McClellan and Robert DiLutis, Directors with VIP Alcides Rodriguez - University Of Georgia in Columbus - 12 - 16 June 2017
Lift Clarinet Academy - Fort Collins, Colorado - 12 - 16 June 2017
Quido Clarinet Festival - 14 - 17 June 2017
Cypress Clarinet Festival - 14 - 19 June 2017
Clarinet Course in Trossingen - Application Deadline 15 May 2017 - Trossingen, Germany - 15 - 18 June 2017
ChamberFest Cleveland - VIP's Franklin and Diana Cohen, Directors - Cleveland, Ohio - 15 June - 1 July 2017
Domain Forget International Music Festival - 18 June - 1 July 2017 - Clarinet sessions
California Clarinet Clinic - VIP Julia Heinen, Director - 19 - 23 June 2017
Aspen Music Festival - Aspen, Colorado - 21 June - 20 August 2017
Brevard Music Festival - Brevard, North Carolina - 23 June - 6 August 2017
Bowdoin Music Festival - Clarinet Faculty, VIP Jon Manasse - Brunswick, Maine -24 June - 5 August 2017
Texas Christian University Summer Clarinet Workshop - Dr Gary Whitman, Director - Fort Worth, Texas - 26 - 27 June 2017
ClariFest 2017 Guatemala - 26 - 30 June 2017
July
Senior VIP and Solo Klarinettist Emeritus in the Berliner Philharmoniker Karl Leister Master Classes - Berlin, Germany - 1 - 2 July 2017
Prague Clarinet Days and 21st edition of International Clarinet Festival - Žirovnice, Czech Republic - 1 - 8 July 2017
Ostrava 16th Master Classes - Ostrava, Czech Republic - 2 - 9 July 2017
Belgian Clarinet Academy - Oostend, Belgium - 4 - 11 July 2017
Orpheo Music Festival and Master Classes and lessons with Michael Dean - Vipiteno, Italy - 6 - 20 July 2017
Festival Musica Nova - Adria, Italy - 7 - 12 July 2017
CLARINET and KLEZMER CLARINET WITH VIPs ALESSANDRO CARBONARE AND DAVID KRAKAUER - Siena, Italy - 7 - 15 July 2017
Salerno Clarinet Master Classes - Italy - 8 - 10 July 2017
Gheorghe DIMA International Music Competition - Cluj-Napoca, Romania - 9 - 15 July 2017
Buffet Crampon Summer Clarinet Academy - University of North Florida - VIP's Magali Tricoche and Matt Vance, Directors - 10 - 15 July 2017
Academie d'ete de Clarinette - Narbonne, France - 11 - 16 July 2017
VIP Yehuda Gilad Master Classes at Forum Musikae - Madrid, Spain - 12 - 21 July 2017
l'Academie Internationale de'Ete with Master Classes with Jerome Voisan - Mayenne, France - 14 - 26 July 2017
Take a Stand Festival - Gustavo Dudamel, Director - Los Angeles, California - 15 - 22 July 2017
Senior VIP Karl Leister Performance with the Leipziger String Quartet and Master Class at Vandoren Paris - 17 and 19 June 2017
Central Academy of Arts Clarinet Master Class with Andy Miles - Cologne, Germany - 17 - 27 July 2017
Music Masters Festival and School - University of Delaware - Newark, Delaware - 21 - 25 July 2017
Crusell International Music Festival - VIP Harri Maki, Director - Usikaupunki, Finland - 22 - 29 July 2017
ClarinetFest 17 - University of Central Florida at Orlando - 26 - 30 July 2017
George Mason University Summer Clarinet Academy - Catina Franklin Sweedy, Director - Fairfax, Virginia - 31 July - 4 August 2017
August
George Mason University Summer Clarinet Academy - Catina Franklin Sweedy, Director - Fairfax, Virginia - 31 July - 4 August 2017
Music Masters Festival and School - University of Delaware - Newark, Delaware - 5 - 6 August 2017
Clarinet and Klezmer in the Galilee - Jerusalem, Israel - 6 - 13 August 2017
Järvi Academy summer course for winds and strings - VIP Harri Mäki - Clarinet - Tallinn, Finland - 7- 9 August 2017
Canena Clarinete Master Curso - Canena, Spain - 7 - 11 August 2017
Salou Summer Music Academy - 8 - 15 August 2017
SUMMER MUSIC CAMP
Andrew Marriner Clarinet Course - Mallorca, Spain - 22 - 28 August 2017
September
Andreas Langenbuch Master Classes at the Duesseldorf (Germany) Musikschule - 4 - 9 September 2017
Festival International - Monterrey, Mexico - 10 - 16 September 2017
David Shifrin Master Class and Recital at Michigan State University - VIP Guy Yehuda, Host - East Lansing - 12 September 2017
Festival del Clarinetto - VIP Sauro Berti, Director - Sicily, Italy - 14 - 17 September 2017
VIP Jorge Montilla Concerto Soloist (Weber 2nd Concerto OP 74) - Patrimonia, Equador - 22 September 2017
Ball State Clarinet Festival - Dr Elizabeth Crawford, Director Muncie, Indiana - 24 September 2017
Senior VIP Karl Leister (Solo Klarinettist Emeritus in the Berliner Philharmoniker Master Class at the Milan Conservatory - VIP Luigi Magistrelli, Host - Milan, Italy - 26 September 2017
VIP and Solo Clarinetist in the Istanbul (Turkey) Opera/Ballet Orchestra Ecesu Sertesen performs Recital at the Buffet New York Showroom - 26 September 2017 -5 PM
2nd International Master Class with VIP Sabine Meyer - Rome, Italy - 26 - 28 September 2017
WA Concert Series - VIP Charles Neidich, Director - New York City - 29 September 2017
VIP Yehuda Gilad - Clarinet - Aurora Master Class - Trollhattan - 30 September – 8 October 2017
October
Benefit Concert for the Puerto Rico Relief with VIP Ricardo Morales and the Dali Quartet - North Wales Pennsylvania - 1 October 2017
Thailand Clarinet Academy - Bangkok, Thailand - 2 - 7 October 2017
Nuit de la Clarinette by Selmer - Paris, France - 6 October 2017
David Shifrin Master Class - University of Oregon - VIP Wonkak Kim, Host - 6 October 2017
Clarinetissimo - acific University - Washington - October 7 - 8 2017
Colorado State University Clarinet Day with VIP Mark Nuccio (Solo Clarinetist with Houston Symphony) - 7 October 2017
Thailand Clarinet Academy - Bangkok, Thailand - 2 - 7 October 2017
Mercadante International Clarinet Competition - VIP Antonio Tinelli, Director - Bari, Italy - 12 - 15 October 2017
1st Festival de Clarinettes - San Martin de los Andes - 14 - 15 October 2017
Carl Nielsen Master Classes - Assens, Denmark - 14 - 22 October 2017
Senior VIP Stanley Drucker performs Mozart Clarinet Concerto with Massapequa (Long Island) Philharmonic, David Bernard, Music Director
VIP Charles Neidich Chamber Concert with the Halcyon Chamber Series - Brooklyn, New York - 15 October 2017
VIP Ricardo Morales Master Class at Penn State University - York, Pennsylvania - 20 October 2017
Rutgers University Woodwind Day - VIP Maureen Hurd-Hause, Director - New Brunswick, New Jersey - 22 October 2017
Clarinet Extravaganza at Michigan State University - VIP Guy Yehuda, Director - East Lansing, Michigan - 22 October 2017 - Register online by October 18
Giovanni Punzi Master Classes - Rome, Italy - 22 - 23 October 2017
Ronald Spaendock Master Classes - Loja, Equador - 26 - 27 October 2017
November
US Navy Band Clarinet Day - VIP Laura Grantier, Director - VIP Richie Hawley, Guest Soloist - 3 - 4 November 2017
UAFS Clarinet Day - Fort Smith, Alabama - 4 November 2017
3rd Single Reed Symposium at the University of Montevallo - Dr Lora Ardovano, Director - Montevallo, Alabama - 4 - 5 November 2017
Festival Internationale de Clarinetes - Costa Rica - 5 - 6 November 2017
VIP Alessando Carbonare Concert - Rome, Italy - 5 November 2017
2019 Vandoren Emerging Artists Competition - 7 December 2018 - Application Deadline
Festival Internacionales de Clarinetistas - Rio de Janeiro, Argentina - 9 - 15 November 2019
Hartt College Clarinet Day - VIP Ayaki Oshima, Director - Hartford, Connecticut - 12 November 2017
University of Northern Iowa Clarinet Choir Day - Amanda McCandless, DirectorCharles City, Iowa - 12 November 2017
VIP Richie Hawley, Professor at Rice University, Master Class at the University of North Carolina - Greensboro, North Carolina - 18 November 2017
Furman University Single Reed Day - Dr Cecilia Kang, Director - Spartansburg, South Carolina - 18 November 2017
Yamaha Young Performers Competition - 19 December 2018 - YYPA Competition applications are due December 19, 2018 (midnight eastern time) 0
Clarinet Master Classes with Giovanni Punzi - Solo Clarinetist in the Copenhagen Philharmonic - Messina, Italy - 24 - 26 November 2017
Guy Dangain Master Class at Vandoren Paris, France - 27 November 2017
4th Lisbon International Clarinet Competition - Lisbon, Portugal - 27 - 30 November 2017
December
Corrado Guiffredi Master Class - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 1 December 2017
Butler University Single Reed Day - Dr Michele Gingras, Director - 2 December 2017
Rowan University Clarinet Day - Dr Rie Suzuki, Director, with SSgt. Parker Gaims - Clarinetist in the 'Presidents Own' United States Marine Band in Washington, DC - Rowen, New Jersey - 2 December 2017
Huntsville (Alabama) Clarinet Day with Jenny Maclay - 9 & 16 December 2017
Dream Clarinet Academy - Lara Diaz, Director - 13th to 16th in Baoding, China
ClarMeet Porto Clarinet Festival - Porto, Portugal - 15 - 18 December 2017
The Originality of Greatness: Celebrating Elliott Carter’s 109th Birthday! with VIP Charles Neidich performing his music - New York City - 16 December 2017
VIP Yehuda Gilad Clarinet Seminar - Murcia, Spain - 16 - 20 December 2017
MidWest Band and Orchestra Clinic - Chicago, Illinois - 20 - 23 December 2017
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