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
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
STAFF
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)
Pete Fountain
(1930-2016)
Benny Goodman
(1909-1986)
David Hite
(1923-2004)
Reginald Kell
(1906-1981)
Thea King
(1925-2007)
Gustav Langenus
(1883–1957)
Christie Lundquist
(1947-1998)
Mitchell Lurie
(1922–2008)
Robert Marcellus
(1928-1996)
Kalmen Opperman
(1919-2010)
Leon Russianoff
(1916–1990)
Ciro Scarponi
(1950–2006)
Caroline Schleicher-Krähmer
(1794-1873)
Artie Shaw
(1910-2004)
William O. Smith
(1926-2020)
Harry Sparnaay
(1944-2017)
Himie Voxman
(1912-2011)
David Weber
(1913–2006)
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)
James Campbell
Seguin, Canada
Patti Carlson
Virginia
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
Naomi Drucker
California
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)
Jessica Harrie
Dublin, Ohio
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
Lee Livengood
Salt Lake City, Utah
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
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
Michael Webster
Houston, Texas
Charles West
Centerville, Virginia
Gary Whitman
Keller, Texas
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
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