ICA Plays On! 2021 – Amateur Clarinetist Masterclass with Jose Franch-Ballester
Jose Franch-Ballester will be working in this masterclass with three amateur adult clarinetists in a range of experience levels.
Performers for this masterclass include:
Marge Delaney – Jean Xavier Lefévre Sonata No. 2 (1st mvt.)
Sabrina Tempesta – Rose Etude 7 (from 32 Etudes)
Diane Hargreaves – Copland Clarinet Concerto (mostly 1st half)
About the Presenter:
Clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester is a captivating performer of “poetic eloquence” (The New York Sun) and “technical wizardry” (The New York Times). He plays regularly at the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Chamber Music Northwest, the Saratoga Chamber Music Festival, the Skaneateles Festival, Camerata Pacifica, and Music from Angel Fire. He has also appeared at the Usedomer Musikfestival in Germany, the Verbier Festival in Switzerland, the Cartagena Festival Internacional de Música in Colombia, and the Young Concert Artists Festival in Tokyo, Japan. As a soloist, he has appeared with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the BBC Concert Orchestra, the Santa Barbara Orchestra, and numerous Spanish orchestras. Winner of the 2004 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, he was presented in debut recitals in New York and in Washington, DC at the Kennedy Center. In 2008, he won a coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant. He was awarded the Cannes’ Midem Prize, which aims to introduce artists to the classical recording industry. With the Chamber Music Society, he has recorded Bartók’s Contrasts on the Deutsche Grammophon label. Born in Moncofa, Spain into a family of clarinetists and Zarzuela singers, Mr. Franch-Ballester graduated from the Joaquin Rodrigo Music Conservatory. He earned a bachelor’s degree from The Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Donald Montanaro and Pamela Frank. He is an alum of The Bowers Program (formerly CMS Two).
When: 01/30/2021 | 5:30 pm
Featuring: Jose Franch-Ballester and the ICA Clarinet Enthusiasts Committee
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