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Originally published in The Clarinet 46/3 (June 2019). Printed copies of The Clarinet are available for ICA members.      June 2019: Hysterically Speaking by Eric Hoeprich       This 19th-century photograph vies with the “Meet the Beatles” album cover of 1964. Taken in the studio of A. Huber in Vienna, it shows the quartet in its prime, perhaps a bit serious, but definitely ready to have a good time. Georg Dänzer, the clarinetist, holds his 12-key(?) instrument possibly by the Viennese maker, Martin Schemmel. Alas there are no recordings of the ensemble, but it was said that Dänzer could laugh, scream, roar and cry through his instrument. Johann Strauss,Read More →

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Originally published in The Clarinet 46/3 (June 2019). Printed copies of The Clarinet are available for ICA members.   The Jazz Scene: KEN PEPLOWSKI by Jerry Rife “The Jazz Scene” now features a rotating cast of writers. If you are interested in becoming a contributor, contact editor@clarinet.org. There can be few readers of The Clarinet who are unfamiliar with the outstanding artistry and career of Ken Peplowski. He is one of the finest jazz instrumentalists on the scene today. Russell Davies of BBC Two hailed him as the greatest living jazz clarinetist. The Siletz Bay Music Festival in Oregon referred to him as “the living Benny Goodman.”1 Ken is alsoRead More →

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Originally published in The Clarinet 46/3 (June 2019). Printed copies of The Clarinet are available for ICA members.    DON’T MISS CLARINETFEST® 2019! JULY 24-28, 2019 by Jessica Harrie ClarinetFest® is heading to Knoxville, Tennessee, from July 24 to 28, 2019! With a schedule jam-packed with incredible concerts, lectures, master classes, competitions and exhibits, it is sure to be an event to remember! ClarinetFest® 2019 is presented in partnership with the University of Tennessee. Our Artistic Director Victor Chavez Jr. and our entire Artistic Leadership Team has been hard at work, and we are excited to present our conference “Embracing the World” to ICA members from around the globe.Read More →

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Originally published in The Clarinet 46/3 (June 2019). Printed copies of The Clarinet are available for ICA members.    Book Reviews Mitchell Estrin. Stanley Drucker: Clarinet Master. Carl Fischer, 2018. $32.99 Every aspiring clarinetist knows the name Stanley Drucker. His 61 years of service to the New York Philharmonic, countless premieres, solo performances and pedagogical insight are career highlights. These accomplishments only scratch the surface. Mitchell Estrin’s biography allows us to dive into Drucker’s life from the very beginning. The foreword by composer John Corigliano aptly provides the framework for the book. Corigliano’s violinist father was in the New York Philharmonic at the start of Drucker’s career and wasRead More →

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Originally published in The Clarinet 46/3 (June 2019). Printed copies of The Clarinet are available for ICA members.        Audio Reviews: June 2019 Music of Fauré, Buide, Zemlinsky. Trio Séléné: Mingzhe Wang, clarinet; Eli Lara, cello; Ilya Poletaev, piano. G. Fauré: Trio in D Minor for clarinet (originally violin), cello and piano; F. Buide: Two Fragments for bass clarinet, cello and piano; A. von Zemlinsky: Trio for clarinet, cello, and piano. Summit DCD 723. Total time 63:23. Clarinetist Mingzhe Wang, a native of Wuhan, China, is a co-founder of Trio Séléné and associate professor of clarinet at Michigan State University. Previously, Wang received his graduate degrees fromRead More →