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-vandoren-artists-recital/">ClarinetFest® 2016, Day 3: Vandoren Artists Recital</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-vandoren-artists-recital/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“ClarinetFest® 2016, Day 3: Vandoren Artists Recital” — International Clarinet Association" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://clarinet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0363-e1470541314663-1-scaled.jpg25601055Report by Lisa Kachouee Vandoren, Gold Sponsor of ClarinetFest 2016, programmed an eclectic recital featuring Elodie Roudet, Michael Lowenstern and Philippe Cuper in Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Friday August 5 at 1:30 p.m. French clarinetist Elodie Roudet – a recent graduate of the Paris Conservatory, member of Duo Onyx, and teacher at the Conservatoire of the 12th arrondissement in Paris – opened the recital with a youthful, nuanced performance of Poulenc’s Sonata. Occasional use of vibrato at delicate moments in the work brought an authentic French lightness to her interpretation. Roudet’s second selection was Franco Donatoni’s Clair, No. 1 for unaccompanied clarinet. A tour de force, Roudet’s performance demonstrated the full power of her sound and her technical prowess through extremes in range, dynamics and texture. Her final selection, Prayer from “Jewish Life” by Ernest Bloch, contrasted the Donatoni’s aggressiveness with solemn, plaintive melodic material. Roudet’s compelling set yielded an enthusiastic ovation from the large crowd. Michael Lowenstern followed, lightening the tone of the recital with his charismatic delivery of program notes and his unique stylistic fusion of art music, jazz, and popular idioms. He began with his composition 1985, a title referring to the year he graduated high school. As a […]