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Buffet Clarinet Academy 08
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Ticino Festival with Sabine Meyer
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ClariFest at University of Nebraska
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DeFranco Jazz Festival
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Millersville University Single Reed Festival
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Johnstone Clarinet Festival - Ohio State University
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Indiana University Clarinet Workshop
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Oklahoma University Clarinet Symposium
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Clarinetfest 08
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Clariarte Clarinet Course with Vienna Clarinet Connection
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Clarinet & Klezmer Galillee Festival - Israel
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Audi-Mozart Wind Competition - Italy
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TCU Clarinet Workshop
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Charles Neidich Music Seminar- Japan
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NEWSLETTER - SPRING - APRIL -
JUNE 2008
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Amare Chamber Concert with Celeste Zewald
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Cappricio Clarinet Orchestra- Netherlands
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The Spring Newsletter is packed with events of high Clarinet importance as date
ordered on this page. Along with these events, are concert events held all
over the globe with artists of all major levels, and it is encouraged for WKA
members performing important concerts to present for posting to enlighten the
Clarinet community. Ensembles are invited to send in their events.
Above are some past and announcement events of interest to all players.
Three Major
Clarinetist Icons to Retire
Rarely do we see the retirements of eminent Clarinetists from
major Orchestras like within the next year or two. Below is information
about these great clarinet icons who have made an inspirational difference to
all players, especially those aspiring for that Orchestra position.
Notably the following are leaving their Orchestras after at least 30 years and
with Stanley Drucker, Solo Clarinetist in the New York Philharmonic, 60 years,
at the end of the 2009 season, a record that probably will never be matched.
Information below about these honored artists:
Larry Combs, Solo Clarinetist
in the Chicago Symphony, a major soloist and Chamber music artist having
performed all forms and venues including New Music, has a long history of
success as a soloist, pedagogue, and recording artist. On faculty at DePaul
University in Chicago, he is active in workshops at this School of Music and at
Music Festivals worldwide.
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Previously a member of the orchestras of New Orleans and Montreal, and of
the Santa Fe Opera, Larry Combs joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in
1974 and was appointed principal clarinet by Sir Georg Solti in 1978. He has
since appeared as soloist with the Orchestra on numerous occasions in works
by Copland, Mozart, Brahms, Berio, Corigliano and Rouse. He also has been
featured many times on CSO tour concerts performing Morton Gould's
adaptation of Chicago for clarinet and orchestra.
An avid
chamber musician, he is a founding member of the Chicago Chamber Musicians,
and has appeared with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the
Smithsonian Chamber Ensemble. In addition, he has recorded as soloist and
chamber musician on the Erato, Sony, Cedille, Crystal, and Summit labels.
Some of his recent chamber music experiences have included joining CSO Music
Director Daniel Barenboim and cellist Yo-Yo Ma in Brahms's Trio in A minor,
Op. 114, at Orchestra Hall, and performances with Ravinia Music Director
Christoph Eschenbach at the Ravinia Festival.
In addition to orchestral
playing and chamber music, Larry has had a lifelong interest in jazz. He
appeared with Chicago pianist Larry Novak at the 1999 Chicago Jazz Festival
and joined the Chicago Jazz Orchestra in its Tribute to Benny Goodman
concert in September 1999. He also has performed and recorded with Bill
Russo's Chicago Jazz Ensemble and participated in the Tribute to Duke
Ellington CD on the Teldec label with Daniel Barenboim.
In 2002, Larry was awarded his
second Grammy Award for his recording of Richard Strauss' Duett-Concertino
for clarinet and bassoon, strings and harp, with David McGill and Maestro
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Richard Nunemaker To
Retire From the Houston Symphony Orchestra
After serving
forty-one years as a member of the Houston Symphony Orchestra Richard Nunemaker
will retire August 1, 2008. Andre Previn hired Nunemaker in 1967 as a
clarinetist, bass clarinetist and saxophonist. He
has had a varied and prolific career as a symphony musician, concert soloist,
recording artist, producer, educator and author.
Richard will continue to pursue
his first love—commissioning and performing new music for clarinet and
saxophone. He will also continue teaching at the University of St. Thomas and
keep an active private studio. Richard plans to fill out his remaining free time
performing as a freelance musician in the greater Houston area.
During Nunemaker’s tenure with the Houston Symphony he gave many Houston
Symphony premieres on subscription and non-subscription concerts such as: the
Ingolf Dahl Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Orchestra and the Heitor
Villa-Lobos, Fantasia for Saxophone and Orchestra Lawrence Foster,
conductor, the Pierre Max Dubois Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra,
Jorge Mester, conductor and the Alexander Glazunov Concerto for Saxophone and
Orchestra, Sergiu Commisiona, conductor. He also performed the Jacques Ibert,
Concertino da Camera for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra and the Aaron
Copland Clarinet Concerto, Toshiyuki Shimada,
conductor. Nunemaker was featured in the Houston Symphony Sounds Like Fun series
for two seasons performing his and Robert Nelson’s arrangement of Amazing
Grace for Soprano Voice, Clarinet and Orchestra. He was also featured many
times with Newton Wayland and the Houston Symphony on the Symphony Pops series
and on the New Year’s Eve Gala concerts. Nunemaker was the featured soloist with
Wayland and the Houston Symphony Orchestra in three Fourth of July live
television broadcasts and two CD recordings: Stompin’ at The Savoy and
America Swings on the Pro Arte label performing arrangements he commissioned
featuring the Artie Shaw Clarinet Concerto, and Tributes to Artie Shaw
and Benny Goodman.
Richard was a founding member of Airmail Special, a quartet of
Houston musicians that performed original material for student and family
concerts in the Houston area. During its 16-year tenure, Airmail Special
presented 350 live performances in the Greater Houston area schools for
approximately 70,000 children.
“ It has been
a thrill to be a member of such a great orchestra and to be a part of what I
consider to be one of the premiere clarinet and wind sections in the United
States today.”
“ I
take pride in having been a participant in the building of this wonderful
Houston Symphony Orchestra from the late 1960’s with Andre Previn to the late
1990’s with Christoph Eschenbach. Indeed, those were exciting and exhilarating
years.”
www.RichardNunemaker.com
Stanley Drucker,
probably the greatest Clarinetist of all time as said by composer John
Corigliano, celebrates his 60th year in the New York Philharmonic, an
incredible track record and still running strong, with a planned round of
performances of the Copland Clarinet Concerto before the end of the 2009 season,
in which he will retire.
He came to the New York Phil in 1949 at age 19, another major accomplishment.
The below information highlights his track record with this great Orchestra.
Stanley Drucker
Principal
The Edna and W. Van Alan Clark Chair
At the conclusion of the 1997-98
season, New York Philharmonic Principal Clarinet Stanley Drucker celebrated 50
years as a member of the Orchestra. In honor of this milestone anniversary, and
in recognition of his highly respected and widely acknowledged musical
excellence and dedication, he was named Musical
America’s 1998 Instrumentalist of the Year. He has made approximately 150
solo appearances with the Philharmonic since joining it at age 19.
Mr. Drucker maintains an active solo career in addition to his Philharmonic
duties, appearing with ensembles throughout the world. He has been twice
nominated for Grammy Awards in the category of Best Instrumental
Soloist/Classical with Orchestra: In 1992 for his recording of the Copland
Concerto with the Philharmonic and Leonard Bernstein, and in 1982 for John
Corigliano’s Concerto with the Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta. Mr. Drucker is
featured on a number of other Philharmonic recordings: under the direction of
Leonard Bernstein in Debussy’s Premiere
Rapsodie; in Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto; and in the world-premiere live
performance (1977) of the Corigliano Clarinet Concerto, which is a part of the
Orchestra’s acclaimed CD box set, The Historic
Broadcasts: 1923-1987. Mr. Drucker’s other recordings include
New York Legends: Recitals with Principals from
the New York Philharmonic; Schumann’s Complete Works for Winds and Piano;
the Mozart Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A, K.581, and a new two-CD set of
the two clarinet sonatas, Trio in A minor, and Quintet in B minor of Johannes
Brahms entitled Drucker Plays Brahms. He is
also heard on the world-premiere broadcast of William Bolcom’s Clarinet
Concerto, part of the New York Philharmonic Special Editions’ boxed set,
An American Celebration.
Mr. Drucker began clarinet studies at age ten with Leon Russianoff, his
principal teacher, and later attended the High School of Music and Art and the
Curtis Institute of Music. He was appointed Principal Clarinetist of the
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra at age 16, the Adolf Busch Chamber Players at
age 17, and the Buffalo Philharmonic at age 18. He has the distinction of being
one of the few living orchestral musicians whose biography appears in the
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
Stephen Freeman -Bass Clarinetist
Stephen Freeman
It was a live performance by Benny Goodman
at the old Paramount Theatre that inspired Stephen Freeman to study the
clarinet. He began his career in 1953 with a 4-year stint in the Air
Force Band, and later added the bass clarinet to his repertoire. This
led to chairs with the Ottawa Philharmonic, and the St. Louis, Baltimore
and Pittsburgh Symphonies, before joining the New York Philharmonic in
1966. Mr. Freeman is now in his 30th season as the Philharmonic's Bass
Clarinet. He is married to Judith Kalin Freeman, who teaches clarinet at
the Preparatory Division of Manhattan School of Music and at the Horace
Mann School in New York. The Freemans spent six summers on the faculty
of the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina. They have two sons. Eric,
30, started out as an electrical engineer for Bell Laboratories and is
now living and working in Boulder, Colorado, when not on bicycle trips
to foreign countries. Gene, 28, is pursuing a career as a songwriter and
musician. Mr. Freeman has coached All-City High School Orchestra members
for 10 years. An avid runner, he completed the 26-mile New York Marathon
twice.
Of his instrument Mr. Freeman explains, "My Buffet bass clarinet #19230
was made in approximately 1955, and a removable extension joint was
built sometime later by Hans Moennig. Moennig also changed the automatic
register key to a manual type, which greatly improves the action of the
instrument. This clarinet was originally owned and used by Leon Lester
in the Philadelphia Orchestra for many years. Through the good graces
and at the suggestion of Moennig, I was fortunate to be able to secure
this instrument from Mr. Lester, and have been playing it since the
1960s. My mouthpiece is a Vandoren B45, slightly modified to provide a
deeper baffle, on which I use Vandoren 21/2 or 3 reeds. I also use
Buffet Clarinets with a Frank Kaspar (Ann Arbor, MI) mouthpiece, and
Vandoren V12 #4 reeds."
Mr Freeman will retire from the Philharmonic
at the conclusion of the 2009 season, along with Stanley Drucker and
Music Director Loren Maazel, an incredible trio departure of three
renowned icons of this great Orchestra
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date order on those month pages only to avoid repeated postings and possible
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania 3rd
Annual Single Reed Symposium - 3 - 4 April 2008
Competition Application Deadline:
10 March 2008 - Competition 4 -6 April 2008
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Dr. Kimberly Cole Luevano
Dr Nathan Williams
Saturday, 12 April 2008 - Eastern
Michigan University
EMU Clarinet Day, Dr Kimberley
Cole Luevano, Director
Guest Artist - Dr Nathan Williams
Join EMU clarinetists for an
energizing day including a clinic, master class, and two recitals. Nathan
Williams, Artist Teacher at the Interlochen Arts Academy presents a 10 a.m.
master class for EMU
students. Sam Merciers of Meridian Winds presents a 1:30 p.m. clinic on clarinet
repair. Area professional
clarinetists perform at 3:00 pm. Nathan Williams performs at 7 p.m. All events
are free to
university music students with a valid student ID. Admission: $10 for adults; $5
for non-university
students and seniors; includes all of the day’s events. Alexander Recital Hall,
various times.
This event is planned as a
comprehensive day of Master Classes, ensemble activity, and Recitals given by
faculty and Dr Nathan Williams and participants. For more information
contact:
kcolelue@emich.edu
Dr Kimberley Cole Luevano
With
reviews such as "breathtaking...", "virtuosic tone
and...technique," and "exceptionally sensitive and
introspective rendition," Kimberly Cole Luevano
continually establishes herself as a formidable
soloist and chamber musician. Cole is Associate
Professor of Clarinet at Eastern Michigan University
in Ypsilanti and a member of the clarinet faculty at
the Interlochen Arts Camp. In addition to her
teaching responsibilities, she performs with the
Eastern Winds, EMU's faculty wind quintet. Dr. Cole
has given acclaimed solo and chamber performances
throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe,
was a featured performer at the 2005 Oklahoma
Clarinet Symposium, and was recently invited to
perform and teach at the 2006 Brazilian Clarinet
Symposium.
Dr. Cole freelances extensively
and has performed as a member of the Michigan Opera
Theater Orchestra, principal clarinetist of the Ann
Arbor Symphony, and with the Detroit, Windsor
(Canada), and Toledo Symphony Orchestras, among
others. Additionally, she has toured with Keith
Brion's New Sousa Band. Cole is featured with her
chamber ensemble, Quorum, on an Albany compact disc
of composer Evan Chambers' works entitled, "Cold
Water, Dry Stone." Dr. Cole's recording of Anthony
Iannaccone's Quintet for Clarinet and Strings with
the Arianna String Quartet was released on Albany
Records in 2004 and her recording of Iannaccone's
Wind Quintets and Woodwind Trio was released in
early 2005, also for distribution on Albany Records.
Dr. Cole has frequently contributed articles and CD
reviews for The Clarinet, journal of the
International Clarinet Association.
Originally from Albuquerque,
New Mexico, Dr. Cole studied in Paris, France as the
recipient of a U. S. Government Fulbright Grant and
KadeFellowship. She has been a finalist in the
Oklahoma City Young Artists Competition, a prize
winner in the International Clarinet Association's
Young Artist Competition, and a semi-finalist in the
Houston Symphony's Ima Hogg Young Artist
Competition. She has participated in the Kent
Blossom Music Festival and National Orchestral
Institute. She earned her Doctorate of Musical Arts
degree at Michigan State University where she
studied with Elsa Ludewig Verdehr. Her other
teachers include James Gillespie, Keith Lemmons, Guy
Deplus, and Alain Damiens. Dr. Cole has also served
on the faculties of the University of New Mexico and
Alma College.
Featured Artist, Nathan Williams,
clarinet
Nathan Williams--hailed by
critics as "outstanding for his
musicality, breath control, robust
and brilliant tone, and flawless
technique" (El Nuevo Dia Domingo,
San Juan), "a highly effective
soloist" (The New York Times), and
"a stellar musician, capable of the
most exquisite and expressive
playing" (The Winston-Salem
Journal)–-has appeared as concerto
soloist and given recitals and
chamber music performances at Alice
Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, and
Kaufmann Hall at the 92nd St. Y, as
well as throughout the United
States, and in Austria, Canada,
China, Israel, Hungary, Germany,
Japan, Taiwan, the Netherlands, and
the Czech Republic.
Dr. Williams has been heard in
concert broadcasts on National
Public Radio, the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation, the
Austrian Radio Network, NCRV (Dutch
Radio), and WNCN-New York. He has
taken part in world-premiere
recordings and performances of both
solo and chamber music for the New
York Guild of Composers, the
Austrian Composers Foundation, the
Focus! Festival at New York’s
Lincoln Center, and San Francisco’s
Composers, Inc. He has received
critical acclaim for his compact
disc recordings for Albany,
Composers Recordings, Inc., Naxos,
New Dynamic Records, and Arizona
University Recordings. He is also a
featured soloist on "Music from the
I.C.A.", distributed by the
International Clarinet Association.
In 1999, Strata–-a trio he founded
with violinist James Stern and
pianist Audrey Andrist--recorded
works by Aram Khachaturian, Max
Bruch, Martin Rokeach, Igor
Stravinsky, and Don Freund for AUR.
A duo CD with Andrist, Spontaneous
Lines (Albany Records, TROY 311),
features works by American composers
Leslie Bassett, Sebastian Currier,
Robert Maggio, Robert Muczynski, and
Martin Rokeach.
Dr. Williams earned the Artist
Diploma with highest honors from the
Academy of Music and Fine Arts in
Vienna, Austria, as well as graduate
degrees from the Eastman and
Juilliard schools, where he studied
with Stanley Hasty. A former
clarinetist with the Continuum
ensemble in New York, he was the
principal clarinetist of the
Winston-Salem Symphony from 1996 to
2003, and from 1990 to 2001 he was
on the faculty of the East Carolina
University School of Music in
Greenville, N. C.
Since 2001 Williams has been the
Instructor of Clarinet at the
Interlochen Arts Academy. He is on
the Artist Roster of Lois Scott
Management, Inc. in New York and is
an Artist/Clinician for Buffet
Crampon. He also recently joined the
artist faculty of the Amalfi Coast
Chamber Music Institute in
Vietri-sul-Mare/Naples, Italy.
Upcoming engagements during the
2007-2008 season include
performances in Colorado, Illinois,
North Carolina, Iowa, Arizona,
Texas, New York, Florida, Nebraska,
Italy and China.
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BWS Merit Award Competitions 2008
Boston Woodwind Society has established merit awards
to honor the artistry and achievements of five legendary woodwind musicians. The
awards are presented annually to outstanding young students hoping to fulfill
their dreams of entering the world of professional players. Recipients of an
award receive a cash prize of $1,000. Click on Awards in navigation menu above
to learn more.
Audition Dates
Flute |
January 20,
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Bassoon |
February 10,
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Oboe |
March 9, 2008 |
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April 13, 2008 - Harold Wright
Merit Clarinet Competition |
We are now accepting registrations ONLY for the BWS Flute
Merit Award Competition named in honor of Doriot Anthony Dwyer. Registration for
other Merit Award Competitions begins on the following dates:
Clarinet -
March 10
Bassoon - January 21
Oboe - February 11
BWS Merit Award Recipients 2007
AudiMozart! 4th International Wind
Competition -
May 9th to 24th, 2008
Applications
must be received no later than
25th April, 2008.
Dear Friends,
I am
writing on behalf of the
Associazione Mozart Italia (Italian
Mozart Society). We are organizing
the third edition of the
\"AUDI-Mozart!\" International Wind
Competition for the performance of
the Mozart\'s concertos for flute,
oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and
orchestra. It will take place in
Rovereto, Italy from May 9th to
24th, 2008. I also would like to ask
the co-operation of the flute, oboe,
bassoon, clarinet and horn\'s
teachers in order to promote our
prestigious competition to their
students. Thank you very much for
your kind attention and help. For
any further information please
don\'t hesitate to contact us or
visit our website:
http://www.mozartitalia.org
NB: Applications must be received no
later than
25th April, 2008.
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Rovereto (TN), 9th - 24th May 2008
4th INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
for the performance of the Mozart's concertos
for
FLUTE, OBOE, CLARINET, BASSOON, HORN
and orchestra.
RULES
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Rovereto (TN - Italy), 9 –
24 May, 2008
IV INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
for the performance of the Mozart's concertos
for FLUTE, OBOE, CLARINET, BASSOON, HORN and
orchestra.
COMPETITION RULES
1 - The Italian Mozart Association announces the
fourth International Competition for the
performance of Mozart’s concerts for flute,
oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and orchestra so
as to highlight the most talented young
performers worldwide.
2 - Participation is open to musicians of all
nationalities who were born after 1st January
1974. No music academy diploma is required.
3 - The competition will take place in Rovereto
from 9th May, 2008 to 24th May, 2008
4 - Those wishing to participate should fill in
the enclosed form and send it to:
ASSOCIAZIONE
MOZART ITALIA
CONCORSO INTERNAZIONALE AUDIMOZART!
PER STRUMENTI A FIATO
Via Mercerie, 14
38068 ROVERETO (TN) - ITALIA
NB: Applications must be
received no later than 25th April, 2008.
5 – With the application
form please enclose, as a non refundable
registration fee, either a copy of an electronic
bank transfer to:
Associazione Mozart Italia - AUDIMozart
Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara - sede di
Rovereto -
IBAN IT49P0518820800000000003141
SWIFT VRBPIT2V067
or a crossed cheque payable to:
Associazione Mozart Italia – AUDI-Mozart!
Eur 110.00 (one hundred and ten Euros)
for.
Also please note that you should enclose
photographs (one passport size and one full
body) and a Curriculum Vitae either in Italian
or in English.
6 - The draw to determine the competitors order
of appearance will take place on 30th April, at
6:00 pm, in our office at 14, Via Mercerie. The
drawn letter will apply to every single
instrument. As from 2nd May, all competitors may
enquire about the day of
their appearance:
- by phone: ++39/0464/422719 or
- by fax: ++39/0464/438282 or
- by E-mail:
infoami@mozartitalia.org
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7 - The competition consists of three rounds for
each instrument:
- preliminary
- semi finals
- final
8 - The preliminary rounds
are based on the performance of the first
movement of a Mozart's concerto chosen by the
competitor (click here for the list),
accompanied by piano. The pianist is the
official accompanist of the competition.
9 - No more than 24 competitors for each
instrument will be admitted to the semi-finals.
This round will consist of the performance of
the second and third movements of the same
Mozart's concerto chosen by the competitor,
always accompanied by piano.
10 - No more than 3 competitors for each
instrument will be selected for the final round,
which consists of the performance of the same
entire concerto with piano.
11 - The preliminary, semifinal and final rounds
will be assesed by a Jury appointed by
Associazione Mozart Italia.
12 - At the end of every final round the winners
of the prizes for the specific instrument will
be chosen. The competition will end with a gala
concert with the Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and
Trento and participation of all the five first
prize winners.
13 - First prize winners will receive € 2.000,00
(two thousand Euros); no money prize will be
awarded to second and third classified for each
instrument.
The Haydn Orchestra of Trento and Rovereto will
engage the five winners of the first prize in a
concert planned on May 25th 2008 at Auditorium
in Borgo Valsugana (TN)
.
The “Associazione Mozart
Italia” national seat of Rovereto will engage
the five winners of the first prize in a concert
with Orchestra on September 19th, 2008 in
Rovereto, at Auditorium “F.Melotti”.
In addition:
- the ”Associazione Mozart Italia” local seat of
Firenze will engage the five winners in a
concert on September 20th 2008 at Educandato
S.S.Annunziata in Firenze;
- the “Montreal Chamber Orchestra” will engage
one of the winner (oboe) in a concert during the
period 2008/2009;
- the “Istituzione Musicale Collegium Artis” of
Frascati will engage one of the winners (flute
or clarinet) in a concert during the period
October-December 2009, at Auditorium “Scuderie
Aldobrandini”;
- the “Montreal Chamber Orchestra” will engage
one of the winner (bassoon) in a concerto during
the period 2009/2010.
Furthermore their names will be promoted as
soloists towards all Italian orchestras and
those of various other countries as well.
14 – All participants must bear their own travel
and accomodation costs.
15 - The competition schedule is as follows:
Friday, 9th May - bassoon preliminary
Saturday, 10th May - bassoon semi-final
Sunday, 11th May - flute
preliminary
Monday, 12th May - flute preliminary
Tuesday, 13th May - flute semi-final
Wednesday, 14th May - oboe preliminary
Thursday, 15th May - oboe semi-final
Friday, 16th May - horn preliminary
Saturday, 17th May - horn semi-final
Sunday, 18th May - clarinet preliminary
Monday, 19th May - clarinet preliminary
Tuesday, 20th May - clarinet semi-final
Wednesday, 21st May - bassoon finals, with piano
Wednesday, 21sr May - flute finals, with piano
Thursday, 22nd May - oboe finals, with piano
Thursday, 22nd May - horn finals, with piano
Friday, 23rd May - clarinet finals, with piano
Saturday, 24th May - gala concert of the five
winners, with Orchestra Haydn at Hangar Audi
Dorigoni in Trento.
16 - All pieces must be
played by heart in each round. Competitors are
advised to use the Urtext edition.
17 - By signing the application form for this
competition, competitors accept the competition
rules. The decisions of the Jury will be final
and without appeal. In the event of any doubts
arising from the translation into foreign
languages, only the text in Italian will be
valid.
CONTACT DETAILS
- Address: - Associazione Mozart Italia
via Mercerie 14
38068 - Rovereto (TN)
Italy
- Tel.: - +39 0464 422719
- Fax: - +39 0464 438282
- E-mail: -
infoami@mozartitalia.org
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- Website: - http://www.mozartitalia.org
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Missoula, Montana
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Featured Guests
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ARTISTS
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David Morgenroth
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Clipper Anderson
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Bob LedBetter
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UM Jazz Band I
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CLINICIANS
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"I appreciate what Lance Boyd, Tom Cook,
and the students at the U of M as well as others in the Missoula
community have done to foster jazz over the last many years. It’s an
excellent program and an outstanding festival. I’m pleased to have this
opportunity of a long-term relationship with The University of Montana.”
- Buddy DeFranco |
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“I like the personal touch. The
non-competitive atmosphere allows each band to be evaluated on its own
merits....the clinicians are able to address our specific issues in a
positive and productive manner.”
-John Combs,
Hellgate High School Band Director |
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For more information contact:
Lance R. Boyd
Department of Music
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812-7992
Phone: (406) 243-5071 or
(406) 243-6880
Email:
lance.boyd@umontana.edu
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The Buddy DeFranco Jazz Festival is a
non-competitive, educational event. High school and college jazz bands
perform every 30 minutes throughout both days and receive written
comments from the guest clinicians. Immediately following its
performance, each band will have an opportunity to work for 30 minutes
with one of the clinicians in another location. This is a change from
previous years that we hope will be more beneficial for the visiting
bands and directors.
It is possible to receive
a numerical rating upon request. Also, Outstanding Soloist Awards will
be given to deserving soloists from the daytime performances. They will
be presented during the Saturday night concert. This adds an element of
excitement to the festivities and recognizes superior individual
achievement without creating a competitive atmosphere.
Each group registration
fee of $150 includes the adjudication, an audio tape of the performance
and access to clinics and the daytime performances. Evening concert
reserve tickets can be purchased separately. Information about a special
discount for concert tickets will be sent to you upon receipt of your
registration form.
The deadline for registration is March 31,
2007. To participate please fill out the attached registration form and
return to: Lance Boyd, Music Department, The University of Montana,
Missoula, MT 59812. For further festival information call the UM Music
Department at (406) 243-6880 or the UM Jazz Program at (406) 243-5071. |
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Schedule
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FRIDAY, April 25
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
College, high school and junior high school jazz band performances
1:00 pm
CLINIC: With guest artists Bucky Pizzarelli and
James Morrison
7:30 pm
CONCERT: featuring Bucky Pizzarelli, James Morrison and UM Jazz Band I
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SATURDAY, April 26
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
College, high school and Junior high school jazz band performances
1:00 pm
CLINIC: With guest artists John Allred and Phil Woods
7:30 pm
CONCERT: featuring John Allred, Phil Woods and UM Jazz Band I
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All jazz festival events are held in the
University Theatre
Reserved tickets for the evening concerts can
be purchased at the GrizTix, the UC Box Office, Adams Center ticket
office or Worden’s Market. Second night discount price available. For
more ticket information call 1-888-MONTANA. All seats are reserved. |
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CONNIE A. RHOADES
Director of Clarinet Studies
D.M.A., University of Oklahoma
208 Foster Music Building •
521 Lancaster Ave. •
Richmond, KY 40475-3102 •
• EKU Phone: (859) 622-1342
• EKU Fax: (859) 622-1333
Connie.Rhoades@eku.edu
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The Annual Eastern
Kentucky University
Clarinet Festival
2008 Eastern Kentucky University
Clarinet Festival
April 26, 2008
The EKU Clarinet Festival offers recitals and clinics presented by
artist faculty from around the nation and Eastern Kentucky University.
Students may perform solos from the standard repertoire and
will be enrolled on a first-come. first-served basis. The high
School and Junior High Clarinet Choirs will rehearse during the day on
Saturday, and will give a performance on Saturday evening. Please
contact Dr. Rhoades for more information. More information will be
available in January (2008).
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CLARINET GALA |
Ohio State
University Clarinet Festival - Honoring Clarinet Pedagogue legend Stanley
Hasty (Eastman School of Music), James Pyne, Director to be held 30 April - 3
May 2008.
Rarescale Bass Clarinet
course on the Scottish island of Raasay
30th March - 3rd April 2009 ,
Sarah Watts, Director - take note of
year
Northwestern
University
School of Music
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Philippe
Cuper,
Clarinet:
a Master
Class |
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Live
Webcast
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Tuesday,
May 6,
2008 |
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Available on the World Wide Web and Internet2
On Tuesday, May 6 at 5 p.m. CDT, Philippe Cuper will give a free clarinet master class in Northwestern University's Regenstein Recital Hall. Principal clarinet with the Paris Opera Orchestra and an artist for Vandoren and Buffet Crampon, Philippe Cuper is one of the best representatives of the famous French school of clarinet playing.
Cuper has won prizes at major international competitions in Verscelli, Geneva, Prague, and Munich, where he now serves on the contest's jury. A member of the Versailles Conservatoire faculty, Cuper has appeared at festivals in Montreux, Prague, Cacovia, London, and Rio with the Czech Philharmonic and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded more than 30 CDs as a soloist and 30 CDs with orchestra.
Enjoy musical critique from a master - live from your own computer. This concert is sponsored by Northwestern University School of Music, Buffet Crampon Clarinets, and Vandoren Reeds/Dansr. |
How To View the Webcast
On the day of the show, visit www.pickstaiger.org between 4:50 and 5:00 p.m. CDT for a link to the webcast. You will need the latest version of Real Player. For further information about using Real Player, visit www.pickstaiger.org/webcast.
For Internet2 Users
This webcast will also be available on Internet2. Information about the technical requirements for Internet2 viewing is available at www.pickstaiger.org/webcast.
Further Information
If you have any questions regarding testing Real Player or the mpeg2 multicast feed, please contact Michael Curtis at m-curtis@northwestern.edu.
All other questions about the event should be directed to nusmweb@northwestern.edu. |
Master Class Program and Performers
Accompanist: Kay Kim, piano
Sonata by Camille Saint-Saëns
Student: Michael Morris
Concerto by Jean Françaix
Student: Brad Whitfield
Première Rhapsodie by Claude Debussy
Student: DeMarus Allen-Batieste
Cantilène by Louis Cahuzac
Student: Patrick Graham
Sonata by Francis Poulenc
Student: David Halperin
Concerto by Carl Nielsen
Student: Michael Yoshimi |
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Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Northwestern University
50 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
Tickets: 847.467.4000
Information: 847.491.5441
www.pickstaiger.org |
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CUBE's Groovin’
High, Groovin’ Low grand finale concert of its 20th anniversary
season - Roosevelt University
Sunday, May 11, 8pm
Ganz Hall, 7th floor
Roosevelt University
430 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Richard Nunemaker will be taking part in
CUBE's Groovin’ High, Groovin’ Low grand finale concert of its 20th
anniversary season. Taking a cue from the jazz tune “Groovin’
High,” CUBE will feature voices, flutes and bass clarinets in a
concert that combines classical contemporary music and jazz in new
and intriguing ways.
The concert features a new work written
expressly for this concert: Bottom Dog, for two bass clarinets and
one contrabass clarinet by Jody Rockmaker, professor of music at
Arizona State University. Featured along with Nunemaker in this work
will be bass clarinetist, J. Lawrie Bloom and contrabass
clarinetist, John Bruce Yeh, both members of the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra. |
05/12/2008
REMINDER: Summer
Clarinet Academy Deadline Approaching Fast!!!
The application deadline for
the 2008 Buffet Crampon USA
Summer Clarinet Academy is just around the corner!
Application materials must be postmarked no later
than May 15, 2008!
Don't miss this opportunity to study with some of
the finest clarinetists in the world! Those accepted
to the Academy will study for a week with
an Artist Roster
unmatched anywhere.
Follow
this link
for information on the audition process and the
Academy. We look forward to hearing from YOU
Buffet Crampon USA is
pleased to announce application and audition information for the
2008 Summer Clarinet Academy, to be held August 4-9, 2008.
Please click on the links below for information on how to apply to
the Academy, audition materials, the Artist Faculty, curriculum and
the University of North Florida, once again the Academy's host
institution.
(Academy open to US residents age 18-26 only)
Deadline for Application and CD submission is
15 May 2008
This year's Academy Artist Faculty is again an unparalleled assembly
of some of finest clarinetists in the world! Students accepted to
the Academy will have the opportunity to study with J. Lawrie
Bloom (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Pascual Martinez-Forteza
(New York Philharmonic), Eugene Mondie (National Symphony
Orchestra) and Ronald Van Spaendonck (Mons
and Brussels Royale Conservatoire,
Brussels,
Belgium).
About the Academy
Audition Procedure
Application Procedure
Student Application
Auditor Application
Curriculum
Tuition and Scholarships
Artist Faculty
Academy Administration
Housing and Transportation
University of North Florida
Klarinetten Choir
Festival in Herne, Germany 23 - 25 May 2008
Christoph Hilger, Dirigent
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Informationen, Fotos und Berichte von unserem Klarinetten-Chor |
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For Immediate Release:
February 6, 2008
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
(516) 586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net
Reunion of Naomi Drucker’s Clarinet
Students on May 25, 2008
Naomi Drucker, 1957 alumnae and Hofstra University
Music Department
clarinet teacher since 1969, will host a reunion of her students on
Sunday, May 25, 2008 from 1 PM to 5 PM. The reunion will be held at the
Massapequa Elks Club, 2162 Veterans Blvd., Massapequa, New York.
Ms. Drucker said, “I want to see all of you again. If you still play,
please bring your clarinet and a music stand. We’ll perform Irwin
Swack’s Quartet for clarinets together. The piece is available for
download at
http://www.jamesarts.com/ace/home.html.”
Please respond ASAP, before May 1, 2008 with dates of study, address,
telephone number, email address and name under which you studied with
Naomi Drucker. Send your information to:
Naomi Drucker
9 Compass Lane
Massapequa NY 11758
Phone and fax - 516-541-9090
Email – jamesarts@worldnet.att.net
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