As we approach the 50th ClarinetFest convention, we thought it would be interesting to share some fun facts about the annual ClarinetFest conference:
- It has been held in 10 different countries (USA, Canada, France, England, Belgium, Sweden, Japan, Portugal, Italy, Spain)
- The most popular ClarinetFest location is Denver, Colorado, which has welcomed ClarinetFest attendees for 8 different years.
- There are now 5 different competitions held each year at ClarinetFest – High School, Young Artist, Orchestral Audition, Research, and Composition. (Learn more about each of these competitions here and discover past winners here.)
- We love Weber! The most popular composer on the required repertoire of the Young Artist Competition is Weber, and the most popular piece is Weber’s Concertino, which has been used 7 times.
- The most popular composer for the High School Competition is Béla Kovács, whose various Homages have been used 6 times.
- ClarinetFest hosts are serving on a volunteer basis, which is absolutely incredible when you consider the countless hours spent planning and preparing each memorable conference! (Are you interested in hosting a future ClarinetFest? You can learn more about hosting a future event here.)
We hope you will join us at a future ClarinetFest event to help us continue making clarinet history around the world!
In case you are interested, here is a list of ClarinetFest locations organized chronologically by year:
| 1974-1977 1978 1979-1980 1981 1982-1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 |
U.S.A. – Denver, Colorado CANADA – Toronto U.S.A. – Denver, Colorado FRANCE – Paris U.S.A. – Denver, Colorado ENGLAND – London U.S.A. – Oberlin, Ohio U.S.A. – Seattle, Washington U.S.A. – Urbana-Champaign, Illinois U.S.A. – Richmond, Virginia – A joint I.C.S. Conference/ClarFest with C.I. U.S.A. – Minneapolis, Minnesota CANADA – Quebec City U.S.A. – Flagstaff, Arizona U.S.A. – Cincinnati, Ohio BELGIUM – Ghent U.S.A. – Chicago, Illinois U.S.A. – Tempe, Arizona FRANCE – Paris U.S.A. – Lubbock, Texas U.S.A. – Columbus, Ohio BELGIUM – Ostende U.S.A. – Norman, Oklahoma U.S.A. – New Orleans, Louisiana SWEDEN – Stockholm U.S.A. – Salt Lake City, Utah U.S.A. – Washington, D.C. JAPAN – Tokyo/Tama U.S.A. – Atlanta, Georgia CANADA – Vancouver, B.C. U.S.A. – Kansas City, Missouri PORTUGAL – Porto U.S.A. – Austin, Texas U.S.A. – Los Angeles, California U.S.A. – Lincoln, Nebraska ITALY – Assisi U.S.A. – Baton Rouge, Louisiana SPAIN – Madrid U.S.A – Lawrence, Kansas U.S.A. – Orlando, Florida BELGIUM – Oostende U.S.A. – Knoxville, Tennessee U.S.A. – Reno, Nevada |
