Clareidoscope is a one-day virtual festival on Saturday, March 21st, 2026 from 12:00 noon – 6:00pm (eastern time zone) featuring performances, clinics, performance and composition contests and all sorts of clarinet fun! This event is free and open to anyone who loves the clarinet and wants to spend some quality time with the other clarinet advocates. Come and meet fellow clarinetists from around the United States and beyond! Clareidoscope is free to attend and enter any competition (all music for the performance competitions are in public domain with free access). This event is sponsored by the ICA United States State Chairs.
For more information look at details on the International Clarinet Association’s website at https://clarinet.org/event/clareidoscope-2026/
Clareidoscope – Tentative Schedule
March 21, 2026
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Time |
Event |
Who |
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12:00 |
Welcome |
State Chairs and State Ambassadors |
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12:30 |
State Chair Recital |
State Chairs: Beth Wiemann, Joshua Meitz, David Cook, Joshua Gardner, Anthony Costa, Julianne Doyle |
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1:30 |
State Ambassador Hour |
Panel Discussion |
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2:30 |
Master Class |
Chair Clinicians: Joanna McCoskey Wiltshire (DE), Chair Taylor Barlow (AL) Steven Klimowski (VT) Maryanne Lacaille (WA) |
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3:30 |
BREAK |
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3:45 |
Collegiate Performances |
By application – performances |
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4:45 |
“Practicing” State Chair Panel Discussion |
State Chairs: Erin Dowler, Jackie McIlwain, Joshua Gardner, Julianne Doyle, Steven Klimowski, Julia Heinen, Dawn Lindblade |
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5:45 |
Awards Presentation Closing |
State Chairs and Ambassadors |
Thanks to our sponsors of prizes for the competitions!
All our sponsors will be listed on the Clareidoscope webpage.
Congratulations to our competition winners! View the list of winners here: https://clarinet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/EXTRA-INFO-2026-Clareidoscope-Competition-Winners.docx