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-richard-hawkins-masterclass/">ClarinetFest® 2016, Day 3: Richard Hawkins Masterclass</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-richard-hawkins-masterclass/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“ClarinetFest® 2016, Day 3: Richard Hawkins Masterclass” — International Clarinet Association" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>Report by Anna Roach The Richard Hawkins masterclass took place on Friday at 11:30 a.m. in Inge Memorial Theatre. Three students participated in this masterclass. The first to perform was Justin Best. Best has just finished high school at the Interlochen Arts Academy and will be attending Rice University in the fall. After performing the opening of the third movement of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, Hawkins started by discussing how the concerto is “simplistically difficult,” meaning it should have an effortless quality to it. He worked with Best extensively on the first three-note figure and emphasized the rhythmic stability and accuracy of articulation. Hawkins also brought a bit of Schenkerian analysis to Justin’s awareness to help him shape the many scales in the third movement of the concerto.   The next student who performed was Antonio Lopez from Portugal. He performed the opening cadenza and first section of Henri Rabaud’s Solo de Concours, Op. 10. Hawkins congratulated him on a wonderful performance, and then started by working with him on the cadenza’s style, something he described as a “forte with a pianissimo quality.” This brought attention to focus and evenness of sound and tone quality throughout the entire range of the clarinet. Hawkins also spoke about shaping each phrase ending before forging on […]