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PRIORITY CLARINET AND MUSIC EVENTS
Welcome to the Hot News Pages 2011
Effortless 5th Annual Clarinet Studio Recital, Richard Nunemaker, Director, with World Premiere held at the University of St Thomas in Houston, Texas 9 January 2011
Premiere Introduction of long awaited Morales-Backun (MOBA) Artist Clarinet jointly developed by Ricardo Morales (Solo Clarinetist in Philadelphia Orchestra) and Morrie Backun at the North American Music Merchants (NAMM) Convention in Anaheim, California 13 January 2011
Rutgers University Woodwind Day - Dr Maureen Hurd-Hause, Director - 23 January 2011
Master Class with Jehuda Gilad at Vandoren Studio in New York 28 January 2011
Clarinet Cornucopia - 'German Romantic' with Guest Artist Eli Eban (Former Solo Clarinetist in Israel Philharmonic and Professor at Indiana University), Dr Gregory Barrett, Director - 29 January 2011 at Northern Illinois University at DeKalb
Portland Clarinet Symposium with Daniel Gilbert from University of Michigan - 29 January 2011 - Dr. Igor Shakhman, Director
1 SABRe Bass Clarinet Symposium, Matthias Mueller, Director - Zurich, Switzerland, 3 - 4 February 2011
Major Chamber concert at Cleveland Institute of Music with Franklin Cohen, Solo Clarinetist in the Cleveland Orchestra in his 35th year, and Professor - Performing Reger and Brahms Clarinet Quintets 9 February 2011
13th "Gheorghe Dima" International Music Competition - held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania - 7 - 11 February 2011
Southeast Missouri State University Single Reed Day - Dr Michael Dean, Director with Guest Artist Timothy Phillips, Professor at Troy State University (Alabama) 12 February 2011University of Central Florida Clarinet Day with Stanley Drucker - Dr Keith Koons, Director - Orlando, Florida - 19 February 2011 Major Jazz Recital with Jazz Clarinetist legend Eddie Daniels, and Roger Kellaway at the Library of Congress in Washington DC 25 February 2011
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University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) 9th Clarinet Retreat Symposium with Guest Artists Morrie Backun, Dr Anne Watson, Dr Christy Banks, Jessica Lindsay, and others - Dr Denise Gainey, Director - 5 - 6 March 2011
Major Chamber Recital with Franklin Cohen, Solo Clarinetist in The Cleveland Orchestra at the Cleveland Institute of Music 18 March 2011 |
International Clarinet Choir Concert in New York 18 March 2011, Timothy Phillips, Soloist in Premiere arrangement of Vivaldi Concerto in A Minor, Seung-ho Choi, Conductor Vandoren Emerging Artists Competition held through 21 March 2011 - Clarinet Prize winner Emil Khudyev |
Major Master Class at Westminster Choir College with Stanley Drucker, Solo Clarinetist Emeritus of the New York Philharmonic 25 March 2011 in Princeton, New Jersey
Wai Lau, Clarinet Winner - Harold Wright Clarinet Merit Award - 2011 - Competition held in Boston, Massachusetts 26 March 2011, sponsored by the Boston Woodwind Society
Ithaca College (New York) Enduring Masters Clarinet Day with Stanley Drucker, Dr Michael Galvin and Dr Richard Faria, Directors - 2 April 2011
Troy University (Alabama) Clarinet Day - Dr Timothy Phillips and Dr Katrina Phillips, Directors held 2 April 2011
Iowa Clarinet Day at Simpson College - Dr Gregory Oakes, Director - 2 April 2011
Conducting Workshop and Great American Works Concert 2011 held through 8 April 2011
Dr. Wesley J. Broadnax as part of the
Clarimania Festival, Jan Jakub Bokun, Director, held in Wroclaw, Poland - 13 - 16 April 2011
I ENCUENTRO INTERNATIONALE DE CLARINETE MASTER CLASS, - 16 - 17 April 2011
JM Santandreu, Director held at "Els Poblets (Alicante) Spain with Karl Leister - Solo Klarinettist Emeritus Berliner Philharmoniker, International Soloist and Chamber Music Artist; Honorary Member, Royal Academy of Music, London, UK
1st International Clarinet Competition just held between 30 April - 5 May has concluded with the following information as seen below: The Jury of the 1st Lisbon International Clarinet Meeting composed by Prof. Karl Leister (president), Prof. David Krakauer, Prof. Justo Sanz, Prof. Jean-Sebastien Béreau, Prof. António Menino and Prof. Moreira Jorge, decided to give the following prizes: 1st Prize - ANNELIEN VAN WAUWE, (Belgium)
Seventh edition of the Breno “International Clarinet Competition” “G. Mensi” - Silvio Maggioni, Artistic Director - President of the jury was Wenzel Fuchs - Solo Clarinetist in the Berliner Philharmoniker - Other members of the jury included Luigi Magistrelli, Nicola Miorada, Primo Borali and Silvio Maggioni - Held 12 - 14 May 2011
All Musician for Japan Benefit Concert Friday, May 13th 2011 to benefit the victims of the Massive Earthquake and Tsunomi 11 March 2011 with Charles and Ayo Neidich and friends from the Juilliard School Community
Chicago Clarinet Ensemble Careers and Premieres Concert with Stanley and Naomi Drucker and Master Class with Advanced Students - Rose Sperrazza and John Bruce Yeh (Chicago Symphony), Artistic Directors at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, Illinois 27 - 28 May 2011
Gregory Oakes, Professor at Iowa State University and Renowned Soloist named as Solo Clarinetist in the Des Moines (Iowa) Symphony
9th Annual To Blow is to Play - Recital with World Premieres - University of St Thomas, 12 June 2011 - Richard Nunemaker, Director
Stephen Williamson, Solo Clarinetist in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra named as Solo Clarinetist in the Chicago Symphony effective Fall 2011
D Stanley Hasty - Retired Solo Clarinetist in Rochester Philharmonic; Professor Emeritus at Eastman School of Music and Major Teacher Legend - In Memoriam 22 June 2011
3rd Clarinetopia at the State University of New York at Stony Brook - Michael Webster and Alan R Kay, Directors, with Guest Artists Caroline Hartig (Michigan State University) and Charles Neidich (International Soloist, member of NY Woodwind Quintet, and Professor at the Juilliard School) - 22 - 26 June 2011
World Premičre: Fazil Say's Clarinet Concerto KHAYYAM at Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival with Soloist Sabine Meyer in Kiel and Lubeck, Germany 16 - 17 July 2011
5th Buffet-Crampon Summer Clarinet Academy with World Class Performing Faculty including Stanley Drucker (New York Philharmonic), John Gunn and Ixi Chen (Cincinnati Symphony), Daniel Gilbert (Cleveland Orchestra and University of Michigan), Andre Moisan (Bass Clarinetist in Symphonique de Montreal), Mitchell Estrin, Francois Kloc, Matt Vance, and Mary Marshall Baxter, Directors, held 18 - 23 July at University of North Florida in Jacksonville
Clarinet Summer School at Hope University - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Andrew Roberts, Director - 29 July - 1 August 2011
ClarinetFest 2011 held at California State University at Northridge in collaboration with the International Clarinet Association - Julia Heinen and William E Powell, Directors - 3 - 7 August 2011
Carl Maria von Weber - 2nd Clarinet Concerto, Op 74 -
Franklin Cohen, Soloist
- Blossom Music Festival with
The Cleveland
Orchestra - 28 August 2011
Troy University Clarinet Half-Day Hosted by Dr. Timothy Phillips with Guest Artists Dr Julia Heinen (Professor at Cal State University, Northridge, California), and Peter Wright (Solo Clarinetist in Jacksonville, Florida Symphony) held 17 September 2011
Ted Lane, Solo Clarinetist in Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional del Salvador Soloist in Weber 2nd Clarinet Concerto Op 74 performed 22 - 23 September 2011
New York Philharmonic Chamber Concert with Winds and Piano at East Stroudsburg University, Pennsylvania 25 September 2011
Stanley Drucker, New York Philharmonic Solo Clarinetist Emeritus, Soloist in Performances of Copland Clarinet Concerto with Greenwich (Connecticut) Symphony, David Gilbert, Conductor 1 - 2 October 2011
Vandoren/Buffet Clarinet Ensemble Festival held at Michigan State University, Mitchell Estrin, Caroline Hartig Directors - 1 - 2 October 2011
Clarinettissimo 11 - University of Washington, (Seattle) Sean Osborne, Director
Mercadante International Clarinet Competition - Bari, Italy- 13 - 16 October 2011
Boston Clarinet Day, Michael Norsworthy, Director - 16 October 2011
Rutgers University (New Brunswick, New Jersey) Woodwind Day, Maureen Hurd-Hause and Jessica Phillips Reise, Directors - 23 October 2011
Liam Burke (Student of Jon Manasse) named Winner of the Juilliard Copland Clarinet Concerto Competition held 24 - 25 October with upcoming Performance 21 November with the Juilliard Chamber Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall in New York
Selmer New York Exhibition with Performances over a 5 day period 25 - 29 October 2011 at Steinway Hall near Carnegie Hall
Chicago Clarinet Collaborations at NE Illinois University with Guest Artist Charlene Zimmermann, Solo Clarinetist in Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra, John Bruce Yeh (Associate Solo Clarinetist/Eb Clarinet in Chicago Symphony), and Dr Rose Sperrazza (Professor at NE Illinois University) and Artistic Director of the Chicago Clarinet Ensemble - held 4 - 5 November 2011
Special Homage Concert dedicated to Bass Clarinetist and Inventor Ben Armato Retired from the Metropolitan Opera at Copland House with Jonathan Cohler, Jessica Phillips-Rieske and other major artists 20 November 2011
Cleveland Institute of Music Major Chamber Concerts with Franklin Cohen, Professor and Solo Clarinetist in The Cleveland Orchestra performed 20 - 21 November 2011
Dr Himie Voxman, Celebrated Clarinetist, Pedagogue, and Chair of the University of Iowa School of Music, In Memoriam - 22 November 2011
Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal Standard Life International Competition held through 26 November 2011 - 1st Prize winner Clarinetist in Woodwinds category: the winner is Eric Abramovitz, 18 years old, Quebec, clarinet, and 2nd Prize Vincent Boilard, 23 years old, Quebec - Jury included in the Woodwind area Sir James Galway and Stanley Drucker
Inaugural formation of ChamberFest Cleveland with an inaugural concert 27 November and Festival 23 June - 1 July 2012 with Directors Diana Cohen (Concertmistress in Richmond Symphony) and Franklin Cohen (Solo Clarinetist in Cleveland Orchestra)
Ricardo Morales, Solo Clarinetist in Philadelphia Orchestra, performs Concerto Performance with the Copland Clarinet Concerto under Conductor Marin Alsop 1 - 3 December 2011
1st European Clarinet Association (ECA) Competition and Master Class and Festival with comprehensive array of Guest Artists from throughout Europe convening - Matthias Mueller, Director - 6 - 11 2011 at the Madrid Conservatory, Spain
Clarinetist/Bass Clarinetist Don Ambler, Retired from the Denver Symphony and Director of the Colorado Clarinet Choir for 40 years, honored by both the Clarinet Choir and the Colorado Symphony 11 December 2011
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