01 August
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ClarinetFest 2019® Day 3: Potpourri Recital II by Meghan Taylor,  ClarinetFest® 2019 Writing Team The second day of ClarinetFest®, Thursday, July 25, 2019, began at 8:30 am with a diverse and charming Potpourri Recital II in the James Cox Auditorium. Matthew Nelson (B-flat clarinet) and Jayne Drummond (oboe) led the recital with an outstanding World Premiere performance of A Murmuration of Starlings by Marc Satterwhite. The ruckus third movement titled “A Murder of Crows” was particularly magnificent. The next performance was a vibrant piece titled Four Miniatures for Clarinet and Bass Clarinet by Howard Buss performed by Barry McGinnis (B-flat clarinet) and Karl Kolbeck (bass clarinet). EachRead More →

08 March
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Originally published in The Clarinet 46/2 (March 2019). Printed copies of The Clarinet are available for ICA members.   Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and his Contribution to the Clarinet Repertoire by Eric Schultz   Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco is a name perhaps not many are likely to know today. Though he humbly considered himself a “ghost-writer,” his output was substantial. Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968) contributed to hundreds of films for MGM and other studios including Columbia, Universal, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox and CBS, but was seldom credited. He fully scored at least 14 films, including And Then There Were None (1945) and The Loves of Carmen (1948). When credited, he often appears listed asRead More →

11 February
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5 Minute Interview: Rachel Yoder, Editor of The Clarinet  What is your current position? I currently serve as editor of The Clarinet, quarterly journal of the International Clarinet Association. I also am an adjunct professor of music theory and clarinet at the DigiPen Institute of Technology, where we have an undergraduate program for video game composers and sound designers.   Who have been your biggest influences in clarinet? My biggest influences have been my teachers, including James Gillespie, Caroline Hartig, Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr and my high school teacher Claudia Mickelson. Today, I am endlessly inspired by the contributors to The Clarinet. As editor, I have the honor ofRead More →

03 December
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Originally published in The Clarinet 46/1 (December 2018). Printed copies of The Clarinet are available for ICA members.  Reviews   RECORDINGS Double Concertos by Atli Ingólfsson, Adriana Hölszky and Nikolaus Brass. Das Klarinettenduo: Beate Zelinsky, clarinet; David Smeyers, clarinet; Caput Ensemble, Guðni Franzson, conductor; SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg, Arturo Tamayo, conductor; Munich Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Liebreich, conductor. A. Ingólfsson: Orgoras Speaks; A. Hölszky: Flugmanöver; N. Brass: Zeit im Grund. NEOS Music NEOS 11708. Total time 65:12. Amazon and iTunes This album by Beate Zelinsky and David Smeyers, together known as Das Klarinettenduo, is a challenging yet rewarding collection of three double concertos that explore the possibilities ofRead More →

03 December
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Originally published in The Clarinet 46/1 (December 2018). Printed copies of The Clarinet are available for ICA members.  Remembering C. Robert “Bob” Scott by Jessica Harrie On June 7, 2018, C. Robert “Bob” Scott passed away at the age of 93. Scott was well-regarded as a master woodwind technician and musician. A 15-year member of the Lansing Symphony, he also performed with the Lansing Concert Band for over 30 years and spent 38 summers as the woodwind repairman for Interlochen Music Camp. Scott was also a maker of ligatures, mouthpieces and barrels for the clarinet, along with items for the other woodwind instruments. Scott is survived by his firstRead More →