ClarinetFest® 2025 Masterclass Application

To be eligible to perform for a masterclass, you must meet the following requirements:

– Applications must be received by May 15, 2025 (Notifications will be made by June 1)
Application materials include:
  • Participant information – primary contact email
  • 1 name of a reference with email address and phone number
  • Optional Recording Submission: YouTube link to an unedited video recording of no more than 10-minutes showcasing the repertoire you intend to perform for the masterclass. Video from a cellphone or Audio recordings are perfectly acceptable. Please contact the Pedagogy Coordinator at [email protected] if you have any questions or difficulty accessing recording equipment for alternate submission options.
  • For Video recordings: please record in landscape mode where the top of your head to the bottom of your bell are visible and there is nothing obstructing the view.
  • Audio recordings should be clear and as close to the performer without distortion.

The following masterclasses will be taking place during ClarinetFest® 2025:

  • Lynn Musco – Wednesday, 2:45-3:45 (High school focus: Rose etudes)
  • Shannon Kiewett – Thursday, 10:15-11:15 (Undergraduate/pro focus: Band/Wind Ensemble Audition material)
  • Rob Patterson – Thursday, 1:00-2:00 (Undergraduate/pro focus: orchestral audition material)
  • Cecilia Kang – Thursday, 3:15-4:15 (Undergraduate/pro focus: sonata repertoire)
  • Kristen Denny Chambers – Friday, 10:15-11:15 (middle school focus)
  • Eric Mandat – Friday, 1:00-2:00 (Undergraduate/pro focus: unaccompanied works – possibly music of Eric Mandat)
  • Deborah Bish – Friday, 3:15-4:15 (Undergraduate/pro focus: Concerti)
  • Julie DeRoche – Saturday, 10:15-11:15 (high school/undergraduate focus: Trouble shooting fundamentals)
  • Anthony McGill – Saturday, 4:00-5:00 (all levels)