by Malena McLaren, coordinator The 2015 I.C.A. Research Competition finals took place on July 22 in the Conservatorio de Amaniel in Madrid, Spain. The seven finalists were excellent and presented judges Madelyn Moore (Kilgore College, Texas, USA), Oskar Espina Ruiz (University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Spain/USA) and Víctor José Fernández Lucerón (Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid and Conservatory of Music in Segovia, Spain) with difficult choices. The finalists were: • Kate Young (USA), “Clarinet Thumb-rest Function and Electromyography Evidence.” • Whitney Coyle (USA), “A Study of the Acoustical Characteristics of a Quality Clarinet.” • Ford Fourqurean (USA), “Character Games: An AnalysisRead More →

Competition Results / Saturday Evening Gala Concert by Sam Davies On the fourth day of ClarinetFest® 2015 in Madrid, lectures, masterclasses, and recitals continued in the Conde Duque for the enjoyment of some 1,100 clarinet enthusiasts from around the world. Inspecting the vendor exhibits while walking the ground floor and moving through the almost 300-year-old stone columns offered hours of interest for many attendees. Always one of the highlights of every ClarinetFest, the vendor exhibits offer everything you could need or imagine relating to the clarinet, and some things you can’t! It’s easy to lose track of time flipping through clarinet sheet music, whether itsRead More →

The results of the 2015 Young Artist Competition are in, and the winners are: First Prize- Angel Belda, Spain Second Prize-Cristina Mateo Saez, Spain Third Prize-Lenner Barnabas, Hungary  Read More →