Who We Are

MISSION STATEMENT

The International Clarinet Association is a diverse and inclusive community of clarinetists and clarinet enthusiasts that supports projects that will benefit clarinet performance; provides opportunities for the exchange of ideas, materials, and information among its members; fosters the composition, publication, recording, and distribution of music for the clarinet; encourages the research and manufacture of a more definitive clarinet; encourages communication and cooperation among clarinetists and the music industry; and encourages and promotes the performance and teaching of a wide variety of repertoire for the clarinet.

To these ends, the association is dedicated to fostering communication and fellowship of clarinetists on a worldwide basis through publishing a quarterly scholarly journal, The Clarinet, producing an annual clarinet festival, ClarinetFest®, supporting a research library with materials available to all members, and promoting a variety of other endeavors related to the clarinet and clarinet playing.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Catherine Wood

President

Diane Barger

Past President

Christopher Nichols

President Elect

Kip Franklin

Treasurer

Melissa Morales

Secretary

Luca Saracca

International Vice President

ADVISORY BOARD

The Advisory Board is auxiliary to the Board of Directors and will serve a three-year term. The Advisory Board is intended to serve in a consult capacity. They are appointed by the board and are a non-voting unit. They are chosen from all facets of the clarinet world from performance to industry and must be well acquainted with the ICA. As you can see, those we appointed have been members for many years and two of them are honorary members.

International Council

Caroline Hartig

International Ambassador

Severine Sierens

Secretary, International Council

Diane Barger

Ex-Officio Member

Luca Saracca

International Vice President

Catherine Wood

President

STAFF

Jessica Harrie

Executive Director

Rachel Yoder

Editor, The Clarinet, Ex-Officio DEIA Committee

Emily Kerski

Associate Editor, The Clarinet

Cynthia Goosby

The Clarinet [Online], Associate Editor

Alejandra Vega

Fall 2024 Intern

Jeremy Ruth

The Clarinet [Online], Editor

ICA LEGENDS

Simeon Bellison
(1883-1953)

Daniel Bonade
(1896-1976)

Jack Brymer
(1915–2003)

Louis Cahuzac
(1880-1960)

Eric Dolphy
(1928–1964)

David Etheridge
(1942–2010)

Laura Flax
(1952-2017)

Benny Goodman
(1909-1986)

David Hite
(1923-2004)

Reginald Kell
(1906-1981)

Thea King
(1925-2007)

Christie Lundquist
(1947-1998)

Mitchell Lurie
(1922–2008)

Robert Marcellus
(1928-1996)

Kalmen Opperman
(1919-2010)

Caroline Schleicher-Krähmer
(1794-1873)

Artie Shaw
(1910-2004)

William O. Smith
(1926-2020)

Himie Voxman
(1912-2011)

Pamela Weston
(1921-2009)

Harold Wright
(1926-1993)

HONORARY MEMBERS

Ben Armato
(1928-2015)

Walter Boeykens
(1938–2013)

Colin Bradbury
(1933-2023)

Betty Brockett
(1936–2003)

Clark Brody
(1914–2012)

Tao Chunxiao
China

Franklin Cohen
Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Larry Combs
Evanston, Illinois

Philippe Cuper
Paris, France

Eddie Daniels
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Buddy DeFranco
(1923–2014)

Hans Deinzer
(1934-2020)

Guy Deplus
(1924-2020)

Paquito D’Rivera
North Bergen, New Jersey

Julie DeRoche
Chicago, Illinois

Stanley Drucker
(1929-2022)

F. Gerard Errante
Las Vegas, Nevada

Mitchell Estrin
Gainsville, Florida

Giora Feidman
Hamburg, Germany

Lee Gibson
(1915–2013)

James Gillespie
Denton, Texas (Editor Emeritus)

Caroline Hartig
Columbus, Ohio

Paul Harvey
Twickenham, Middlesex, U.K.

Stanley Hasty
(1920–2011)

Eric Hoeprich
Bedfordshire, UK

Theodore Johnson
(1930-2022)

Ramon Kireilis
Denver, Colorado

Béla Kovács
Budapest, Hungary

Frank Kowalsky
Tallahassee, Florida

Jacques Lancelot
(1920–2009)

Karl Leister
Berlin, Germany

Annette Luyben
Kansas City, Missouri

John McCaw
(1918-2015)

Anthony McGill
New York, New York

John Mohler
(1929-2019)

Charles Neidich
New York, New York

Phil Nimmons
(1923-2024)

Ron Odrich
New York, New York

Fred Ormand
(1935-2024)

Bernard Portnoy
(1915–2006)

Alfred Prinz
(1930-2014)

James Pyne
(1936-2020)

Petko Radev
(1933-2017)

Luis Rossi
Santiago, Chilek

Harry Rubin
(1928-2018)

Antonio Saiote
Portugal

James Sauers
(1921–1988)

H. James Schoepflin
Spokane, Washington

Selim Sesler
(1957-2014)

David Shifrin
Norwalk, Connecticut

Harry Sparnaay
(1944-2017)

Robert Spring
Tempe, Arizona

Hans-Rudolf Stalder
(1930-2017)

Alan Stanek
Papillion, Nebraska

Milenko Stefanovic
Belgrade, Serbia

Richard Stoltzman
Winchester, Massachusetts

Ralph Strouf
(1926–2002)

Bernard Van Doren
Paris, France

Eddy Vanoosthuyse
Kortrijk, Belgium

Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr
East Lansing, Michigan

George Waln
(1904–1999)

Robert Walzel
Richmond, Texas

David Weber
(1913–2006)

Michael Webster
Houston, Texas

Charles West
Centerville, Virginia

Michele Zukovsky
Los Angeles, California

COORDINATORS / EDITORS

Competitions

Composition Competition Coordinator
ICA New Music Committee – Carrie RavenStem
(September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025)

High School Solo Competition Coordinator
Wonkak Kim (September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2026)

Orchestral Audition Competition Coordinator
Calvin Falwell (September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2026)

Research Competition Coordinator
Madelyn Moore (September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2026)

Young Artist Competition Coordinator
Christopher Nichols (September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2026)

ClarinetFest®

ClarinetFest® Program Book Editor
Rongbing Shen
(2023-2025)

ClarinetFest® Volunteer Coordinator
Stephen Borodkin
(2025-2026)

ICA Activities

Pedagogy Co-Coordinators
Jackie McIlwain and Shawn Copeland

The Clarinet Online Editor
Jeremy Ruth

TCO Associate Editor and E-Newsletter Editor
Cynthia Goosby

Website Manager
Jessica Harrie, Executive Director

Historian
Jean-Marie Paul

Social Media Team
[email protected]