1.0International Clarinet Associationhttps://clarinet.orgclarinetfesthttps://clarinet.org/author/clarinetfest/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://clarinet.org/clarinetfest-2016-day-3-orchestral-audition-competition/">ClarinetFest® 2016, Day 3: Orchestral Audition Competition</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://clarinet.org/clarinetfest-2016-day-3-orchestral-audition-competition/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“ClarinetFest® 2016, Day 3: Orchestral Audition Competition” — International Clarinet Association" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://clarinet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/OAC2016-e1470538087909-1.jpg587377Report by Amanda McCandless with assistance from Robyn Jones, coordinator On Friday, August 5, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., the International Clarinet Association held its Orchestral Audition Competition in Inge Memorial Hall on the campus of the University of Kansas. Eleven people submitted recordings for the preliminary round, which was judged by Steve Cohen (Northwestern University), Anthony Costa (Penn State University), and Bil Jackson (Vanderbilt University). The finalists who were selected to compete at ClarinetFest® were Christine Bellomy, Matthew Casazza, Aileen Razey and Ivan Hernandez. The judges for the final round were Jonathan Gunn, Jonathan Holden and Bil Jackson. The contestants performed excerpts from the following works (in this order): Mozart Concerto Respighi Pines of Rome Kodaly Dances of Galanta Ravel Daphnis et Chloe, Suite 2 Rimsky Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol Brahms Symphony No. 3 Beethoven Symphony No. 6 Mendelssohn “Scherzo” from A Midsummer Night’s Dream   All four contestants delivered nearly flawless performances. Christine Bellomy’s interpretation of the cadenza of Dances of Galanta was powerfully executed and her sound in the Mozart was lovely and even. Matthew Casazza performed Capriccio Espagnol with the fire and passion necessary to interpret the work and overall performed all works with fervor. Aileen Razey has a truly beautiful sound which she displayed with an emotionally colored performance of the third movement of Pines of […]