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Welcome.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 4President’s Message .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 5International Clarinet Association
Officers, Staff, Honorary Members & Legends .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 6Acknowledgements.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 8General Information & Procedures .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 10
Agenda at a Glance. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 12
Previous and Future Conference Locations .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 22
The Convention Centre Dublin Map .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 23
Exhibitor Booth Map. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 24
Exhibitor Booth Key. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 25
Full Agenda .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 26
Honorary Member Biographies .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 110
Headliner Biographies .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 114
Artist Biographies. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 126
Pianist Biographies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Performance Repertoire List .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 182
Exhibitor Index .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 220
Donating to the ICA.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 228

INDEX OF ADVERTISERSALRY Publications .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 11
Backun Musical Services.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 9Billaudot. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . IBC
Buffet Crampon .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . OBC
Buffet Crampon Clarimate.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 227
Chedeville.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 179
D’addario. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 125
F. Arthur Uebel .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 1Henri Selmer Paris.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 3IAWM. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 219
Légère. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 105
Rovner Products.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 181
Schmitt Music Clarinet Gallery.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 11
Silverstein Works. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . IFC
Vandoren. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 109
Yamaha Corporation of America.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 42|

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Dear ClarinetFest® 2024 attendees,We, the Artistic Directors, would like to warmly welcome you to Dublin,
Ireland for this year’s event. We have worked hard to bring you a uniqueexperience this year. The focus on “Every Clarinettist is Connected” hasmeant we have been able to bring you a smorgasbord of repertoire fromacross the globe along with exciting performances and equally diverse performers.
Dublin is a wonderfully vibrant city and we hope that all attendees will experience
everything that Dublin has to offer. Whether that be a tour of the Guiness Brewery or
doing battle for the Iron Throne at the Game of Thrones Studio tour there is something foreveryone. The Jewel of the Emerald Isle welcomes you.
We are extremely proud of what we have accomplished and we hope that ClarinetFest®
2024 will create memories that will stay for a lifetime.
Sincerely,
Sarah Watts, Peter Cigleris and Jason Alder.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Dear Members and Friends of theInternational Clarinet Association:On behalf of the Board of Directors of the International
Clarinet Association, I welcome you to ClarinetFest®
2024 in the beautiful city of Dublin, Ireland! Our first“international” conference location since 2018, weare thrilled to present our conference theme— Every Clarinetist isConnected—in the outstanding Convention Centre Dublin (CCD).
An enormous thank you to Artistic Directors Jason Alder,Peter Cigleris, and Sarah Watts and their Artistic Leadership Team
members Anna Hashimoto and Stephanie Reeve for their superb efforts in creating awonderfully diverse program of events. Throughout the program book, you will find many
unique performances and lectures to attend, performance, research, and orchestral excerpt
competitions to observe, clarinet choirs to play in, presentations by many of our ICA
committees, and a host of other events not to miss.
To our marvelous advertisers, sponsors, and exhibitors, I thank you for yourcontinued support of our organization and for your support of artists, our ICA
competitions (including a generous grant from the Walder Foundation for our Young
Artist Competition), and ClarinetFest® 2024. Please make sure to visit and support ouroutstanding exhibitors throughout the conference where you will find all your clarinet
needs and more during the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday through Saturday!
On Friday, I cordially invite you to attend the ICA general business meeting at
3:30pm in the Liffey Meeting Room 3 where we will have some special announcements
to update you on the activities of our organization, and on Saturday, I encourage you toattend the ICA awards ceremony at 6:30pm in the Main Auditorium where we honor ourcompetition winners, recognize our Honorary Members, outgoing Board officers, andothers who have provided service to the ICA, and more.
Enjoy this gorgeous city located in the heart of Ireland and take some time to visit
some of its museums such as the EPIC Irish Emigration Museum, located just a short walkfrom the CCD, the world-famous Guinness Storehouse, and the Dublin Castle (just to
name a few), take the Hop-On Hop-Off bus tour of the city, relish in the various offeringsof delicacies to delight your tastebuds in the area, and venture out beyond the city to view
the scenic countryside and more.
I hope you enjoy reconnecting with your friends, making new ones, and celebrating
all things clarinet during ClarinetFest® 2024. Have a wonderful and rewarding conference,and I look forward to seeing you throughout the week as we discover how we are allconnected through our love for music, the clarinet, and our wonderful organization.
Sincerely and with “Play Pretty” wishes, (Le meas agus le mianta “súgradh go leor”)

Diane Barger
President, International Clarinet Association
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INTERNATIONAL CLARINET ASSOCIATIONOFFICERS, STAFF, HONORARY MEMBERS & LEGENDSICA EXECUTIVE BOARD

President: Diane Barger
president@clarinet.org
Past President: Denise Gainey
pastpresident@clarinet.org
President Elect: Catherine Woodpresidentelect@clarinet.org
International Vice President:
Eddy Vanoosthuyse
internationalvp@clarinet.org
Secretary: Laura Grantier
secretary@clarinet.org
Treasurer: Kip Franklin
treasurer@clarinet.org

STAFF

Executive Director: Jessica Harrie
EDO@clarinet.org
Editor, The Clarinet: Rachel Yoder
editor@clarinet.org
Associate Editor: Emily Kerski
associateeditor@clarinet.org
Editor, The Clarinet [Online]:
Sarah Manasreh | tco@clarinet.org
Historian: Jean-Marie Pauljmpaul1954@gmail.com
Research Coordinator: Cassie Keoghcassie.keogh@ndsu.edu
Pedagogy Chair: Julianne Kirk Doylekirkj@potsdam.edu
Webmaster: Insight Designs
www.insightdesigns.com

PAST PRESIDENTS

Ramon Kireilis 1973-1978 (ICS)Lee Gibson 1978-1980
Jerry Pierce 1980-1986
John Mohler 1986-1988
Charles West 1988-1990 (ICS/CI)
Fred Ormand 1990-1992 (ICS/CI)
Howard Klug 1992-1994 (ICA)
F. Gerard Errante 1994-1996
Alan Stanek 1996-1998
Robert Spring 1998-2000
Julie DeRoche 2000-2002
Robert Walzel 2002-2004
Michael Galván 2004-2005
Lee Livengood 2005-2008
Gary Whitman 2008-2010
Keith Koons 2010-2012
John Cipolla 2012-2014
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Maxine Ramey 2014-2015
Caroline Hartig 2015-2018
Mitchell Estrin 2018-2020
Denise Gainey 2020-2022

PAST SECRETARIES

Christopher Nichols 2016-2020
Denise Gainey 2014-2016
Caroline Hartig 2012-2014
Maxine Ramey 2010-2012
John Cipolla 2008-2010
Kristina Belisle Jones 2004-2008
Michèle Gingras 2002-2004
Maurita Murphy-Mead 1996-2002
Patricia Kostek 1988-1996
David Pino 1986-1988
Norman Heim 1984-1986
Alan Stanek 1978-1984

PAST TREASURERS

Tod Kerstetter 2012-2021
Kathy Pope 2010-2012
Diane Cawein Barger 2004-2010
Kelly Burke 2000-2004
Robert Walzel 1998-2000
Julie DeRoche 1996-1998
Konrad Owens 1992-1996
Ted Jahn 1988-1992
Charles West 1986-1988
Jim Schoepflin 1981-1986
David Randall 1978-1981

PAST SECRETARY/TREASURERS

David Randall 1975-1978
Robert Schott 1973-1975

PAST VICE PRESIDENTS

Alan Stanek 1986-1988
David Etheridge 1982-1986
Dan Sparks 1980-1982
Glenn Bowen 1978-1980
Philip Aaholm 1976-1978
Leon Russianoff 1973-1976

ICA LEGENDS

Simeon Bellison (1883-1953)
Daniel Bonade (1896-1976)
Jack Brymer (1915-2003)
Louis Cahuzac (1880-1960)
Eric Dolphy (1928-1964)
Benny Goodman (1909-1986)David Hite (1923-2004)

Reginald Kell (1906-1981)
Thea King (1925-2007)
Mitchell Lurie (1922-2008)
Robert Marcellus (1928-1996)
Kalmen Opperman (1919-2010)
Artie Shaw (1910-2004)
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)
Jack Brymer (1915–2003)
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
Stanley Drucker (1929-2022)
F. Gerard Errante, Las Vegas, Nevada
Mitchell Estrin, Gainesville, Florida
David Etheridge (1942–2010)
Giora Feidman (Hamburg, Germany)
Lee Gibson (1915–2013)
James Gillespie (Editor Emeritus), Denton,
Texas
Caroline Hartig, Columbus, Ohio
Paul Harvey, Twickenham, Middlesex, U.K.
Stanley Hasty (1920–2011)
Eric Hoeprich, Totternhoe, England
Theodore Johnson (1930-2022)
Ramon Kireilis, Denver, Colorado
Béla Kovács (1937–2021)
Frank Kowalsky, Seattle, Washington

Jacques Lancelot (1920–2009)
Karl Leister, Berlin, Germany
Mitchell Lurie (1922–2008)
John McCaw (1919-2015)
John Mohler (1929-2019)Charles Neidich, New York, New York
Phillip Nimmons, Toronto, Canada
Ron Odrich, New York, New YorkFred Ormand, Lawrence, Kansas
Bernard Portnoy (1915–2006)
Alfred Prinz (1930–2014)
James Pyne (1936–2020)
Petko Radev (1933-2017)
Luis Rossi, Santiago, Chile
Harry “Bud” Rubin (1928–2018)
António Saiote, Porto, Portugal
James Sauers (1921–1988)
James Schoepflin, Spokane, Washington
Selim Sesler (1957–2014)
David Shifrin, Norwalk, Connecticut
William O. Smith (1926–2020)
Harry Sparnaay (1944-2017)
Robert Spring, Tempe, ArizonaHans-Rudolf Stalder (1930-2017)
Alan Stanek, Papillion, Nebraska
Milenko Stefanović (1930-2022)
Richard Stoltzman, Boston, Massachusetts
Ralph Strouf (1926–2002)
Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, East Lansing,Michigan
Bernard Van Doren, Paris, France
Eddy Vanoosthuyse, Kortrijk, Belgium
Himie Voxman (1912–2011)
George Waln (1904–1999)
David Weber (1913-2006)
Michael Webster, Houston, Texas
Charles West, Centerville, Virginia
Pamela Weston (1921–2009)
Michele Zukovsky, Los Angeles, California

COMPETITION COORDINATORS

Composition Competition Coordinator – ICA New Music Committee, Kelly Johnson
High School Solo Competition Coordinator – Jesse Krebs (2022-2024)
Orchestral Audition Competition Coordinator – Jackie Glazier (2022-2024)
Research Competition Coordinator – Cassie Keogh (2022-2024)
Young Artist Competition Coordinator – Catherine Wood (2022-2024)

CLARINETFEST®

ClarinetFest® Program Book Editor – Rongbing Shen (2023-2024)
ClarinetFest® Volunteer Coordinator – Katherine Breeden (2024)
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Special thanks to our many ClarinetFest® 2024 volunteers, supporters, sponsors andcontributors, without whom this conference would not be possible!
ClarinetFest® 2024 Artistic Directors,
Jason Alder, Peter Cigleris,
Sarah Watts
ClarinetFest® 2024 Artistic Leadership
Team, Anna Hashimoto andStephanie Reeve
ClarinetFest® 2024 Competition Judges
ClarinetFest® 2024 Performers andPresenters
ClarinetFest® 2024 Conference Pianists,
Kim Davenport, Ekaterina Tangarova,
Lance Coburn, Gail Novak, andGrace Choi
Alex Petcu
British Clarinet Ensemble
ConTempo String Quartet
George Georgiou
Calvin Falwell
Kristine Dizon
Katherine Breeden, Volunteer
Coordinator, ClarinetFest® 2024
International Clarinet Association Boardof Directors
Diane Barger, President, International
Clarinet Association
Jesse Krebs, Coordinator, High School
Solo Competition
Jackie Glazier, Coordinator, Orchestral
Audition Competition

Cassie Keogh, Coordinator, ResearchCompetition
Catherine Wood, Coordinator, Young
Artist Competition
Kelly Johnson, Coordinator, Composition
Competition
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11AGENDA AT A GLANCEWEDNESDAY, 31 JULY, 2024
AUDITORIUM –MAIN HALL

LIFFEY MEETINGROOM 2WICKLOW 1

ECOCEM(Piano)(Piano)(Piano)(Tech)

12:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
13:00 PM
13:15 PM
13:30 PM
13:45 PM
14:00 PM
14:15 PM
14:30 PM
14:45 PM

Trio Joya
Kip Franklin
Emporia Community
Clarinet Choir
Northern Accord
Nancy Williams

15:00 PM
15:15 PM
15:30 PM
15:45 PM
16:00 PM
16:15 PM
16:30 PM
16:45 PM
17:00 PM
17:15 PM
17:30 PM
17:45 PM
18:00 PM–
19:00 PM
20:00 PM–
22:00 PM|

Connor McQuillan

ClariTronics

Nicolai Pfeffer
Orange County Clarinet
ConsortDarkwood Duo andCottonwoods Clarinet
QuartetDavid Barrientos

Florida State University
Graduate Clarinet
Ensemble
Rebeca Romero
Demuynck

Victoria Deutsch
and Kassandra
Ormsby-Hutcheson
Sarah Lucas-Page

ClarinetFest® at 4
Irish Postcards
Curated by Paul Roe
Dublin Clarinet
Ensemble
Jeff Anderle
Bass clarinet choir
LaBaCie

Robin Seletsky
Ionas Mercadal Euler

Mike Lowenstern
Masterclass
Evening Concert
British Clarinet
Ensemble + Soloists
Anne Harper andBerginald Rash
William Curran
Lara DiazMark O’Brien
Anna Hashimoto
Nicolas Baldeyrou

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LIFFEY MEETINGROOM 1(Masterclasses& lectures)

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WEDNESDAY, 31 JULY, 2024
WICKLOW 2WICKLOW 3

12:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
13:00 PM
13:15 PM
13:30 PM
13:45 PM
14:00 PM
14:15 PM
14:30 PM
14:45 PMWICKLOW 5

Duo Electra
MAD4clarinets

15:00 PM
15:15 PM
15:30 PM
15:45 PM

Stefanie Gardner
Masterclass

Agnieszka Dąbrowska-Kras

ICA Research Competition
Finalists
Presenters:
Kristine Dizon
Gloria Ines Orozco Dorado
Zachary Good
Nora-Louise Müller
Marissa Stanfill
Zoe Underwood
Coordinator:
Cassie Keogh

16:00 PM
16:15 PM
16:30 PM
16:45 PM
17:00 PM
17:15 PM
17:30 PM
17:45 PM

LIFFEY MEETINGROOM 3(Round tables
and meetings)

USF Clarinet & Percussion Duo
Amanda McCandless

Q’iru Duet
Keith Northover

18:00 PM–
19:00 PM
20:00 PM–
22:00 PMC L A RI N E T F E S T ® 2 0 2 4|

13AGENDA AT A GLANCETHURSDAY, 1 AUGUST, 2024
AUDITORIUM– MAIN HALL
(Piano)
08:00 AM
08:15 AM
08:30 AM
08:45 AM
09:00 AM
09:15 AMLIFFEYMEETINGROOM 2(Piano)WICKLOW 1

ECOCEM(Piano)(Tech)ICA Young Artists
Competitions
Semi-Finals
Judges:

Potpurri 1
Duo Entre-Nous,
Vic Chávez
Kathleen Gardiner
Luke Ellard
Sapphire Trio
Marie Picard
Martin Castillos George Georgiou Hannah Shilvock Mulcahy, Amelia
Smith
Mélanie Bourassa
Spencer Prewitt
Nadia Sofokleous

LIFFEYMEETINGROOM 1(Masterclasses& lectures)

Cindy Bartz

Coordinator:
Catherine Wood
09:30 AM
09:45 AM
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM–
13:00 PM
13:00 PM
14:00 PM
14:15 PM
14:30 PM
14:45 PM
15:00 PM
15:15 PM

Composition
prize
Julianne Kirk
Doyle

Andrew Seymour
Danny Goldman

Duo Claripiano
KathyaGalleguillos

Meredith Gersten

Reeds Amis

Alexandra Doyle

Timothy
Bonenfant
Duo Lucent
Dalton Ringey

Mitchell Estrin Bernadette John
- Hon Member
Presentation

USF Clarinet Geldrich-Lowe- Smoky Mountain Rachel Yoder
BenjaminLullaby Clarinet
Ensemble
Pifer Trio
Mitchell
Rodolfo La Banca Yellowstone
Ensemble,
Chamber Players Rachelle Goter
Capriccio Clarinet George Georgiou Anthony
Costa
MiamiClarinet
Orchestra
Ian Tyson
Sponsor:
Stephen Fox
ChedevilleCalamus Clarinet
Mélanie
Potpourri 3
Alexandra Doyle E. Schultz, M.
Ensemble
Bourassa
BarbaraEduardo Freitas
Gersten, C. Banks,
Borowicz
T. Bonenfant,
S. Goh,R. Ferrarelli,
L. Hutchinson,
N. Chesemore

Gregory Oakes
Jonathan Russell
Maureen Hurd
Hause
M. Ó Seireadáin
N. Sofokleous

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Lowell Weiner
James Falzone Sponsor: Yamaha
Figueiredo

ClarinetFest® at 5

Andy Lamy|

Potpourri 2

N. Broadbent,
McConkie- B. McDade, T. Heal,
Freeze Duo E. Lutz; N. WrightMarissa Stanfill and S. Bueche,‘Vive Ensemble,
Hilary Lowery
LeonardClarinetFest®
at Noon18:00 PM–
19:00 PM
20:00 PM– Evening Concert
JFUNK
22:00 PM
14WICKLOW 5

Stefanie Gardnerwith Égide Duo andParadise Winds

15:30 PM
15:45 PM

16:00 PM
16:15 PM
16:30 PM
16:45 PM
17:00 PM

Amicitia Duo(Diane Barger
and Denise
Gainey)WICKLOW 2

Professors Choirrehearsal

Duo Rodinia
Forward 4

Jorge Variego

THURSDAY, 1 AUGUST, 2024
WICKLOW 3

WICKLOW 4(Piano)
08:00 AM
08:15 AM
08:30 AM
08:45 AM
09:00 AM
09:15 AM

09:30 AM
09:45 AM
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM

Warm Up
SessionBACKSTAGE 1

BACKSTAGE 5BACKSTAGE 8(Upright Piano)(No piano)(No piano)

YAC warmup

Enthusiasts Choirrehearsal

LIFFEYTHE
MEETING
LIFFEYROOM 3(Round tables (Exhibition
and meetings)
Hall)
Trade Hall

Youth
Involvement
Committee

Rocco Parisi

NicolasBaldeyrou
MasterclassJane Ellsworth
Festival Choirrehearsal

Quiet Space

Enthusiasts
Committee

12:00 PM

13:00 PM
14:00 PM
14:15 PM
14:30 PM

13:00 PM–17:00 PM

15:15 PM

Selin Gürol
Anna Hashimoto
Andrew Lamy
Berginald Rash

15:30 PM
15:45 PM

Coordinator:
Jackie Glazier

14:45 PM
15:00 PM

16:00 PM
16:15 PM
16:30 PM
16:45 PM
17:00 PM
18:00 PM–
19:00 PM
20:00 PM–
22:00 PM

Orchestra CompwarmupICA Orchestral
Competition
Judges:DEIA

Lara Diaz
MasterclassHigh School andCollege Choirrehearsal

Quiet Space

Orchestral
Masterclass withMark O’Brien

17:00 PM– 20:00 PM

High School Comprehearsal

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15AGENDA AT A GLANCEFRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2024
AUDITORIUM – LIFFEY MEETING
MAIN HALL
ROOM 2(Piano)
08:00 AM
08:15 AM
08:30 AM
08:45 AM
09:00 AM
09:15 AM

10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM

British Clarinet
Ensemble

14:00 PM
14:15 PM
14:30 PM
14:45 PM
15:00 PM
15:15 PM
15:30 PM
15:45 PM
16:00 PM
16:15 PMBass Clarinet
Association of
CanadaClarinetFest® at
Noon
Coro De Clarinetes
De Mexico
Sarah Watts
Evan Ziporyn
Maria du Toit
Wonkak Kim

16:30 PM
16:45 PM
17:00 PM– ClarinetFest® at 5
18:00 PM
Claire Annette|(Piano)(Tech)(Masterclasses &lectures)Potpourri 4Charlotte Kennedy
E.P.I.C DuoSarah Lucas-Page
Lindsey Hutchinson Cosmin Harsian

Maryland Clarinet
Society Choir

Sponsor: D’Addario
A Harmonious
Fusionduo per se
DmitryPerevertailenko

Shuang Zhu

Berginald Rash

Rocco Masci

Virginia Figueiredo
William Hayter
Maryanne Lacaille

Coordinator:
Jesse Krebs

Pei-Lun Tsai

Sponsor: Vandoren
Anna Hashimoto

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Stark Quartet

WICKLOW 2

Transatlantic
Harmony:
U.S. and U.K.
Marines Perform
MozartAnna Klett

István Kohán
Masterclass

Voyager Reed
QuintetUSF 2x2 Quartet

Dúo das Américas
Clarinet & Guitar

Lynne Snyder

Josè Daniel
Cirigliano

Pat O’Keefe

Michael Webster Honorary Member

Jeffrey Brooks

ICA High School
Competition
Judges:Antonio Saiote
Erin Cameron
Ian Tyson
John Kurokawa

20:00 PM– Evening Concert
22:00 PM Michael Lowenstern
Arun Ghosh

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LIFFEY MEETINGROOM 1Janghyun Kim
Dúo RubioBenavides
TAMUC Choir

12:00 PM–
13:00 PMECOCEM

Professors Choirrehearsal

09:30 AM
09:45 AM
10:00 AM

11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM

(Piano)WICKLOW 1

Trío Contrastes
Morii DuoThe Ember Winds
Project

Amy Zuidema
Christine Hoerningand Florence Anna
Maunders

Sponsor: Billaudot
Émilien Véret

Ambassador Trio
Miami University
Clarinet Choir
Fabulous FourClarinet Quartet
Estonian National
Symphony
Orchestra Clarinet
Quartet (ERSO)FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2024
WICKLOW 5WICKLOW 3

WICKLOW 4(Piano)
08:00 AM
08:15 AM
08:30 AM
08:45 AM
09:00 AM
09:15 AM
09:30 AM
09:45 AM
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM

(Upright Piano)

16:30 PM
16:45 PM
17:00 PM(No piano)

LIFFEYMEETINGROOM 3(Round tables
and meetings)

Warm Up
SessionAdam Ballif
Karen Bronson

Sponsor: J.W. Enthusiasts Choir
Pepper Session
rehearsal

THE
LIFFEY(ExhibitionHall)
Trade Hall

College and
Pre-Professional
Committee

The Aspen
Quartet andQuintetTrio Montage
Eric Hoeprich- Honorary
memberMary Alice
DruhanFestival Choirrehearsal

Quiet Space

New Music
Committee

Sponsor:Silverstein
AMBIPOLY
CONCERT

12:00 PM

14:00 PM
14:15 PM
14:30 PM
14:45 PM
15:00 PM
15:15 PM
15:30 PM
15:45 PM
16:00 PM
16:15 PMBACKSTAGE 1 BACKSTAGE 8

12:00 PM–16:00 PM

High school
Competition
warm up
Caroline Hartig ICA Fellow
Roger Heaton
Amy Advocat
and Nora-Louise
MüllerLarkin Sanders
Irish Trad
8/11 Duo
Masterclass with
Olivia Meadows Andy Lamy

Selin Gürol
Masterclass

Jazz & WorldMusic Committee

High School andCollege Choirrehearsal

ICA General
Meeting
Quiet Space

17:00 PM–20:00 PM

Young Artist
Comp rehearsal

20:00 PM–
22:00 PMC L A RI N E T F E S T ® 2 0 2 4|

17AGENDA AT A GLANCESATURDAY, 3 AUGUST, 2024
AUDITORIUM LIFFEY MEETING– MAIN HALL
ROOM 2(Piano)
08:00 AM
08:15 AM
08:30 AM
08:45 AM
09:00 AM
09:15 AM
09:30 AM
09:45 AM

14:00 PM
14:15 PM
14:30 PM
14:45 PM
15:00 PM
15:15 PM
15:30 PM
15:45 PM
16:00 PM
16:15 PM
16:30 PM|

LIFFEY MEETINGROOM 1(Piano)(Tech)(Masterclasses& lectures)

WICKLOW 2High School andEnthusiasts Choirrehearsal
Alison Hughes

Kelsey Paquin
Spencer Prewitt
Painted Sky
Ensemble

University of Utah
Clarinet Choir
Woodwind
Ensemble of theRoyal NorwegianNavy Band
Italian Clarinet
ConsortPeter Cigleris
Duo Agitare Bene
Lelio Di Tullio

ClarinetFest® at
Noon
Mozart Quintets
with Nicola Bulfone
Ivan Villar Sanz
Claribel Clarinet
Choir Guido Six
Tara Winds Clarinet
Choir

Steven Henry
Asher Carlson

Festival Choir
Osiris Molina
Enthusiasts Choir

ICA Young Artists
Competition Final
Judges:Lara DiazPaul Roe
Wonkak Kim
Simone Weber
Maria du Toit

Wesley Rhodes
Christine Carter

Sentient Banana
Bread
Shutterspeed DuoHigh School andCollege Choir

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Hudson Duo
FilipenduleHigh Heels &Bass Squeals

Jonathan Aubrey

Wesley FerreiraOğuz Büyükberber

Christian Stene

Araya

Sponsor: Buffet
Gabor Varga

Luxembourg
Clarinet
Ambassadors
Sinéad’s Choir

Christopher Nichols
Tanyawat
Dilokkunanant

Sauro Berti

TEKOHA Clarinet
QuintetChaos Incarné Trio

Meghan Taylor

David Ciucevich andRuth S.L. Chiles

Coordinator:
Catherine Wood

Diego Vásquez

Professors Choir

16:45 PM
17:00 PM– ClarinetFest® at 5
18:00 PM
István Kohán
18:30 PM Awards Ceremony
18:45 PM
20:00 PM– Evening Concert
22:00 PM
ConTempo String
Quartet + soloists
Shannon Kiewitt
Miguel Hernandez
Selin GürolJohn Finucane
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ECOCEM

Professors Choirrehearsal

10:00 AM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM–
13:00 PM

(Piano)WICKLOW 1Wind and Wood
Duo

William Sweeney
and Jo Nicholson

SATURDAY, 3 AUGUST, 2024
WICKLOW 5WICKLOW 3

WICKLOW 4(Piano)
08:00 AM
08:15 AM
08:30 AM
08:45 AM
09:00 AM
09:15 AM
09:30 AM
09:45 AM

10:00 AM
10:15 AM

16:00 PM
16:15 PM
16:30 PM(No piano)

Young Artist
Competition
warmupJean Guy
Boisvert

THE
LIFFEY(ExhibitionHall)
Trade Hall

Sponsor: Selmer

Festival Choirrehearsal

Quiet Space

Rodolfo La
Banca
Keith Spradlin
and Nadine
Silverman
ClaricelloKindred Duo

LIFFEYMEETINGROOM 3(Round tables
and meetings)

Nadia Sofokleous
Masterclass

10:30 AM
10:45 AM
Kathryn Vetter Franck Russo
11:00 AM Jeremy Wohletz
Blake McGee
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
Sponsor:
11:45 AM
F. Arthur Uebel
12:00 PM–
13:00 PM

14:00 PM
14:15 PM
14:30 PM
14:45 PM
15:00 PM
15:15 PM
15:30 PM
15:45 PM

(Upright Piano)
Warm Up
SessionEnthusiasts Choirrehearsal

Potpourri 5
Larkspur Reed
Trio
Katherine
BreedenErin Cameron
The Camellia
Duo
DesertLake Duo

BACKSTAGE 1 BACKSTAGE 8

Pedagogy
Committee

Health and Well
Being Committee

Jenny Maclay
and Maura
Marinucci
Quiet Space

Pamela Diaz andDaryll Stevens
Adella Carlson

16:45 PM
17:00 PM
18:30 PM
18:45 PM
20:00 PMC L A RI N E T F E S T ® 2 0 2 4|

19AGENDA AT A GLANCESUNDAY, 4 AUGUST, 2024
LIFFEY HALL 1

LIFFEY MEETING ROOM 2(Piano)

08:00 AM
08:15 AM
08:30 AM
08:45 AM
09:00 AM
Clarinet Fusion Clarinet Choir
09:15 AM Cornelius Boots’Wood Prophets
09:30 AM
(Maiken Schmidt, Stefanie
09:45 AMDavid Cook
Gardner, Andrea Vos10:00 AM
Rochefort, Joshua Gardner )10:15 AM
10:30 AM
Donatoni’s Clarinet Solos10:45 AM Alder and the Ambassador Trio George Mason University
11:00 AM
Clarinet Choir
11:15 AMUNF Clarinet Choir
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
ClarinetFest® at Noon
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
Improbable Beasts
12:45 PM
13:00 PMDuo Humeros
13:15 PMŠarūnas Jankauskas
13:30 PM
13:45 PM
14:00 PM–
Low Clarinet Choir
15:00 PM20|

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WICKLOW 1

ECOCEM(Piano)(Tech)

Xiaoting Ma
Shuqing Lyu
Michael Walsh
Matthew Nelson
Kristine Dizon

Égide Duo

SUNDAY, 4 AUGUST, 2024
LIFFEY MEETING ROOM 1(Masterclasses & lectures)

WICKLOW 2WICKLOW 3

WICKLOW 4(Piano)
08:00 AM
08:15 AM
08:30 AM
08:45 AM
09:00 AM
09:15 AM
09:30 AM
09:45 AM
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
13:00 PM
13:15 PM
13:30 PM
13:45 PM
14:00 PM

Warm Up Session
Michael Waddell
Nora-Louise Müller

Sonoran Swamprats
Prestige Clarinet Quartet

Miles DeCastro and Christine
Hoerning
Aileen Razey

Dalton Ringey

Daniel Becker
Los Padres del Clarinete Bajo
Friends in Low Places

Duo FerulaMusetta Ensemble

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PREVIOUS CONFERENCE LOCATIONS
1974

USA – Denver, Colorado

1999

BELGIUM – Ostende

1975

USA – Denver, Colorado

2000

USA – Norman, Oklahoma

1976

USA – Denver, Colorado

1977

USA – Denver, Colorado

2001	USA – New Orleans,Louisiana

1978

CANADA – Toronto

1979

USA – Denver, Colorado

1980

USA – Denver, Colorado

1981

FRANCE – Paris

1982

USA – Denver, Colorado

1983

USA – Denver, Colorado

1984

ENGLAND – London

1985

USA – Oberlin, Ohio

1986

USA – Seattle, Washington

1987	USA – Urbana-Champaign,
Illinois
1988

USA – Richmond, Virginia

1989	USA – Minneapolis
Minnesota

2002

SWEDEN – Stockholm

2003

USA – Salt Lake City, Utah

2004

USA – Washington, D.C.

2005

JAPAN – Tokyo/Tama

2006

USA – Atlanta, Georgia

2007

CANADA – Vancouver

2008

USA – Kansas City, Missouri

2009

PORTUGAL – Porto2010

USA – Austin, Texas

2011	USA – Los Angeles,
California
2012

USA – Lincoln, Nebraska

2013

ITALY – Assisi

2014	USA – Baton Rouge,Louisiana

1990

CANADA – Quebec City

2015

SPAIN – Madrid

1991

USA – Flagstaff, Arizona

2016

USA – Lawrence, Kansas

1992

USA – Cincinnati, Ohio2017

USA – Orlando, Florida

1993

BELGIUM – Ghent

2018

BELGIUM – Ostende

1994

USA – Chicago, Illinois

2019

USA – Knoxville, Tennessee

1995

USA – Tempe, Arizona

2021

Virtual

1996

FRANCE – Paris2022

USA – Reno, Nevada

1997

USA – Lubbock, Texas

2023

USA – Denver, Colorado

1998

USA – Columbus, Ohio

2024

Ireland – Dublin

FUTURE CONFERENCE LOCATIONS
2025

USA – Fort Worth, Texas

2026

To Be Announced

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65

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42,43

32,33,34

21,22,23

Q1

54

5,6

67

55

45,46

56

68

57

36

25,26,27

35

44

24

Q2

7

8

69

58

47,48

37

Q3

70

59

ELECTRICS

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62

72

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TEA & COFFEE

EXHIBITOR BOOTH KEY
Alea Publishing  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 4 7
ALRY Publications, LLC  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 7Arpeges IMD . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 28, 29, 30, 31
B . Corbin Clarinet Products/Reed and Squeak  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 35
Backun Musical Services  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . Q4
BG Franck Bichon  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 36
Behn Mouthpieces  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 17
Billaudot Publishing  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 15
Brotons & Mercadal, Edicions Musiclas SL  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 20
Buffet Crampon  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . Q1
CARBEC  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 56
Chedeville  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 5, 6
D’Addario .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . Q2
DANZI Reeds  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 37
Edizioni Musicali Eufonia  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 38
E M S . . . . . . . . . . . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 11
Eppelsheim .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 6 0
F . Arthur Uebel  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 12, 13, 14
Gleichweit Mouthpieces  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 24
Gonzalez Reeds  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 18, 19
Henri Selmer Paris  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . Q3
ICA  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . TABLE
J .W . Pepper  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . TABLE
Légère Reeds Ltd  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 9, 10
Lohff and Pfeiffer  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 41, 52
Marca France Reeds  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 42, 43
Moe-Bleichner Music Distribution .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 45,46
Moe Custom Clarinets  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 44
NOTO Embouchure and Air Column Activator .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 53
Patricola Fratelli  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 39, 40
Pereira 3D Clarinet Services  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 16
Playnick  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 54
Rigotti ETS  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 49
Ripa Music Italy  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 50
Rovner Products  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 8Royal Conservatory of Scotland  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . TABLE
Royal Global  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 32, 33, 34
Silverstein Works  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 25, 26, 27
Stanley Drucker Heritage Collection  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 4Uversa -Shanghai Winds  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 58
Vandoren  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 22, 23, 24
Wiseman Cases Ltd  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 59
WoodWindDesign  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 55
Yamaha Corporation of America  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 21, 22, 23
ZAC Ligatures  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 51
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AGENDAWEDNESDAY, 31 JULY
1:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
TRIO JOYA AND KIP FRANKLIN
Pale Crescent (2023)

David Braid (b. 1975)

Wash Away (2023)

David Braid (b. 1975)

To the Edge of the Sky

Kevin Lau (b. 1982)

Postcards From Home
III. Hoe-down

Kelly-Marie Murphy (b. 1964)

Trio Joya (Canada):
Catherine Wood (Canada), clarinet
Kerry DuWors, violin
Madeline Hildebrand, piano
Catherine Wood’s appearance is sponsored by Brandon University
Fantasia and Rondo from Quintet, op. 34
I. Fantasia
II. Rondo

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
arr. Kip Franklin

Kip Franklin, clarinet
Gail Novak, piano
Kip Franklin’s appearance is sponsored by University of South Alabama
Gail Novak’s appearance is sponsored by Gardner Clarinets LLC

1:30 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 3
ICA RESEARCH COMPETITION 2024 FINALISTS
Kristine Dizon: Gender and Power Dynamics in Québec and French Female Clarinet Compositions
Gloria Ines Orozco Dorado: Ritmos de mi Tierra (Rhythms of my Land)
Zachary Good: Proposed Solutions to the Problematic Dyad Multiphonics in Berio’s Sequenza IXa (1980)
Nora-Louise Müller: Johann Diedrich Stiehl (1800-1872): A local clarinettist who made a famous friend
Marissa Stanfill: The Clarinet Works of Carl Vollrath
Zoe Underwood: A Personal Account of Compensatory Strategies for ‘Musical Dyslexia’ in Clarinet Performance

1:45 PM – Wicklow 1
EMPORIA STATE CLARINET CHOIR
Compass

Theresa Martin (b. 1979)

Monochrome III

Pete Schickle (1935-2023)

Ice-9

Jayce Mulligan (b.1991)
Emporia State Clarinet Choir (USA):
Dawn McConkie, conductor

Kymbr Simmons, Eb & Bb clarinet
Marquis Scott, Bb clarinet
Kaitlin Ferman, Bb clarinet
Daniel Bolanos-Juarez, Bb clarinet

Bailey Stines, Bb clarinet
Autumn Rawleigh, Bb clarinet
Evelyn Ayala-Scott, Bb & Bass clarinet
Jean Soderlund, Bb & Bass clarinet

Their appearance is sponsored by Emporia State University
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1:45 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “A HISTORY OF CLARINET- INVENTION, REPERTOIRE, EXPANSION AND CONNECTION”
Presenter: Connor McQuillan (UK)This lecture will discuss the history of the Clarinet and how its importance and recognition grew under the guise ofcertain composers. We will look at various repertoires from the Classical period all the way through to Modern day andaddress the expansion of the Clarinet and how the advancements of our great instrument have connected us all.

2:15 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
NORTHERN ACCORD AND NANCY WILLIAMS
Three Irish Folksongs
Shule Agra
The Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow
Quick!

Timothy Hoekman (b. 1954)

A Frog Went A-Courtin’

Timothy Hoekman (b. 1954)

Northern Accord (USA):
Elizabeth Gunlogson, clarinet
Kirsten Gunlogson, mezzo-soprano
Eileen Cornett, piano
Elizabeth Gunlogson’s appearance is sponsored by University of New Hampshire
Romanze

Marie-Elisabeth Von Sachsen-Meiningen (1853-1923)

ArabesqueGermaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)

Cantilène

Fernande Decruck (1896-1954)
Nancy Williams (USA), clarinet
Ekaterina Tangarova, piano

2:15 PM – Wicklow 5
DUO ELECTRA AND MAD4CLARINETS
Flight of the Brave Chicken: Ode to Nina (2018)
Duo Electra (USA):
Mark J. Cramer, Bb clarinet and bass clarinet

Shulamit Ran (b. 1949)
Mary Matthews, flute and piccolo

Beneath a Canopy of Wings (2019)
I. The Night Bird’s SongII. The Piper at the Gate of Dawn
III. A Thousand Farewells

Ellen Ruth Harrison

Rival for Flute and Clarinet (2015)

Anne McKennon (b. 1969)

Frenemies (2024)

Nicole Chamberlain (b. 1977)*world premiere*

Duo Electra (USA):
Mark J. Cramer, Bb clarinet
Mary Matthews, flute
Mark Cramer’s appearance is sponsored by Tennessee Tech University, Florida State University,
Backun Musical Services, Légère Reeds, LTD., Rovner Products.
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À la flamenca. Hommage a M. de Falla

Béla Kovács (1937-2021)

Hungarian folk song and variations. Homage á Z.Kodály

Béla Kovács (1937-2021)

Also sprach R.Strauss

Béla Kovács (1937-2021)

Orchestral Czárdás

Pedro Iturralde (1929-2020)
MAD4clarinets (Spain):

Justo Sanz, Eb clarinet
Pedro Rubio, Bb clarinet

Pablo Fernández, basset horn
Miguel Ruiz, bass clarinet

Justo Sanz’s appearance is sponsored by Henri Selmer Paris and Vandoren

2:30 PM – Ecocem
CLARITRONICS
Celebrate!

Dylan Findley (b. 1991) and Csaba Jevtic-Somlai (b. 1981)*world premiere*
ClariTronics (USA):

Csaba Jevtic-Somlai, Bb clarinet

Dylan Findley, Bb clarinet

2:30 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE:
Presenter: Victoria Deutsch and Kassandra Ormsby-Hutcheson (USA)All musicians, and clarinetists, are connected somehow through their pedagogical lineage, or musical family tree.
Tracking this through traditional research avenues, though, can be quite cumbersome. To make this process easier,Music Ancestry strives to create an ever-growing knowledge database of music pedagogical lineage available to theentire online music community for free. Our presentation will discuss the following points: What is a pedagogicallineage and why is it important? How can we track our own pedagogical lineage? How does Music Ancestry aid in thisprocess? How can this information and new connections influence our future as musicians?

3:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 2…WITHOUT WORDS!
À Chloris

Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947)

Ich stand in dunklen Träumen

Clara Schumann (1819-1896)

Fantasiestücke op. 73
I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
II. Lebhaft, leicht
III. Rasch und mit Feuer

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

I got rhythm

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Nicolai Pfeffer, clarinet
Grace Choi, piano
Nicolai Pfeffer’s appearance is sponsored by F. Arthur Uebel

3:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “WHAT’S WRONG WITH BEING A FAT CLARINETIST?: FAT BODY POLITICS IN THE WORLD OF
CLARINET PERFORMANCE.”
Presenter: Sarah Lucas-Page (USA)28|

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In a world so heavily catered to thinness, where and how do fat people find their way in the world? With how the world
has made me view my own body I wanted to research how this mentality of anti-fat bias influenced the world of clarinet
performance. This inspired me to reach out to other women clarinetists to hear their stories. In this presentation, I explore
in their interviews how we as fat women clarinetists are treated differently, how societal norms and fat bias have wormed
their way into the clarinet performance world, and the effect that this has on our performances and mental health. Be
advised in this presentation I will use the word fat as a way to describe a body type and words I will avoid using are;overweight, obese, curvy, husky, and other words you might think of to avoid saying the word fat.

3:00 PM – Wicklow 3
MASTERCLASS WITH STEFANIE GARDNER (USA)3:30 PM – Wicklow 1
THE ORANGE COUNTY CLARINET CONSORTTo Bend the Knotted Oak
Singing Bird (Trad. Scottish)
Ootpik Waltz (Anon.)
Willafjord (Trad. Shetland)arr. clarinet choir by Matt Johnston (b. 1982)
arr. harp arrangements by Maureen Brennan (b. 1953)*world premiere*
Commissioned by the Orange County Clarinet Consort in honor of Barbara Worsley;departed from our sight, but not from our hearts.
Maureen Brennan, Celtic Harp soloist
Sláinte!

Christin Hablewitz (b. 1969)*world premiere*

Commissioned by the Orange County Clarinet Consort for the International Clarinet Association
ClarinetFest® 2024 in Dublin, Ireland
Orange County Clarinet Consort (USA):Eb clarinet:
Margaret Worsley
Bb clarinet:
David Aguirre
Taylor HeapDavid Lopez

Sara Morgan
Zach Nichols
Kristy Nichols
Joshua Phillips
David Sanchez
Bill Schroeder
Brett Sharp

Bass clarinet:
Hee Jeong Przytulski
Roger Przytulski
Christin Hablewitz
Percussion:Frank Lenz

3:30 PM – Ecocem
DARKWOOD DUO AND COTTONWOODS CLARINET QUARTET
Exhalation

Kristian De Leon (b. 1979)*world premiere*

Lavender Trance

Kyle Pyke (b. 1988)*world premiere*
Darkwood Duo (USA):
Laura Grantier, clarinet
Lynn Vartan, percussion
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Travel (2013)
I. Soaring Among the Clouds
II. In Rhythm with the Waves...
III. Set of Wheels, Running Flat-Out...

Brian Perkins (b. 1971)

Cottonwoods Clarinet Quartet (USA):
Laura Grantier, clarinet
Michael Doyle, clarinet
Darrin Thiriot, clarinet
Lee Livengood, clarinet
Laura Grantier’s appearance is sponsored by University of Utah and Buffet Crampon

3:30 PM – Wicklow 5
AGNIESZKA DĄBROWSKA-KRAS
SyrinxClaude Debussy (1862-1918)
arr. A. Dąbrowska-Kras

Meditation et Dansefor Eb clarinet solo
I. Meditation
II. Danse

Piotr Moss (b. 1949)

Gloom
for Eb clarinet solo

Javier Llopis (b. 1969)

WINDows
for clarinet in EsŻaneta Rydzewska (b. 1991)

Registro de Pajarillo
for Eb clarinet solo

Jorge Montilla (b. 1970)
Agnieszka Dąbrowska-Kras (Poland), Eb clarinet

4:00 PM – Auditorium – Main Hall
“CLARINETFEST® AT 4” – IRISH POSTCARDS
Footsteps across Dublin

Jane O’Leary

Written for the Dublin Clarinet Ensemble and dedicated to Paul Roe
Wrap Me in Red Duine dhá chroí thrioblóidí

Ultan O’Brien

Duine dhá chroí thrioblóidí translates to ‘a person with hearts’ worth of trouble’
Winds in the Wilderness

Yue Song

Falling Twigs of Song

Kenneth Edge

Thank you to the composers for their kindness and inspiration in collaborating with DCE in the composing of these pieces.
Dublin Clarinet Ensemble:
Director: Paul Roe
Katherine Breeden, Eamonn O’Connor, Emma Gorman, Bernadette John,
Nicholas Sheridan, Ruby McHugh, Ben O’Brien, Patrick Burke, Andrew Ryan

5:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
JEFF ANDERLE

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Underground Sun

Cornelius Boots (b. 1974)

Symphony of Songs

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Cue the Strings

Alan Sparhawk & Mimi Parker

Charm

Andy Rayborn (b. 1985)

Partita BWV 826

J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Tolo Midi

Mario Galeano Toro (b. 1977)
Jeff Anderle (USA), bass clarinet

Jeff Anderle’s appearance is sponsored by San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Henri Selmer Paris

5:00 PM – Wicklow 1
DAVID BARRIENTOS
Echoes (2008)
for clarinet, triangle, and string quartet
AdagioAllegroAllegroBastian González, violin
Valentina Romero, violin

Hans Vasquez, viola
Macarena Via, celloLiudmila Chise (b. 1980)

Francisco Torres, triangle
David Barrientos (Chile), clarinet

This ensemble's appearance is sponsored by Ministry of Culture, Arts, and Heritage of Chile

Concierto para Clarinete y Cuerdas (2015)
Carlos Zamora (b. 1968)
chamber ensemble version
AllegroAndanteAllegro*chamber ensemble version premiere performance*
Bastian González, violin
Valentina Romero, violin

Hans Vasquez, viola
Macarena Via, celloFrancisco Torres, Double BassDavid Barrientos (Chile), Clarinet

David Barrientos’s appearance is supported in part by Pre-k.Partnerships of Dallas Independent School District
This ensemble’s appearance is supported by the Chilean Ministry of Culture and the Arts

5:00 PM – Ecocem
THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE CLARINET ENSEMBLE AND
REBECA ROMERO DEMUYNCK
dona eis pacem

Jason Noble*world premiere*That Beautiful Thing

Nadine Silverman*world premiere*

Friede auf Erden, Op.13 (Peace on Earth)Multimedia by Hannah Faircloth

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
arr. Brad Pilcher

The Florida State University Graduate Clarinet Ensemble (USA):Eb clarinet:
Hannah Faircloth
Bb clarinet:
Travis Irizarry

Anne Glerum
Audrey Rancourt
Reymon Contrera
Connor Croasmun

Bass clarinet:
Brad Pilcher
Andrew Prawat

This ensemble’s appearance is sponsored by Nancy C. Fowler Endowment for Winds and Florida State University
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SHELLEY I
for solo clarinet

Sonia Mejías

Apocriphos
for clarinet solo and tape
I. Tenebris Monasterium

Saül Gómez Soler

Sueño Andaluz
for clarinet solo

Bart Piqueur
Rebeca Romero Demuynck (Spain), clarinet

5:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “TEACHING KLEZMER TO THE CLASSICALLY TRAINED CLARINETIST: STRATEGIES,RESOURCES AND REPERTOIRE”
Presenter: Robin Seletsky (USA)Intended for studio instructors interested in expanding their klezmer teaching strategies but can also be helpful tothose interested in klezmer as a performer. Topics covered will include teaching methods for ornaments, inflections
and improvisation, suggested recordings and printed music including crossover works that straddle the klezmer andclassical traditions.

5:00 PM – Wicklow 2
USF CLARINET & PERCUSSION DUO AND AMANDA
Everything In Bloom

Susanna Hancock (b.1992)

Stillness left from empty husks
I. Prelude
II. LatticeIII. Accordion

Tyler Kline (b.1991)

Two Trees

Baljinder Sekhon (1980)
Calvin Falwell (USA), Bb clarinet/bass clarinet
Kevin Von Kampen, percussion

This performance is sponsored by University of South Florida, College of The Arts and Buffet Crampon
Suspended (2024)

Daijana Wallace*world premiere*

Two Thoughts and a Fixation (2020)

Sakari Dixon Vanderveer

Ackerbatics (2016)

Rebecca Burkhardt
Amanda McCandless (USA), clarinet

5:00 PM – Wicklow 5
Q’IRU DUET AND KEITH NORTHOVER (USA)
Cheguei (1938) choro

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Pixinguinha (1897-1973) and Benedito Lacerda (1903-1958)

Amanecer Andino (1992)

José Revelo Burbano (1958-2020)

Suite Caloto (2024)
II. Nana Cununao

Edwin Guevara Gutiérrez (b. 1977)

Lágrimas Negras (1929)

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Escenas tradicionales para clarinete y guitarra (2024)
I. Camino and Movement
III. Celebración

Luis Carlos Erazo (b. 1989)

Q’iru Duet:
Gloria Orozco Dorado (Columbia), clarinet
Nico Barberan, guitar
From Six Studies for Various Solo Clarinets
I. Bizarre Times (trans for Basset Horn)
II. Last Gage (Bb clarinet)
III. Vortex (Bass clarinet)
IV. Pearl Imp (Eb clarinet)

Geraldine Green (b. 1967)

Postcards from the North Atlantic Archipelago
Alba (Eb clarinet)
England (Bb clarinet)Èire (Basset Horn)
Cymru (Bass clarinet)*world premiere*

Keith Northover (b. 1986)

Keith Northover (USA), clarinet

5:30 PM – Auditorium – Main HallBASS CLARINET CHOIR LABACIE
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

G.F. Häendel (1685-1759)

Intermezzo from “Cavalleria Rusticana”

P. Mascagni (1863-1945)

The marriage of Figaro

W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)

Samba… alla Turca!

W.A. Mozart
arr. J. Verhelst (1756-1791)

Pirates of the Carribean

K. Badelt en H. Zimmer
arr. L. Tuyttens

El Burrito y El Borrachito

J. Verhelst (b. 1965)
Bass clarinet choir LaBaCie (Belgium):
Bart Lagacie, conductor/performer

Bass clarinet:
Nele Desmet, Annick Peeters, Soetkin Coenye,
Liesbeth Devriese, Yves Pieters, Denis Naesens,
Sofie Werbrouck, Lien Vanhoutte

Contrabass clarinet:
Jef Coene
Percussion:
Willem Debaes

5:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “REPERTOIRE FOR CLARINET COMPOSED BY CATALAN COMPOSERS”
Presenter and Performer: Ionas Mercadal Euler
I’ll be delving into the rich heritage of composers from the Catalan Countries – Catalonia, Valencia, and theBalearic Islands. We’ll explore their distinctive musical styles, analyzing the shared characteristics that define theircompositions, as well as the innovative clarinetistic techniques evident in their works.
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AGENDA – WEDNESDAY, 31 JULY, 2024
The pieces:“Clar i net” for solo clarinet by Salvador Brotons i Soler (b. 1959), born in Barcelona, Catalonia. Published by
Brotons & Mercadal Edicions Musicals.
“Tres piezas para clarinete solo” by Ricardo Baixauli Ferrer (b. 1963), born in Alfalfar, Valencia. Published byRivera Editores.
“Enigma per a clarinet i piano” by Josep Prohens (b. 1959), born in Felanitx, Mallorca, Balearic Islands.
Published by Brotons & Mercadal Edicions Musicals.
These compositions not only highlight the talents of living composers but also showcase the ongoing vibrancy andevolution of clarinet music in the Catalan Countries. Through an exploration of their works, we’ll gain valuable insights
into the contemporary clarinetistic techniques and musical innovations shaping the region’s cultural landscape.

6:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
MASTERCLASS WITH MIKE LOWENSTERN (USA)
8:00 PM – Auditorium – Main HallEVENING CONCERT – BRITISH CLARINET ENSEMBLE AND SOLOISTS
Celebration Overture

Eric Hughes (1924-2000)

Celebration was written in 1977 for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee and was commissioned by John Denman for the Universityof Idaho’s clarinet choir. In 1982 it came to the notice of John MacKenzie who performed it on several occasions with the
Darlington Clarinet Ensemble. Charles HIne chose the piece to open the British Clarinet Ensemble’s first ever performance
given on tour in Helsinki, Finland in July 1995. It was subsequently recorded on the BCE’s first album “Gordian Knots”.
Il Covengno Op. 76

Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886)
Anne Harper and Berginald Rash, solo

Introduction, Theme and Variations

Gioachino Rossini (1791-1868)
William Curran, solo

William Curran’s appearance is sponsored by Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Op. 33

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
arr. Lara Diaz*world premiere*
Lara Diaz, solo
INTERVAL

Dublin Concerto
I. Ritmico
II. Circo
III. Arpeggiando

James T Sale (b. 1967)*world premiere*
Mark O’Brien, solo
Mark O’Brien’s appearance is sponsored by Royal Global
Verdiana

Michele Mangani (b, 1966)
Anna Hashimoto, solo
Anna Hashimoto’s appearance is sponsored by Vandoren, Peter Eaton and
Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain

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Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor Op. 73
I. Allegro
II. Adagio ma non troppo
III. Rondo. Allegretto

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Nicolas Baldeyrou, solo
Nicolas Baldeyrou’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet Crampon
River Dance

Bill Whelan (b. 1950)
concert in memory of Charles Hine and John de Beer
British Clarinet Ensemble:
Anthony Bailey, Conductor
Eb clarinet:
Andrew Smith

Bb clarinet:
Juliet Colville, Margaret Burleigh, Karolina
Knott, Stephanie Reeve, Jane Hammond,Ian
Rogers, John MacKenzie, Jane Bagot, Caroline
Roberts, Kyle Campbell

Bass clarinet:
Berdel efe Gulsen, Rita Porzi, Keith Bowen,
Sharon Tombs, Easher Austin
Contra-alto clarinet:Peter Fielding
Contrabass clarinet:
Stephen Bagot

Alto clarinet:
Carol Taylor, Anne Clark, Norma Bagot, Tom WinterThis ensemble’s appearance is sponsored by The Clarinet & Saxophone Society of Great Britain

THURSDAY, 1 AUGUST
8:00 AM – Wicklow 4
WARM-UP WITH MICHELLE ANDERSON
8:30 AM – Ecocem
POTPOURRI 1
Éléments
Terre
Vent
Feu

Joel Love (b. 1982)*European premiere*
Duo Entre-Nous:
Jackie Glazier (USA), clarinet

Don-Paul Kahl, saxophone

Jackie Glazier’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet Crampon and Vandoren
Phosphenes for Bb Clarinet and Mixed Media*world premiere*

Robert Gillam (b. 1977)

Kathleen Gardiner Mulcahy, clarinet
Kathleen Gardiner Mulcahy’s appearance is sponsored by the George Mason University Dewberry School of Music
Mouthpiece (2021)

Mark Engebretson (b. 1964)*European premiere*
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AGENDA – THURSDAY, 1 AUGUST, 2024
I will Never Fly Again (2024)

Alejandro Rutty (b.1967)

Janinah Burnett, soprano
Anthony Taylor (USA), Bb clarinet
Taylor Stirm (USA), bass clarinet
Bapu
for flute, Bb clarinet and electronics

Asha Srinivasan
Gemini Winds (USA):
Amelia Smith, clarinet

Delara Hashemi, flute

8:30 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
ICA YOUNG ARTISTS COMPETITIONS SEMI-FINALS
Repertoire: Kenneth Edge: Wait a While and Béla Kovács: Hommage à J.S. Bach
Pianist: Kim Davenport
Participants:
Marcos Carmona Rodríguez (Spain)
Rafał Kleszcz (Poland)
Hangyul Chung (South Korea)
Elif Simay Meteoğlu (Turkey)
Maya Boutelier (France)
Yoomin Sung (South Korea)
Judges:Preliminary Round (recorded):
Victor Chavez (USA)
Yi-Chen Chen (Taiwan)
Taehoon Kim (Korea)

Anna Marija Kubecka (Latvia)
Alexander Erlich-Herzog (USA)
Insoo Oh (USA)
Zane Gim (South Korea)
Eduardo Seabra (Portugal)
Tomas Milerius (Lithuania)

Allie Powell (USA)Joshua Gardner (USA)Semi-Finals:
Marie Picard (Canada)
George Georgiou (Cyprus)
Mélanie Bourassa (Canada)

Spencer Prewitt (USA)
Nadia Sofokleous (Germany)

8:45 AM – Wicklow 1
VIC CHÁVEZ, LUKE ELLARD AND HANNAH SHILVOCK
Zarabandeo
for Bb clarinet and piano

Arturo Márquez (b. 1950)
Vic Chávez (USA), clarinet
Grace Choi, piano

Vic Chávez’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet Crampon and The University of Tennessee Knoxville
The Featherheart

Lawren Brianna Ware (b. 1994)

Hands

Cassie Wieland (b. 1994)

Introduction and Dance

Undine Smith Moore (1904-1989)
Luke Ellard (USA), clarinet
Grace Choi, piano

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Reconciliation Sonata
for bass clarinet and piano
I. Sonata of Child-like Wonder
II. Chorale of Exclusion
III. Reconciliation

Tyler Mazone (b. 1998)

Hannah Shilvock (UK), bass clarinet
Viola Lenzi, piano
Hannah Shilvock’s appearance is sponsored by BG France and Henri Selmer Paris

8:45 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “YOGA TECHNIQUES FOR BETTER BREATH CONTROL”
Presenter: Cindy Bartz (USA)In this interactive session, Cindy will teach you specific movements to increase your lung capacity. You will also learn
yogic breath techniques to incorporate into your daily life. These techniques over time will strengthen the abdominal
area for better breath control.

8:45 AM – Wicklow 5
POTPOURRI 2Country Dances a la Swingle Singers

Ward Swingle
arr. Asher Carlson

Clair de Lune

Claude Debussy
arr. William A.R. May

USF Graduate Clarinet Quartet (USA):
Nick Broadbent, clarinet
Thomas Heal, clarinet
Brad McDade, clarinet
Evan Lutz, bass clarinet
Scènes de la vie contemporaine
I. Shopping
II. Au muséeIII. Remise en forme
IV. Dîner en amoureux

Guillaume Connesson (b. 1970)

Duo (USA):
Stephanie Bueche, clarinet
Noah Wright, clarinet
Endurance

Theresa Martin (b. 1979)*world premiere*
Vive Ensemble (USA):
Katrina Clements, clarinet
Spencer Brand, trumpet/flugelhorn

I recognize you from the moon

Sonya Leonore Stahl (b. 1981)*world premiere*
Silent Voices Project:

Hilary Lowery Leonard, clarinet

Miriam Webber, bassoon

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9:00 AM – Auditorium – Main Hall
THE SAPPHIRE TRIO AND MARTIN CASTILLOS
Carnival Evening (1977)
I. Harlequin
II. Columbine

Philip Martin (b. 1947)

Step-Dancing at the M&M (2006)

Charles Nichols (b. 1967)

The Artists (2015)
I. The Huckster
II. The Swindler
III. The Bamboozler

Brian van Winkle (b. 1983)

The Sapphire Trio (USA):
Maxine Ramey, clarinet
Margaret Nichols Baldridge, violin

Jody Graves, piano

The Sapphire Trio’s appearance is sponsored in part by Eastern Washington University and University of Montana
Aria para clarinete y piano

Carlos Gomes (1836-1896)

Rapsodia Trágica

Mauricio Charbonnier (b. 1979)*world premiere of clarinet and piano version*

Martin Castillos (Uruguay), clarinet

Lance Coburn, piano

9:00 AM – Wicklow 4
ENTHUSIASTS CHOIR REHEARSAL
9:00 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 3
YOUTH INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE
All welcome to attend.

9:15 AM – Wicklow 2
MCCONKIE-FREEZE DUO AND MARISSA STANFILL
Emerald Isle (2024)

Theresa Martin*world premiere*

Lacrimae (2022)

Sofia Kraevska

Nostos (2017)

Spiros Exaras
arr. McConkie Freeze

Metal Spiders (2024)

Andrew Houchins*world premiere*

Dawn McConkie, Bb clarinet

McConkie-Freeze Duo (USA):
Tracy Freeze, marimba

Dawn McConkie’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet Crampon, Lomax Clarinet Mouthpieces and Emporia State University
Listful Love
I. Longingly
II. Fast
Marissa Stanfill (USA), clarinet

Carl Vollrath (b. 1931)
Brian Nozny, marimba

This ensemble’s appearance is sponsored by University of South Alabama, Evans Drumheads,
Innovative Percussion Mallets, Pearl / Adams and Sabian Cymbals
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9:45 AM – Wicklow 1
COMPOSITION PRIZE AND JULIANNE KIRK DOYLE
Obsidianfor clarinet in Bb and piano

Kornel Thomas (b. 1986)
ICA Composition Prize Winner:
Aileen Razey (USA), clarinet
Grace Choi, piano

The Solitude of Stars (2022)

Stacy Garrop (b. 1969)
Julianne Kirk Doyle (USA), clarinet
Grace Choi, piano

Always Here for solo clarinet (2023)

Tyler Mazone (b. 1998)

commissioned in memory of Bella the cat*world premiere*
Julianne Kirk Doyle (USA), clarinet
Black Montuno (2015)

Ivette Herryman-Rodriguez (b. 1982)
Julianne Kirk Doyle (USA), clarinet
Grace Choi, piano

Julianne Kirk Doyle’s appearance is sponsored by Vandoren, Backun Musical Services,
Crane School of Music and State University of New York-Potsdam

9:45 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “HACKING THE NEURODIVERGENT BRAIN: AN APPROACH TO PRACTICING FOR
CLARINETISTS WITH AND WITHOUT ADHD”
Presenter: Meredith Gersten (USA)ADHD brains struggle with motivation, time blindness, and task initiation. This presents obstacles for musicians whenit comes to getting to the practice room and staying motivated. While the traits of ADHD are unique, the steps toaddressing them can be beneficial for both neurodivergent and neurotypical musicians and students.

9:45 AM – Wicklow 5
REEDS AMIS
Capriccio

Fernande Decruck (1896-1954)

Variations sur un air Pyreneen

Fernande Decruck (1896-1954)

PavaneFernande Decruck (1896-1954)

Trio ClassiqueFernande Decruck (1896-1954)

Variations en trio sur lair du p’tit quinquin

Fernande Decruck (1896-1954)

Reeds Amis (USA):
Marilyn Cole, oboe
Angela Shankar, clarinet
Melissa Kritzer, bassoon
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10:00 AM – Ecocem
EMBRACING THE FIRE WITHIN AND PASSING ON THE FLAME
Presenters: Diane Barger and Denise Gainey
This session explores the teachings of renowned 20th Century pedagogues Robert Marcellus, Kalman Opperman, andour shared teacher Frank Kowalsky and how their pedagogy shaped our own teaching journeys. How do we embracewhat we have learned and create our own voice to pass on the flame? Join us as we answer these questions and more.
Diane Barger’s appearance is sponsored by the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts
and the Glenn Korff School of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Denise Gainey’s appearance is sponsored by the Department of Music at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

10:00 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 3
MASTERCLASS WITH NICOLAS BALDEYROU (FRANCE)
10:15 AM – Wicklow 3
ROCCO PARISI
Tonada y Cueca
para clarinete y piano

Carlos Guastavino,,,come dal nulla...
per clarinetto basso solo

A. Gentile

C’era Ciro
per clarinetto basso e piano

Carlo Pedini

Variazioni su Fenesta che lucevi
per clarinetto basso, clarinetto Sib e piano*world premiere*

Vincenzo Correnti

Rocco Parisi (Genova), bass clarinet and clarinet
Rocco Parisi’s appearance is sponsored by Fratelli Patricola Clarinets and Silverstein Works

10:15 AM – Auditorium – Main Hall
ANDREW SEYMOURFire Music
I. LifeII. Fire
III. Desolation
IV. Renewal

Jabra Latham (b. 1978)

Andrew Seymour (Australia), clarinet

10:30 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “WINGS: PERSPECTIVES FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH JOAN TOWER”
Presenter and Performer: Alexandra DoyleThis lecture-recital presents firsthand information from Joan Tower on Wings, including her experiences as a composerat the time, her approach to writing it, and her thoughts on how it fits into her catalog. The lecture will include
performances of excerpts from the work and Tower’s golden rule for performers.
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TIMOTHY BONENFANT AND DUO LUCENT AND DALTON RINGEY
Statuettes (2006)

Eliane Aberdam (b. 1964)*European premiere*

The Faery’s Cup (2019)

Jane Stanley (b. 1976)

Prelude for solo bass clarinet, op. 51 (1951)
Hall of Ghosts (2022)

Ruth Gipps (1921-1999)
Amanda Harberg (b. 1973)*European premiere*
Timothy Bonenfant (USA), bass clarinet

Timothy Bonenfant’s appearance is sponsored by Angelo State University
Live Wire (2010)

Theresa Martin (b. 1979)

Antelope Pavane (2012)

Anne Guzzo (b. 1970)

Yellow Jersey (2004)

Libby Larsen (b. 1950)

Julie Detweiler, clarinet

Duo Lucent (USA):

Debbie Bish, clarinet

Duo Lucent’s appearance is sponsored in part by Vandoren USA
what now? for unaccompanied clarinet (2023)*world premiere*

Dalton H. Regnier (b. 1992)

Dalton H. Regnier (USA), clarinet and bass clarinet
like a broken record for unaccompanied bass clarinet (2022)

Dalton H. Regnier (b. 1992)

Dalton H. Regnier (USA), bass clarinet

10:45 AM – Wicklow 3
LECTURE: “THOMAS RYAN: AN IRISH AMERICAN CLARINETIST OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY”
Presenter and performer: Jane Ellsworth (USA)
Irish-born Thomas Ryan (1827–1903) was arguably the most important clarinetist in nineteenth-century America, yettoday he is virtually unknown. In the 1850s and 60s he gave the first documented American performances of standard
works by Mozart Weber, Schumann, Beethoven, and others. He was also himself a composer of numerous clarinet
works. In this talk we will rediscover Ryan, and one of his works will receive its modern-day premiere.

11:00 AM – Auditorium – Main HallDANNY GOLDMAN
Clarinet Quintet No. 3, Opus 23
arranged for Piano and Clarinet
II. Adagio

Heinrich Joseph Baermann (1784-1847)

Clarinet Sonata (1974)

Michael Webster (b. 1944)

Flautinokonzert
C-dur RV 443
II. Largo
III. Allegro molto

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Danny Goldman (USA), Bb and Eb clarinets
Andreas Ioannides, piano
Danny Goldman’s appearance is sponsored by F. Arthur Uebel and Vandoren París
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AGENDA – THURSDAY, 1 AUGUST, 2024
11:00 AM – Wicklow 1
DUO CLARIPIANO AND KATHYA GALLEGUILLOS
3 Lieder from Song cycles
Des Knaben Wunderhorn and Kindertotenlieder
I. Lob des hohen Verstands
II. Rheinlegendchen
III. Oft denk’ ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen!

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
arr. Ronald Kornfeil

Histria et amor (2016)
Suite on folk motifs from Slovene Istria
Adagio, soave
Allegro e spiritoso
Largo, da lontano

Andrej Makor (b. 1987)

dedicated to Duo Claripiano
Divertimento sopra motivi dell’opera
Il Trovatore

Luigi Bassi (1833-1871)
Duo Claripiano (Slovenia):

Dušan Sodja, clarinet

Tatjana Kaučič, piano

Tonada y Cueca
for clarinet and piano

Carlos Guastavino (1945-2000)

Cuatro Líneas Breves
for solo clarinet

Marcos Stuardo*European premiere*

Serenata Colombiana
for clarinet and piano

Jonny Pasos (b. 1975)*European premiere*
Kathya Galleguillos (Chile), clarinet
Ekaterina Tangarova, piano

Kathya Galleguillos’s appearance is sponsored by BG France

11:00 AM – Wicklow 4
FESTIVAL CHOIR REHEARSAL
11:00 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 3
ENTHUSIASTS COMMITTEE MEETING
All welcome to attend.
Friendship
I. Meet and Greet

Kristen Denny-Chambers
Katherine Cooke, clarinet

II. The Sea Between Us
Michelle Anderson, clarinet
III. Reunion
Josh Goo, clarinet*world premiere*
commissioned by the Enthusiasts Committee
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11:30 AM – Ecocem
PRESENTATION AND PERFORMANCE: “MY MUSICAL JOURNEY”
Presenter: ICA Honorary Member 2024 Inductee – Mitchell Estrin (USA)
Host: Gary Winder
A retrospective of the 50-year career of clarinetist, conductor, teacher, author, recording artist, and musicalambassador, Mitchell Estrin. His distinguished career includes performing with the New York Philharmonic, aprofessorship at the University of Florida, and being a New York City studio musician.
Mitchell Estrin’s appearance is sponsored by University of Florida, Buffet Crampon, and Vandoren

11:30 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “SPÁSANNA NUA”
Presenter: Bernadette John (USA)As a 2023 Fulbright student to Ireland, Bernadette John has spent the past year in Dublin studying Irish trad andperforming in trad groups and symphony orchestras alike. Spásanna Nua examines contemporary clarinet performanceand its interaction with Irish traditional music, bringing Ms. John’s findings to the clarinet community.

11:30 AM – Wicklow 3
SPONSOR SESSION – PATRICOLA
12:00 PM – Auditorium – Main Hall
“CLARINETFEST® AT NOON” - STEFANIE GARDNER WITH ÉGIDE DUO AND PARADISE WINDS
Theosebia’s Oracular Grotto (2024)

Cornelius Boots (b. 1974)*world premiere*
Stefanie Gardner (USA), bass clarinet
SHE (2024)
I. She Flies
II. She Heals
III. She Leads

Alyssa Morris (b. 1984)*world premiere*
Joshua Gardner, clarinet

Égide Duo (USA):

Stefanie Gardner, bass clarinet

Gail Novak, piano
Gail Novak’s appearance is sponsored by Gardner Clarinets LLC
Freakwood (2024)
for reed quintet
I. Stump Devil
II. Fruiting Fungals
III. Dendrovinifera
IV. Magic Bog

Cornelius Boots (b. 1974)*world premiere*
Tiffany Pan, oboe
Joshua Gardner, clarinet

Paradise Winds:
Patrick Murphy, alto saxophone
Stefanie Gardner, bass clarinet

Joseph Kluesener, bassoon

Joshua and Stefanie Gardner are Conn Selmer, Henri Selmer Paris, and Silverstein Works Performing Artists.
Patrick Murphy is a Silverstein Works Performing Artist.
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2:00 PM – Auditorium – Main Hall
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA CLARINET ENSEMBLE
Greater than the Sum

Justin Giarrusso (b.1991)

Smoky Mountain Lullaby

Roger Zare (b. 1988)

Night Waltz from “A Little Night Music”

Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)
arr. Asher Carlson (b.1992)

Moderato AF

Paul Reller (b.1965)
University of South Florida Clarinet Ensemble (USA):
Calvin Falwell, Conductor
Asher Carlson, Conductor
Lilly, Kaley Lewis, KaleighCummings, Patrick Ramsey,
Ariana Ruisi, Matthew Hager,
Risa Slepikas, Abhay Satyajit

Eb clarinet:
CeCe DuQuette
Bb clarinet:
Tyler Wilson, Dylan Addonizio,
Brendan Patterson, Stephen

Bb clarinet/Bass clarinet
Simone Francis, Sarah Israel,
Sean McBride

This ensemble is sponsored by University of South Florida, College of The Arts

2:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
GELDRICH-LOWE-PIFER TRIO AND GEORGE GEORGIOU
Fantasia No. 3
for clarinet, bassoon and piano

Roma Cafolla (b. 1949)

Aistear na Sionainne
for clarinet, bassoon, and piano

Elizabeth Goode (b. 1960)

Peter Geldrich, clarinet

Geldrich-Lowe-Pifer Trio (USA):
Shannon Lowe, bassoon
Joshua Pifer, piano

RODAFNOÚ (2023)
for clarinet and piano

Christina Athinodorou (b. 1981)*world premiere*An old Cypriot amulet (2024)
for clarinet and pianoAndreas Tsiartas (b. 1985)*world premiere*
George Georgiou (Cyprus), clarinet
Rami Sarieddine, piano

George Georgiou’s appearance is sponsored by ARTE Music Academy

2:00 PM – Wicklow 1
SMOKY MOUNTAIN LULLABY CLARINET ENSEMBLE AND ANTHONY COSTA
Smoky Mountain Lullaby

Roger Zare (b. 1985)
Alexandra Dee, conductor

Soo Goh, clarinet
Joanna McCoskey Wiltshire,
clarinet
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Christopher Nichols, clarinet
Jeffrey O’Flynn, clarinet
Lisa Perry, clarinet

Spencer Prewitt, clarinet
Larkin Sanders, clarinet
Erin Cameron, bass clarinet

Le Temps Viendra
for oboe/English horn, clarinet/bass clarinet and piano

Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951)

Robyn Dixon Costa, oboe and english horn
Anthony Costa (USA), clarinet
Timothy Shafer, piano
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
I. Lively, energetic
II. Espressivo
III. Allegro

Amada Santos-Ocampo De Francesco (1925-2009)

Anthony Costa (USA), clarinet
Timothy Shafer, piano
Anthony Costa’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet Crampon USA and Penn State

2:00 PM – Ecocem
RACHEL YODER (USA)
Tater Dreams (2021)
Noms Tater
Seed Tater
Tiny Tater Plant
Tater Plants
Tater Harvest
An Eye in the Ground

Jessi Harvey

Rachel Yoder (USA), EFX bass clarinet
Premonitions/Tracers (2024)

Greg Dixon (b. 1980)
Odd Partials (USA):
Rachel Yoder, bass clarinet
Greg Dixon, synthesizer

Rachel Yoder’s appearance is sponsored by Western Washington University

2:00 PM – Wicklow 5
BENJAMIN MITCHELL AND RACHELLE GOTER
Nervous Systems
for clarinet and string quartet

Christopher Cerrone (b. 1984)*European premiere*

here and now
for clarinet and string quartet

Emma O’Halloran (b. 1985)*world premiere*
Benjamin Mitchell (USA), clarinet

Luke Hsu, violin I
Ann Miller, violin II
to hope again
quintet for clarinet and string quartet

Neasa Ní Bhriain, viola
Rainer Crosett, celloChristian Ellenwood (b. 1970)
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AGENDA – THURSDAY, 1 AUGUST, 2024
Citizen 13660 Vignettes
quintet for clarinet and string quartet
I. “We Were Outnumbered”
III. “Trying to forget…just staring up at the sky”
IV. “Rumors: …the San Francisco Bay Bridge had been blown up”
VI. “We were close to freedom and yet far from it”
VIII. “There was only desert now.”

Chad Cannon (b. 1985)

Rachelle Goter (USA), clarinet
Émouvant String Quartet:
Timothy Jones, violin
Ramiro Miranda, violin

Cindy Cook, viola
Susan Mayo, celloVibrations in Orange
sextet for clarinet, trumpet and string quartet
III. Saturday Serenade*world premiere*

Christian Ellenwood(b. 1970)

Rachelle Goter (USA), clarinet
Bret Goter, trumpet

2:00 PM – Wicklow 3
ICA ORCHESTRAL COMPETITION
Repertoire:
Mozart: Concerto, K. 622, Movement I, exposition only – unaccompanied
1st Clarinet
1. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 – Movement 1, mm. 474-493
2. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 – Movement 2, mm. 68-78
3. Brahms: Symphony No. 3 – Movement 2, beginning to m. 23
4. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue – beginning to m. 17
5. Kodaly: Dances of Galanta – mm. 31-65
6. Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night’s Dream – Scherzo, beginning to [B]7.
Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade – Movement 2, [F] to [G]
8. Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade – Movement 3, 5 measures before [A] to [A]9.
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 – Movement 2, beginning to m. 32
10. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 – Movement 3, beginning to 9 after [A]Participants and Country:
Reuben Allan (USA)
Kasey Cote (USA)

Jaren Jamito (USA)Gloria Orozco Dorado (Colombia)

Judges:Selin Gürol
Anna Hashimoto

Andrew Lamy
Berginald Rash

2:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 3
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND ACCESS COMMITTEE (DEIA COMMITTEE)
Presenters: Lara Diaz, Stefanie Gardner, Anne Harper, Julia Heinen, Sarah Lucas-Page, Christine MacDonnell,
Sarah Manasreh, Berginald Rash, Nadia Sofokleous, and Natalie Szabo
In this session, the committee will provide a quick introduction to DEIA, why it is important, what it means to us, bringquestions to the participants, and provide time for listening to personal experiences.
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2:15 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “ARS KLARINETTI”
Presenter: Rodolfo La Banca
Historical journey through the birth and development of the clarinet from the ancient Chalumeau to the modern
system. Topics covered: the birth and development of the clarinet , Mozart and Freemasonry , A. Stadler , Viennese
classicism and pre-Romanticism, Iwan Müller, L. Spohr , C.M. Von Weber, j. Brahms. A small collection of antique
instruments a dozen including Chalumeaux classical clarinets will be on display. A dive into ancient performance
practice with a brief mention of the art of diminutions from the Baroque to Classicism.
Instrument list:
Soprano chalumeau Denner copy ( by R. Tutz)

Classical C clarinet 6 keys Baumann
Classical B clarinet 11 keys Genser copy ( by R. /Tutz)
Classical clarinet 8 keys Schemel

Alto chalumeau Denner copy ( by R. Tutz)
Tenor chalumeau Denner copy ( by R. Tutz)
Basso chalumeau Denner copy ( by R. Tutz)

Basset clarinet in A, From a drawing by Riga. ( R. Tutz)

Baroque clarinet in C 2 keys Scherer copy
Baroque clarinet in C and D 3 keys Denner copy

Basset horn Lotz copy ( E. Hoeprich )Basset horn Grundmann

Classical B. clarinet 6 keys Genser copy ( by R. /Tutz)

2:15 PM – Wicklow 2
YELLOWSTONE CHAMBER PLAYERS AND MIAMICLARINET
Sueño de la Plata (1996)Noël Samyn (b. 1965)

Music I Have Never Heard and Will Likely Never Hear (2024)*world premiere*

Grant Harville (b. 1980)

Endiablado (1996)

Patrick Roux (b. 1962)

Yellowstone Chamber Players (USA):
Elizabeth Adcock, guitar
Luke Kestner, percussion
Thomas Burke, alto/tenor saxophone
Sheri Rolf, clarinet/bass clarinet
Two Friends (2023)

Nikolas James

Banish Misfortune (2024)

Margaret Donaghue*world premiere*

Homage (1984, 2024)

Yvonne Desportes (1907-1993)
arr. Dawn McConkie*world premiere*

Transitory Places for Clarinet Quartet (2024)*world premiere*

Jayce Mulligan

MiamiClarinet (USA):
Margaret Donaghue, Bb clarinet/recorder
Danielle Woolery, Bb clarinet/bass clarinet
Dawn McConkie, Bb clarinet/Eb clarinet/recorder
Michael Walsh, Bb clarinet/bass clarinet
This performance is sponsored by Buffet Crampon, Lomax Mouthpieces, University of Miami,
Emporia State University, South Dakota State and Texas Woman’s University
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AGENDA – THURSDAY, 1 AUGUST, 2024
2:30 PM – Auditorium – Main HallCAPRICCIO CLARINET ORCHESTRA
La Forza del Destino- Overture

Giusseppe Verdiarr. Paul Harvey

Callirhoë (Suite d’Orchestre)
I. Prelude
II. Pas des écharpes
III. Scherzettino
IV. Pas des Cymbales

Cecile Chaminadearr. Ailien de Beer*world premiere*
Capriccio Clarinet Orchestra (Netherlands):
Ailien de Beer, Conductor

Eb clarinet:
Geke Rouffaer-Hooiveld
Bb clarinet:
Marleen de Boer, Judith
Iedema, Francien Talens,Anja Mennenga, Maartje
Nieuwenhuis, Keano Lups,
Steventje Wilts, Roxanna
Hiddingh-Rieks, Kayla Lups,

Wim Winthorst, Reinder van der
Weide, Wilma Pietersma,
Elly Kampinga, Corien Bier,
Brechje Kwanten, Sarah van
Loenen, Cor Tatzik, Else de Jong,
Hannah Boelens,Jonah Garrelts, Folker Draaijer,
Mette Luursema, Elisha
Hiddingh, Johanna Hemstra

Alto clarinet:
Rita de Beer, Mirte Triezenberg
Bass clarinet:
Jack de Beer, Sybren Jansen,
Lilian Ferwerda, Steven Henry
Contrabass clarinet:
Lex Houtermans

2:45 PM – Wicklow 1
IAN TYSON, STEPHEN FOX AND ALEXANDRA DOYLE
Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano
I. Allegro calmato
II. Lento, quasi andante
III. Con brio

Josheph Horovitz (1926-2022)

Ian Tyson (USA), clarinet
Ekaterina Tangarova, piano
Ian Tyson’s appearance is sponsored by Vassar College
Polyniya (2009/2023)
for E-flat clarinet, basset horn and piano
I. The frozen land wakes
II. FearIII. Ice crystals

Larysa Kuzmenko (b. 1956)

Stephen Fox (Canada), basset horn
Jane Ellsworth, E-flat clarinet
Ekaterina Tangarova, piano
A Dream Within a Dream (1992/2023)
for bass clarinet and piano
I. Tempo rubato

Larysa Kuzmenko (b. 1956)

Stephen Fox (Canada), bass clarinet
Ekaterina Tangarova, pianoSong Without Words

Libby Larsen (b. 1950)

Alexandra Doyle (USA), Bb clarinet

Ekaterina Tangarova, piano

Alexandra Doyle’s appearance is sponsored by Vandoren USA
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2:45 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
SPONSOR SESSION – CHEDEVILLE
LECTURE: “JIM KANTER ON MOUTHPIECES AND THE CLARINET”
Presenter: Jim Kanter
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

A general explanation of how a clarinet works:–
air moving through the instrument pulling the reed against the mouthpiece.
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the interaction of reed to mouthpiece facing contour.
–
the speed the air travels through the chamber, bore and into the barrel and clarinet.
Facing shapes, lengths and contours and how they relate to mouthpiece/reed interaction.
Chamber/Baffle contours and displacement and how they relate to air exit speed into the bore.
Bore contours and the relationship to air speed.
How air speed is related to response.
How the material of the blank relates to timbre and response.

3:00 PM – Auditorium – Main HallCALAMUS CLARINET ENSEMBLE
Danze di corte
I. Gagliarda
II. Pavana – Ballata – Bourée

Michele Mangani (b. 1966)

da Medea: Ouverture

Luigi Cherubini

Le forme Dell’Acqua (2024)

Yuri Furnari*world premiere*

Concerto per flauto RV 433 “La tempesta di mare”
I. Allegro
II. Largo
III. Presto

Antonio Vivaldi

Enrico Luca, flute
Dance of the blessed spirits

Christoph Willibald Gluck
Enrico Luca, flute

La Ronde des Lutins, Scherzo fantastique op. 25

Antonio Bazzini

Enrico Luca, flute
Come on and let’s dance!

Alexis Ciesla*world premiere*

Joking (2024)

Michele Mangani*world premiere*Calamus Clarinet Ensemble (Italy):
Conservatorio di Musica Vincenzo Bellini Catania

Carmelo Dell’Acqua, Alessia Middione, Nicolò Impallomeni, Cecilia Raunisi, Leandro Spitale,
Francesco Greco, Francesco Manuli, Francesco Scacco, Fabio Signorello, Giambattista Scollo,
Emanuele Frenna, Aurelio D’Arrò, Marco Ferrera, Margherita Dalfovo, Emanuele Naselli,
Valentina Monaco, Giuseppe Maricchiolo, Letizia Mania, Alessio Zammataro,
Alfio Adamo Tomasello, Lorenzo Lo Conti, Michela DucaC L A RI N E T F E S T ® 2 0 2 4|49

AGENDA – THURSDAY, 1 AUGUST, 2024
3:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
MÉLANIE BOURASSA AND EDUARDO FREITAS
Uspávanky (Lullabies)

Jan Vičar (b. 1949)

6 Elegies, Op. 82

Wolfgang Gabriel (1930-2024)

Sorrow Songs, Op.57
I. Oh, what comes over the Sea
IV. She sat and sang alway

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)
arr. Sarah Watts

Mélanie Bourassa (Canada), bass clarinet
Kim Davenport (USA), piano
Matinta Pereira (2016)
for E-flat Clarinet Solo

Fernando Oliveira

Sarcasms (2022)
for E-flat Clarinet and Piano

Alexandre Travassos

Ironic Waltz (2018)
for E-flat Clarinet and Piano

Fernando Oliveira
Eduardo Freitas (Brazil), Eb clarinet
Kim Davenport (USA), piano

Eduardo Freitas’s appearance is sponsored in part by University of Campinas - São Paulo (Brazil)
with funds of EDUCORP, Marca Reeds, and Via Sinfônica

3:00 PM – Ecocem
POTPOURRI 3
El Planeta Rojo

Dan Cooper
Eric Schultz (USA), clarinet

Kids These Days
for clarinet and audio

Mike Gersten (b. 1984)
Mike Gersten (USA), clarinet

The Entry

Brian Norcross (b. 1959)

At Least One

Meredith Butterworth (b. 1987)

Mystic Embers

Jennifer E. Rose (b. 1978)

Claws and EffectRichard Belcastro (b. 1976)
Clarinet/bass clarinet performers:

Christy Banks
Timothy Bonenfant
Soo GohRichard Ferrarelli
Lindsey Hutchinson

Tsmindao Ghmerto

Evan Ziporyn (b. 1959)

The Willow

Nicholas Chesemore (b. 2004)
Nicholas Chesemore (USA), bass clarinet and voice

This performance is supported in part by The Harry N. and Ruth F. Wyatt Fund for the Assistance of Student Composers.
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3:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 3
MASTERCLASS WITH LARA DIAZ (SPAIN)
3:15 PM – Wicklow 5
BARBARA BOROWICZMusic in the Cube II
for clarinet solo and stage movement

Artur Cieślak (b. 1968)*world premiere*

Spiritfor clarinet solo

Shulamit Ran (b. 1949)

Sol-Tanto
for clarinet solo

Katarzyna Kwiecień-Długosz (b. 1978)*world premiere*
Barbara Borowicz (Poland), clarinet

Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund,under the “Composers’ Commissions” program implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance.

3:30 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “‘CREATING A MONSTER”
Presenter and Performer: Patrick Burke (Ireland)“Monster” for Bass clarinet and tape

Ed Bennett (b. 1975)

Following a performance of Ed Bennett’s “Monster”, I will explore how a character can be created, and how Bennett
invites the performer to become involved in the compositional process to achieve this. How might a performer use ahighly specific score with fixed electronics, to create a monster?
Patrick Burke’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet Crampon

3:30 PM – Wicklow 2
DUO RODINIA AND FORWARD 4Raven (2004)
I. Darkness

Edward Knight (b. 1961)

Duo for Marimba and Clarinet in D minor (2016)

Olga Harris

Canti Breve (1974)

Libby Larsen (b. 1950)

Child of Ruin (2024)

Jamie Wind Whitmarsh (b. 1988)*world premiere*

Buckle Up (2017)

Jamie Wind Whitmarsh (b. 1988)
Duo Rodinia (USA):
Lisa Kachouee, clarinet
Jamie Wind Whitmarsh, marimba and vibraphone

Lisa Kachouee’s appearance is sponsored by Backun Musical Services and Oklahoma City University
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AGENDA – THURSDAY, 1 AUGUST, 2024
Chromatic Fantasia

Johan Sebastian Bacharr. Gustave Langenus
Henry Caceres (USA), bass clarinet

Suit Off Pist

Svante Henryson
Henry Caceres (USA), Bb clarinet
Daron Bradford (USA), bass clarinet

Afro

Paquito D’Rivera

La Fleur de Cayenne

Paquito D’Rivera

Tango Virtuoso

Thierry Escaicharr. Florent HÉAUCa La Breaza

Igor Iachimciuc

Dalla Suite Masquerade Galop (polka)

A. Khackaturianarr. Alex Russo
Forward 4 (USA):

Henry Caceres, Eb/Bb clarinet
Sam Noyce, Bb clarinet

Melanie Pehrson-Noyce, Bb clarinet
Daron Bradford, bass clarinet

Dr. Henry Caceres is Sponsored in part by Backun Musical Services

3:30 PM – Wicklow 4
HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CHOIR REHEARSAL
4:00 PM – Wicklow 1
GREGORY OAKES AND JONATHAN RUSSELL
ma dentro dove (deeper within)

Suzanne Farrin (b. 1976)

Light-Dots on a Deep-Space-Image

Jessie Cox (b. 1995)

Gregory Oakes (USA), quarter-tone extended clarinet
Satan’s Ice Cream Truck

Jonathan Russell (b. 1979)*world premiere*
Gregory Oakes (USA), quarter-tone extended clarinet
Jeff Anderle (USA), clarinet

GrooveJonathan Russell (b. 1979)
Jonathan Russell (USA), bass clarinet

Sonata #2 for Bass Clarinet and Piano
I. Confidently grooving
II. Meditative and dreamy
III. Confidently grooving
Jonathan Russell (USA), bass clarinet
Gail Novak, piano
Jonathan Russell’s appearance is sponsored by Selmer
Gail Novak’s appearance is sponsored by Gardner Clarinets LLC
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Jonathan Russell (b. 1979)4:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “PLAN B-FLAT: USING YOUR PERFORMANCE SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN ALTERNATIVE CAREERS”
Presenter: Lowell Weiner (USA)Do the math! The odds are against you winning that dream symphony job or landing that university professor gig. So,
it’s a good idea to have a Plan B, or in our case, a Plan B-Flat. The presentation will highlight the skills musicians possess
to succeed in alternative careers while allowing them to pursue their passion.
Fuego y Duende
I.
II.

Jorge Variego (b. 1975)*European premiere*
Limestone and Felt
adaptation for viola and bass clarinet

Caroline Shaw (b. 1981)
arr. Jorge Variego

Three Cartoons
for bass clarinet and viola
Strange Creatures
Dreamy Afternoon
Speed Racing

Piotr Szewczyk (b. 1978)*European premiere*
Jorge Variego (Argentina-USA), bass clarinet
Hillary Herndon, Viola
Jorge Variego’s appearance is sponsored by University of Tennessee Knoxville

4:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 3
ORCHESTRAL MASTERCLASS WITH MARK O’BRIEN
4:30 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
MAUREEN HURD HAUSE
Five Irish Folk Tunes from the Petrie Collection of Ancient Irish Music (1928) Howard Ferguson (1908-1999)
setting for viola and pianotrans. Maureen Hurd Hause (b. 1971)
I. Lament
murmurs and echoes (2015)
five miniatures for clarinet and piano
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.

Jane O’Leary (b. 1946)

Maureen Hurd Hause (USA), clarinet
David Bremner, piano
Bóthar na cearta (2020) and Night watching (2020)

Christy McNamara (b. 1958)

Maureen Hurd Hause (USA), clarinet
Christy McNamara, button accordion and concertina
Maureen Hurd Hause’s appearance is sponsored by Henri Selmer Paris and D’Addario Woodwinds
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4:30 PM – Ecocem
JAMES FALZONEThe Already and the Not Yet

James Falzone (b.1971)
prepared improvisation

James Falzone (USA), clarinet, penny whistle, shruti box
James Falzone’s appearance is sponsored by Backun Musical Services and Chris Abell penny whistles

5:00 PM – Auditorium – Main Hall
“CLARINETFEST® AT 5” – MACDARA Ó SEIREADÁIN AND NADIA SOFOKLEOUS
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, op 129
I.Allegro Moderato
II. Caoine: Adagio, quasi Fantasia
III. Allegretto grazioso
Fantasie for Clarinet and Piano

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)

Augusta Holmès (1847-1903)

Macdara Ó Seireadáin (Ireland), clarinet
Lance Coburn, piano
Hommage à Poulenc

Francesco Bottigliero (b. 1974)

Black, white and a little blue
sonata for clarinet and piano
I. Brightly
II. Moderato
III. Lively

George Palmer (b. 1947)

Nadia Sofokleous (Germany), clarinet
Gail Novak, piano
Nadia Sofokleous’s appearance is sponsored by RZ Clarinets, Edizioni Eufonia, Chedeville Mouthpieces, and SCV Ligatures
Gail Novak’s appearance is sponsored by Gardner Clarinets LLC

6:00 PM – Wicklow 1
PROFESSOR CHOIR REHEARSAL
8:00 PM – Auditorium – Main HallEVENING CONCERT – JFUNK AND ANDY LAMY
Los Trovadores Paisa
Araber Tanz
The Dove
Der Heiser Bulgar
The Sunn & Roy Flynn

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Jessie Demaree, Chris Del Favero
Traditional
Jessie Demaree, Chris Del Favero
Traditional
Chris Del Favero

El Zopilote Mojado

Traditional

Sammy’s Freilach

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We extend our deepest gratitude to the countless musicians who, through centuries, have dedicated their lives topreserving and passing down musical traditions. Their passion, resilience, and artistry have created a living network ofsound that continues to inspire and unite us.
JFUNK (USA):
Jessie Demaree, clarinet/bass clarinet/vocals
Alan Acosta, alto saxophone
Elliott Fox, tenor saxophone

Chris Del Favero, electric guitar
Bailey Zick, bass guitar
Jeremy Lentz, drum set

Clarinetist Andy Lamy will perform a concert of Irish traditional music and classical fusion with Ireland’s musician of theYear winner, accordionist Byrne, backed by the Hudson-Shannon Line Band.
Andy Lamy (USA), clarinet and tin whistle
Dermot Byrne (Ireland), button accordion
Yvonne Casey (Ireland), violin
Michael Stewart (USA), viola/violin, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Jim Murray (Ireland), guitar
Bríd Ní Mhaoileoin (Ireland), voice/bodhrán and bouzouki
Dylan Gully (France), clarinet
Juan Estéban Martinez (Dominican Republic and USA), clarinet, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Maureen Hurd-Hause (USA), clarinet/bass clarinet, Rutgers University
Paul Roe (Ireland), clarinet/bass clarinet, RTE Orchestra
Andy Lamy’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet-Crampon and Vandoren

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FRIDAY, 2 AUGUST
8:00 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
PROFESSORS CLARINET CHOIR
8:00 AM – Wicklow 4
WARM-UP WITH JOSH GOO, FINDING THE SWEET SPOT OF SOUND
8:15 AM – Wicklow 5
ADAM BALLIF AND KAREN BRONSON
Suite De Danses (2023)
for clarinet and bassoon
I. Prelude
II. AllemandeIII. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. GigueRoma Cafolla*world premiere*
Adam Ballif (USA), clarinet
Elizabeth Crawford, bassoon
Capers, Sonata For Wind Trio
Discorso
Concordia
Loquacita
Kristi Ballif, flute

Roma Cafolla

BYU-Idaho Faculty Woodwind Trio (USA):
Adam Ballif, clarinet
Elizabeth Crawford, bassoon

Monólogo

Javier Zalba (b. 1955)
Karen Bronson (USA), A clarinet

Cabangueando
for solo clarinet

Samuel Robles (b. 1974)

Cinco Bocetos
for clarinet solo
I. Preludio
II. Canción del campo
III. Interludio nocturno
IV. Canción de la montaña
V. Final con pájaros

Roberto Sierra (b. 1953)

Karen Bronson (USA), Bb clarinet
Chôros No. 2
for flute and clarinet

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Karen Bronson (USA), clarinet
Sage Bronson, flute
Karen Bronson’s appearance is sponsored by Conn-Selmer

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8:30 AM – Ecocem
POTPOURRI 4
The Distance Between Us for two B-flat Clarinets and Multimedia
I. Alone
II. Connection
III. DistanceIV. Togetherness*world premiere*

Francisco Javier de Alba (b. 1994)

E.P.I.C Duo (USA):Francisco Javier de Alba, clarinet
Victoria Deutsch, clarinet
Ina de Alba, multimedia collaborator
Puzzle Pieces
for Bb clarinet and fixed media

Sarah Lucas-Page (b. 1997)*world premiere*
Sarah Lucas-Page (USA), clarinet

God Bless the Child

Billie Holiday (1915-1959) and Arthur Herzog, Jr. (1900-1983)
arr. Eric Dolphy (1928-1964)
trans. Roger Jannotta (b. 1943)

Summertime

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
arr. Michael Lowenstern (b. 1968)
trans. Lindsey Hutchinson (b. 2001)
Lindsey Hutchinson (USA), bass clarinet

8:30 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: MANUEL GÓMEZ “THE BEST CLARINET PLAYER IN THE WORLD”
Presenter: Charlotte Kennedy (Spain)
Introduction to the life and achievements of Manuel Gómez, a Sevillian clarinet virtuoso, who was a key figure inlate 19th-century English music. Performer, composer, conductor, and clarinet designer, he played in the best UK
orchestras, was named Musician in Ordinary to the King, and participated in George V’s coronation.

8:45 AM – Auditorium – Main HallTAMUC CHOIR
Molly and the Shepherds

Alun Cook (b. 1955)*European premiere*Three Songes
John Dowland (1563-1626)
I. The Lowest Trees have Tops (Third Book of Songes, number 19)
arr. Druhan
II. Sleep, Wayword Thoughts (First Book of Songes, number 13)
III. A Shepherd in a Shade, his Plaining Made (Second Book of Songes, number 17)*world premiere*
Lone Star Portrait (1988/2001)

David Lovrien (b. 1963)*European premiere*
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AGENDA – FRIDAY, 2 AUGUST, 2024
TAMUC Choir:
Clinton Anderson, clarinet
Cecilia Corona, clarinet
Brianne Finnell, clarinet

Veronica Flores, clarinet
Jonathen Griffin, clarinet and bass clarinet

With affiliated guests:
Jennifer Daffinee, Jody Webb, Mary Alice Druhan and friends!

8:45 AM – Wicklow 1
JANGHYUN KIM AND DÚO RUBIO-BENAVIDESIn Pieces

Rodrigo Camargo (b. 1992)*European premiere*

Earth

Janghyun Kim (b. 1990)*world premiere*
Janghyun Kim (USA), clarinet

Concertino in C minor op. 22

Percy Pitt (1869-1932)

Lorito-CaprichoFrancisco Gomez (1866-1938)
Dúo Rubio-Benavides:
Pedro Rubio (Spain), clarinet
Ana Benavides, piano

9:00 AM – Wicklow 3
SPONSOR SESSION – EXPLORING RESOURCES WITH J.W. PEPPER & SON
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delivery. With music from hundreds of publishers available instantly via ePrint, whatever you need, it’s most likely on
our site! Plus learn about our other digital offerings.
Hear about our innovative self-publishing service, My Score. Promote and sell your compositions through theworld’s largest sheet music network while retaining full control of your music’s copyrights. Your compositions will be
professionally printed and shipped and are also available via our ePrint delivery service.
Learn about our Editors’ Choice and Basic Library designations. Discover works for clarinet, from solo pieces tochamber music, carefully curated by J.W. Pepper’s expert team. Explore selections suitable for various skill levels andperformance contexts.

9:00 AM – Wicklow 4
ENTHUSIASTS CHOIR REHEARSAL
9:00 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 3
COLLEGE AND PRE-PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Roundtable Discussion: “THE JOB SEARCH”
Panelists: Dr. Diane Barger (University of Nebraska – Lincoln), Dr. Anthony J. Costa (Penn State University),
and Dr. Julianne Kirk Doyle (SUNY – Potsdam)
In this session members of the ICA College and Pre-Professional Engagement Committee will discuss and answer
questions related to four key topics related to The Job Search.
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1. Cover Letter
2. curriculum vitae (CV)
3. What to Expect in the Job Search
4. Mental Wellness through the process.
Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage with the panel.

9:15 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “THE ROMANIAN CLARINET MUSIC”
Presenter and Author: Cosmin Harsian (Romania)
The Romanian clarinet music is intricately connected to the culture of this nation. By examining it, one can gain a better
understanding of the clarinet community in this country. The purpose of this presentation is to describe some of the
Romanian clarinet music, centered on significant generas, works, and players.
This presentation was supported by the UVT 1000 Develop Fund of the West University of Timisoara.

9:15 AM – Wicklow 2
TRANSATLANTIC HARMONY: U.S. AND U.K. MARINES PERFORM MOZART AND ANNA KLETTDivertimento No. 3, K. 439b
for Three Basset Horns
I. Allegro
II. Menuetto – Trio
III. Adagio
IV. Menuetto – Trio
V. Rondo

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

GySgt Parker Gaims (USA), basset horn
GySgt Andrew Dees (USA), basset horn
GySgt Shannon Kiewitt (USA), basset horn
“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band
Duo No. 4 from 6 Duetti Concertanti
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
arrangement of violin sonata no. 17 k. 296 by Giuseppe Garbarino
Cpl Rachel Wright (UK), clarinet
Cpl Benjamin Savage (UK), clarinet
His Majesty’s Royal Marine Bands
Adagio in B-flat Major K. 411
for two clarinets and three basset horns
Cpl Rachel Wright (UK), clarinet
Cpl Benjamin Savage (UK), clarinet
GySgt Parker Gaims (USA), basset horn

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
GySgt Andrew Dees (USA), basset horn
GySgt Shannon Kiewitt (USA), basset horn

Metamorphoses (2023)
a solo dialog for Eb clarinet and basset horn

Hanne Tofte Jespersen (b. 1956)

The Sea Soul’s song (2023)
for basset horn

Rachel Yatzkan (b. 1968)
Anna Klett (Denmark), clarinet
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AGENDA – FRIDAY, 2 AUGUST, 2024
9:30 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
MARYLAND CLARINET SOCIETY CHOIR (USA)The Impresario Overture

Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756-1791)
arr. Bill Malcolm

Main Theme from “Schindler’s List”

John Williams (b.1932)
arr. John Russo

American Quintet, Finale for String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
arr. Steve Winstead

NimrodEdward Elgar (1856-1934)
arr. Keith Terrett

The Strenuous Life

Scott Joplin (1867-1917)
arr. Bew. Reiner van der Wal

CabaretJohn Kander (b. 1927)
arr. Thomas H. Graf
Maryland Clarinet Society Choir (USA):
Professor Robert DiLutis, Director

Eb clarinet
Ashley Hsu
Clarinet 1
Ashley Hsu
Alex Dudkin

Clarinet 2
Andrew Zhang
Annie Gruman

Clarinet 4
Gracie Morgan
Olivia Meadows

Clarinet 3
Matt Vice
Christopher Nichols

Bass clarinet
Lisa Shiota

Robert DiLutis’s appearance is sponsored by Lohff & Pfeiffer, Rovner, and Buffet Crampon

9:30 AM – Wicklow 5
THE ASPEN QUARTET AND QUINTETParonomasia: “Puns” for four clarinets (2024)
Clarinet Quartet No. 2

Michael Sidney Timpson (b. 1970)

Intro—…but it’s Giant Steps!
I.same difference
II. crosslag
III. igor’s mood changes
IV.mourning morning
Interlude—And many more…
V. sales bagatelles:—elves—twelves—yells—swells—bells*World Premiere*
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Jeremy Reynolds, clarinet
Sunshine Simmons, bass clarinet

9:45 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
SPONSOR SESSION – D’ADDARIO
10:00 AM – Wicklow 1
A HARMONIOUS FUSION
Trio in b minor, Op. 27 for Oboe, Clarinet, and Piano
I. Allegro vivace
II. Andante non troppo
III. Presto

Edouard Destenay (1850 - 1924)

Ian Davidson, oboe
Vanguel Tangarov (USA), clarinet
Ekaterina Tangarova, piano
Vanguel Tangarov’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet Crampon, Vandoren, and Texas State University

10:00 AM – Ecocem
STARK QUARTET
INSPIRATION WOMAN (2024)
for clarinet quartet

Antonio Fraioli (b. 1966)*world premiere*

Screening of the film AVENUE DE L’OPÉRA by Alice Guy-BlachéSoundtrack with music for clarinet quartet*world premiere*

Sauro Berti (b. 1966)

Screening of the film UNE FEMME COLLANTE by Alice Guy BlachéSoundtrack with music for clarinet quartet*world premiere*

Sergio Brusca (b. 1966)

Screening of the film LES RÉSULTATS DU FÉMINISME by Alice Guy BlachéSoundtrack with music for clarinet quartet*world premiere*

Antonio Fraioli (b. 1966)GALOPE MANCO for clarinet quartet (2023)

Sergio Brusca (b. 1966)*world premiere*Stark Quartet (Italy):
Antonio Fraioli, clarinet
Sauro Berti, clarinet

Vinibaldo Baccari, clarinet
Sergio Brusca, bass clarinet

10:15 AM – Auditorium – Main Hall
BRITISH CLARINET ENSEMBLE
Helter Skelter

Lynne Plowman (b. 1969)

The Darkling Serenade
A Symphonic study for clarinet ensemble

Stephen McNeff (b.1951)

Molly on the Shore

Percy Alridge Grainger (1882-1961)
arr. Andrew Smith
British Clarinet Ensemble:
Anthony Bailey, Conductor
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AGENDA – FRIDAY, 2 AUGUST, 2024
Eb clarinet:
Andrew Smith
Bb clarinet:
Juliet Colville, Margaret Burleigh, Karolina
Knott, Stephanie Reeve, Jane Hammond,Ian
Rogers, John MacKenzie, Jane Bagot, Caroline
Roberts, Kyle Campbell

Bass clarinet:
Berdel efe Gulsen, Rita Porzi, Keith Bowen,
Sharon Tombs, Easher Austin

Alto clarinet:
Carol Taylor, Anne Clark, Norma Bagot,
Tom WinterContra-alto clarinet:Peter Fielding
Contrabass clarinet:
Stephen Bagot

This ensemble’s appearance is sponsored by The Clarinet & Saxophone Society of Great Britain

10:30 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
DUO PER SE AND DMITRY PEREVERTAILENKO
Deux Pièces (1995)
I. Invocation
II. Air Slave

Clémence de Grandval (1828-1907)

Gris Gris (2022)
a Voudou louisianianais poem for clarinet and piano
I. Sacred Words of Unknown Origin
II. Slow Drag Under the Full Moon
III. Dance for the Completed Talisman
Scot Humes, clarinet

duo per se (USA):

Alan Theisen (b. 1981)

Tania Tachkova, piano

Poem

Levko Kolodub (1930-2019)

Ukrajinski Vytynanki (Ukrainian Ornaments)
for solo clarinet

Levko Kolodub (1930-2019)

Carpathian Rhapsody

Myroslav Skoryk (1938-2020)
Dmitry Perevertailenko (USA), clarinet
Grace Choi, piano

Dmitry Perevertailenko’s appearance is sponsored by Tarleton State University

10:30 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
MASTERCLASS WITH ISTVÁN KOHÁN (HUNGARY/JAPAN)
10:30 AM – Wicklow 2
VOYAGER REED QUINTET AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 2X2 QUARTET
Sonata in E Minor
I. Andante – Allegro
II. Andante
III. Scherzo

Florence Price (1887-1953)
arr. Jelte Althuis and Nikhil Bartolomeo

Voyager Reed Quintet (USA):
Megan Wojtyla, oboe
Miguel Posadas, bassoon
Nikhil Bartolomeo, Bb clarinet
Timothy Hanley, bass clarinet
Jarod Apple, alto saxophone
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Hive

Evan Ziporyn (b. 1959)

The University of South Florida 2x2 Quartet (USA):
Dylan Addonizio, Bb clarinet
Sean McBride, bass clarinet
Brendan Patterson (USA), Bb clarinet
Evan Lutz, bass clarinet

10:30 AM – Wicklow 3
TRIO MONTAGE
Quatre Croquis
III. Marine
IV. La Nuit

Valencio Jackson, Jr. (b. 1974)*International premiere*
The Ballad of Maurice Connor
The King of all Pipers
Wedding Dance
The Mermaid’s Proposal
Maurice’s Farewell

Erik Franklin (b.1989)*International premiere*
Trio Montage (USA):
Marguerite Levin, clarinet/bass clarinet
Phillip Collister, voice
R. Timothy McReynolds, piano

10:45 AM – Ecocem
JEFFREY BROOKS
Looking Glass Changes
solo clarinet with pre-recorded electronic playback*world premiere*

Sarrah Horick (b. 1986)

Syllogism-Evolution of a Virtuoso
for solo clarinet with narration
I. Symbiosis – Teacher and Student
II. Syncretism – Classijazm 1939
III. Synthesis – The Virtuoso

Joseph Brooks (b. 1952)

This is My Workshop
solo clarinet with pre-recorded electronic playback*world premiere*

Mark Thome (b. 1958)

Jeffrey Brooks (USA), clarinet
Jeffrey Brooks’s appearance is sponsored by University of New Mexico

10:45 AM – Wicklow 5
ERIC HOEPRICH
Over the past decades, Eric Hoeprich has enjoyed a career performing on historical clarinets – in music from Vivaldi toBrahms, with each period in between on a different clarinet. In this brief talk, he would like to share these experiences,and trace the steps that brought him to Dublin this week.
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11:00 AM – Auditorium – Main HallBASS CLARINET ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
Cathédrale
for bass clarinet ensemble
I. Le porche d’entrée
II. Les vitraux
III. Les catacombes
IV. Le grand orgue

Sébastien Champagne (b. 1982)

Bass Clarinet Association of Canada (Canada):
bass clarinet (solo):
Mélanie Bourassa, Marie-Julie Chagnon,
Victor Alibert, Charlotte Layec,
Ludovik Lesage-Hinse

bass clarinet:Marie Picard, Sylvie Duchesneau, Brent Besner,
Christine Hoerning, Cathy Wood, Jack Lau,
Anna Sprange, Jonathan Russell

Croisements
for bass clarinet quartet

Katia Makdissy-Warren (b. 1970)
Bass clarinet:
Mélanie Bourassa, Marie-Julie Chagnon,
Marie Picard, Brent Besner

Symphonie No.1

Joseph de Bologne
arr. Sarah Watts

Bass clarinet:Marie-Julie Chagnon, Victor Alibert, Charlotte Layec, Christine Hoerning,
Cathy Wood, Marie Picard, Jenny Maclay, Jack Lau, Anna Sprange, Ludovik Lesage-Hinse,
Mélanie Bourassa, Sylvie Duchesneau, Jonathan Russell

11:00 AM – Wicklow 1
SHUANG ZHU
Tibetan Tunes (2007/2019)
I. Du Mu
II. Dui Xie

Chen Yi (b. 1953)

Shuang Zhu (China), clarinet
Yen-Fang Chen, viola
Chi-Kit Lam, piano
Tales from the Nine Bells (2014)

Zhou Long (b. 1953)
Maritime Silk Road Ensemble:
Shuang Zhu (China), clarinet
Ruihong Chang, violin
Yen-Fang Chen, viola
Chi-Kit Lam, piano

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11:00 AM – Wicklow 4
FESTIVAL CHOIR REHEARSAL
Conductor: George Georgiou

11:00 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 3
NEW MUSIC COMMITTEE
Panelists: Jason Alder, Kip Franklin, Stefanie Gardner, George Georgiou, Christopher Nichols, Gregory Oakes,
Thomas Piercy
International Clarinet Association’s New Music Committee presents a roundtable session about past and future
activities since its inception in Fall 2020, including composition competitions, consortium commissions, New Music
Weekend, and beyond. Those in attendance will have an opportunity to ask questions.

11:30 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
BERGINALD RASH
Sonetos del amor oscuro (Sonnets of Dark Love)David Coonan (b. 1987)
I. El amor duerme en el pecho del poeta (The Beloved Sleeps on the Poet’s Breast)
II. Soneto de la guirnalda de rosas (Sonnet of the Garland of Roses)
III. Soneto de la dulce queja | en que el poeta manda a su amor una paloma
Sonnet of the Sweet Complaint | in Which the Poet Sends His Beloved a Dove
IV. Llagas de amor (Wounds of Love)
V. El poeta dice la verdad (The Poet Tells the Truth)
VI. ¡Ay voz secreta del amor oscura! (Oh Secret Voice of Dark Love)
VII. Noche del amor insomne (Night of Sleepless Love)
VIII. El poeta pide a su amor (The Poet Asks His Love)
Premiered 16th June 2024 at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland.
Tom Lilburn, countertenor
William Pearson, tenor
Berginald Rash (Ireland/USA), clarinet

Hilda O Mahoney, violin
Davide Forti, celloAnnalisa Monticelli, piano

11:30 AM – EcocemDÚO DAS AMÉRICAS CLARINET & GUITAREl Choclo TangoÁngel Villoldo (1861-1919)

Milonga Nuestra

Darkson Magrinelli and Esmok Lew

Café 1930

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

Choronga – Isolamento

Darkson Magrinelli and Esmok Lew

Bebê / Libertango

Hermeto Pascoal (b. 1936)/Astor Piazzolla

Bossa Nova / Coisa 1, Outra Coisa

Moacir Santos (1926-2006)

Dúo das Américas Clarinet & Guitar:
Darkson Magrinelli (Brazil), clarinet
Juan Pablo Esmok Lew, guitar
Darkson Magrinelli’s appearance is sponsored by Western Colorado University in Gunnison and Henri Selmer Paris
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AGENDA – FRIDAY, 2 AUGUST, 2024
11:30 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “BOUNCE FORWARD: RESILIENCE”
Presenter: Lynne Snyder (USA)
Connected by the universal experience of facing musical, professional, and personal challenges and adversity,
attendees will come away understanding what science tells us about resilience, resilience myths, and specific strategies
you can use right now to help yourself and your students to not only bounce back, but to thrive.

11:30 AM – Wicklow 1
ROCCO MASCI
Romanza (2012)

M. Mangani

Ninna nanna (1996)

H. Gualdi

Love Theme (1990)
nuovo cinema paradiso

E. Morricone/M. Mangani

Executive (2011)

M. Mangani
Rocco Masci, clarinet
Grace Choi, piano

11:30 AM – Wicklow 2JOSÈ DANIEL CIRIGLIANO
with a presentation by Luca Saracca
Samurai
for bass clarinet

Paolo Renosto (b. 1982)

Lebhaftfor solo clarinet

Giovanni Indulti (b. 1980)

Al telaio del tempo
for solo clarinet

Armando Gentilucci (b. 1983)

Cirocirò
for Eb clarinet

Paolo Renosto (b. 1985)
Josè Daniel Cirigliano (Italy), clarinet

11:30 AM – Wicklow 5
MARY DRUHAN
Leviathan and Lilliputian Moods (2023)
for clarinetist and expressive narration
Prologue for Bb clarinet
Quelled for bass clarinet
Fog for A clarinet
Here for bass clarinet
Duped for Bb clarinet
Repose for A clarinet
Blitz for Eb clarinet
Epilogue for bass clarinet

Mary Alice Druhan (b. 1971)*world premiere*
Emily Flagstad, expressive narration
Mary Alice Druhan (USA), clarinets
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Irish Heart (2024)
for clarinet trio

Bradley Kerr Green (b.1977)*world premiere*

Beautiful and Powerful Sí Women (2024)
trio for 2 Bb clarinetists plus Bb/Bass clarinetist
The Dearg Due Dances
The Bean Sí (Banshee) Screams
The Leannán Sí Casts her Spell

Mary Alice Druhan (b. 1971)

Dedicated to Emily and Dáithí for your beautiful love and passionate expertise
regarding Ireland, Irish music and lore, and the Irish language.
*world premiere*
Jennifer Daffinee, clarinet
Jody Webb, clarinet
Mary Alice Druhan (USA), clarinet/bass clarinet
Mary Alice Druhan and Jody Webb are Backun Artist

11:30 AM – Wicklow 3
SPONSOR SESSION – SILVERSTEIN AMBIPOLY CONCERT
12:00 PM – Auditorium – Main Hall
“CLARINETFEST® AT NOON” – CORO DE CLARINETES DE MEXICOUn Coral por la Esperanza

Antonio Salvador

El Vuelo del Cenzontle

Edy Roman

Juárez Inmortal

Cipriano Pérez Sernaarr. Abimael Vásquez Toro

La Bruja

Dominio Públicoarr. Jesús Flores

México 1910

Manuel Esperón
arr. Abimael Vásquez Toro

El Aventurero

Everardo García

A su merced, Don José

Nubia Jaime-Donjuan*world premiere*

Jugueteando con el Clarinete
Suite Mexicana
Bamba
Cielito Lindo
Jarabe Tapatío

Fermín Zárate
arr. Freymann Rosado
Dominio Públicoarr. Eduardo Luna

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AGENDA – FRIDAY, 2 AUGUST, 2024
Coro De Clarinetes De Mexico:Eb clarinet:
Edgar Lany Flores
Bb clarinet:
Manuel Hernández Aguilar, Jorge Velázquez,
Gustavo César Yescas, María del Carmen Morales,
Ismael Sánchez Santiago, Jorge Martínez
Jiménez, Lorenzo Meza Suárez, Arturo Olivares
Flores, Leonel Martínez, Edy Román López,Angélica Meza, Martha Inés Neira, Raquel
Villarreal, Saúl Moisés López, Mariela Córdoba,
Tatiana A. Fresnillo.
Alto clarinet:
Marino Calva, Julio Alberto Tolentino.
Bass Clarinet:
Ana Lilia Rodriguez, Héctor Islas,
Abimael Vásquez

2:00 PM – Auditorium – Main HallSARAH WATTS
Island Serenadefor solo contrabass clarinet and fixed media*world premiere*

Anderinna Gooch

Counterweight
for amplified contrabass clarinet and tape*world premiere*

Ailís Ní Ríain

Sarah Watts (UK), contrabass clarinet

2:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
ICA HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION
Pianist: Ekaterina Tangarova, piano
Repertoire:Charles Villiers Stanford: Three Intermezzi, Op. 13
Amanda Harberg: Hall of Ghosts for clarinet solo
Participants and Country:
Kepei Zhu (China)
Erin Sercel (USA)
Linwen Tang (China)

Natalie Poon (Hong Kong)
Matty Angus (Canada)Se-yeon Lee (South Korea)

Judges:Antonio Saiote (Escola Superior de Musica do Espectaculo do Porto, Portugal)
Erin Cameron (Arkansas State University)
Ian Tyson (Vassar College, New York)John Kurokawa (Principal Clarinet, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra)

2:00 PM – Ecocem
PAT O’KEEFEŞeddi Araban Saz Semaisi

Tanburi Cemil Bey (1873-1916)
arr. by Willful Devices*premiere performance of this arrangement*

Piano Forte I, II, III
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Scott Miller (b. 1966)

Mirror Inside

Scott Miller (b. 1966) and Pat O’Keefe (b. 1965)

A Fragrance of Distant Sundays

Carei Thomas (1938-2020)arr. by Willful Devices

Pat O’Keefe (USA), clarinet/bass clarinet
Scott L. Miller, computer2:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
MICHAEL WEBSTER: PROJECTS PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
Presenters: Michael Webster, speaker; Danny Goldman, clarinet
Composition:
I Remember Lynn (solo clarinet)
Potential
Tragedy

Michael Webster*European premiere*
Danny Goldman (USA), clarinet
Other past projects:
Arrangements and transcriptions for clarinet and piano or flute, clarinet and piano
85 articles for The Clarinet Magazine
Current projects:
The Clarinet Book (Oxford University Press)
A complete teaching method from beginner to advanced
Future projects:
Finishing The Clarinet Book and the teaching method; more transcriptions; publishingprogram notes from past decades

2:00 PM – Wicklow 5
CAROLINE HARTIG
Clariquintet
for Bb clarinet and string quartet

Michele Mangani (b. 1966)

China Melody
for Bb clarinet and string quartet

Michele Mangani (b. 1966)

Theme
for Bb clarinet and string quartet

Michele Mangani (b. 1966)

Caroline Hartig (USA), clarinet
ConTempo String Quartet
Bogdan Sofei, violin 1
Ingrid Nicola, violin 2

Andreea Banciu, viola
Adrian Mantu, celloCaroline Hartig’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet Crampon, Vandoren, Silverstein and The Ohio State University

2:00 PM – Wicklow 4
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2:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 3
JAZZ & WORLD MUSIC COMMITTEE“IMPROVISATION BASICS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF TRANSCRIPTION”
Presenters: Samantha Wright and Tim Bonenfant
If you’ve wanted ever to learn to improvise but never had the opportunity, this is the presentation for you.
Bring your instruments!

2:15 PM – Wicklow 1TRÍO CONTRASTESMetaphors of metal, for clarinet, violin and piano
I. Echoes of the forge
II. Memory of SteelIII. Oxides*Irish premiere*

Sergio Blardony (b. 1965)

Conversations
for violin, clarinet and piano
PreludeRomanza
Fughetta
Carillon

William Alwyn (1905-1985)

Deshielo
for violin, clarinet and piano

Alicia Díaz De La Fuente (b. 1967)*Irish premiere*TRÍO CONTRASTES (Spain):
Marco Pastor, violin
Lara Díaz Pérez (Salamanca), clarinet
Juan Francisco Vicente, piano

2:15 PM – Wicklow 2
AMBASSADOR TRIO AND MIAMI UNIVERSITY CLARINET CHOIR
Untitled (New Commission)

Asher Carlson (b. 1992)*world premiere*

Ambassador trio:
Patrick Englert (USA), clarinet
Jack Liang (Canada), clarinet
Jeremy Ruth (USA), clarinet
Undo

Ken Thomson (b. 1976)
Patrick Englert, bass clarinet
Jack Liang, bass clarinet

Jazz Set for 2 Clarinets

William O. Smith (1926-2020)
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II. (for Anna)
III. Waltz

Jennifer Stevenson (b. 1977)

Danzas de Panama
I. Tamborito
II. Mejorana y Socavon
IV. Cumbia y Congo

William Grant Still (1895-1978)
arr. James E. Mack

Miami University Clarinet Choir (USA):
Maddy Hibbard, Conductor
Robert Berting, Bb/contra-altoclarinet
Emma Plummer, contrabass
clarinet

Becca Mizer, Bb clarinet
Trinity Icaza, alto clarinet
Wallis Vore, bass clarinet

Zach Perrino, Eb/Bb clarinet
Julianna Baldwin, Bb clarinet
Sam Coulter, Bb clarinet
Lia Crawley, Bb clarinet

2:45 PM – Auditorium – Main Hall
EVAN ZIPORYN
Ki (木)In Memoriam Ann Riley
Palace Chords
J.S. Falls
Ornette Canyon
More J.S. Falls
The Pool
Transposed Trails
More Ornette Canyon

Terry Riley (b.1935)*Irish premiere*
Evan Ziporyn (USA), clarinet and bass clarinet
Christine Southworth, video

2:45 PM – Wicklow 5
ROGER HEATON, AMY ADVOCAT AND NORA-LOUISE MÜLLER
Rational Melodies (1982)
for solo clarinet
A selection of 5 pieces from the complete 21
Sandglass (2015)
for solo clarinet

Tom Johnson (b. 1939)

Mihailo Trandafilovski (b. 1974)

Bedtime Stories
for narrating clarinetist
A selection of 5 pieces from the complete 12

Tom Johnson (b. 1939)

Roger Heaton (UK), clarinet

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The Bird People of St. Kilda

Manfred Stahnke (b. 1951)

Re: Stinky Tofu

Roger Feria (b. 1980)

Improvisation

Amy & Nora
Amy Advocat (USA), Bohlen-Pierce clarinet
Nora-Louise Müller (Germany), Bohlen-Pierce clarinet
Nora-Louise Müller’s appearance is sponsored by F. Arthur Uebel

3:00 PM – Wicklow 1
VIRGINIA FIGUEIREDO AND WILLIAM HAYTER AND MARYANNE LACAILLE
We are the samefor unaccompanied clarinet

Catherine Joy*world premiere*
Virginia Figueiredo (USA), clarinet

Lament (1980)

Louise Talma (1906-1996)
trans. William Hayter*world premiere*
Special thanks to MacDowell (www.macdowell.org)
William Hayter (USA), bass clarinet
Scott Sexton, piano

In the City at Nightfor solo basset horn

Jenni Brandon (b. 1977)

Interlude for Basset Horn and Piano

Karl Hinze (b. 1982)

Maryanne Lacaille (USA), bassett horn
Gail Novak, piano
Maryanne Lacaille’s appearance is sponsored by RZ Clarinets and Silverstein Ligatures
Gail Novak’s appearance is sponsored by Gardner Clarinets LLC

3:00 PM – Ecocem
MORII DUO AND THE EMBER WINDS PROJECT
Synchronizing PersonasI.
II. Padme’sIII. Beethoven’s
IV. Antagonizing
V. Zoomies
VI. Nappies
VII. Cuddles
VIII. Besties

Sarah Lucas-Page (b. 1997)*premier performance*
Morii Duo (USA):
Richard Ferrarelli, clarinet

Lindsey Hutchinson, clarinet

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Stacy Garrop (b. 1969)

Tri-Cycle Bicycle (2024)
for two clarinets in Bb and electronics

Emmanuel Berrido (b. 1986)*world premiere*

The Ember Winds Project (USA):
Heather O’Gara, clarinet

Valerie Nuzzolo, clarinet

3:30 PM – Auditorium – Main HallMARIA DU TOIT AND WONKAK KIM
Olorun mi

Grace Oforka (b. 1993)

Tracing hollow traces

Andile Khumalo (b. 1978)

Canto notturno

Hendrik Hofmeyr (b.1957)

Fallout

Lise Morrison (b. 1988)
Maria du Toit (Netherlands/South Africa), clarinet
Lance Coburn, piano
Maria du Toit’s appearance is sponsored by Backun

Blue Bird “새야 새야 파랑새야 (2023)
for clarinet, haegeum, and piano

Youngsun Kim

A Subtle Celebration (2023)
for clarinet, haegeum, and piano

Joseph Rondeau (b. 2002)

Reconciliation Variations (2024)
I. First Light
II. Dawnsong
III. Final Light

Robert Kyr (b. 1952)*world premiere*
Wonkak Kim (South Korea/USA), clarinet
Eunah Noh (South Korea), haegeum
Eunhye Grace Choi (South Korea/USA), pianoThis ensemble’s appearance is sponsored by the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance, College of Arts andScience Award, and Office of DEI, Seoul National University School of Music, Vandoren, Buffet Crampon, and Silverstein

3:30 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “THE POWER OF CULTIVATING SAFE CREATIVE SPACES”
Presenter: Amy Zuidema (USA)This lecture defines what a safe space is, establishes the need for emotionally safe environments in creative settings,
and provides a framework for cultivating these spaces by proactively managing risk. This framework is applicable toperformers, educators, and administrators alike.
By understanding and managing risk in creative spaces, facilitators can help individuals feel safe embracing
vulnerability, which is crucial for innovation. Emphasizing safety through this framework fosters a more inclusive,
validating, and secure musical environment, benefiting both the global clarinet community and our own creative spaces.
This lecture reflects on the findings of Amy Zuidema’s European Master of Music Research at Prins Claus
Conservatorium in the Netherlands and has been presented in The United States, The Netherlands, & Germany.
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3:30 PM – Wicklow 2
FABULOUS FOUR CLARINET QUARTET AND ERSO CLARINET QUARTET
Jazz Set
I. Art’s Blues
II. Shoptalk

Lori F. Ardovino*European premiere*
Once there were birds
I. Restless wings
II. Where birds no longer fly
III. Wind and sky remember
BachiazzolaFran Griffin

Slava Kazykin and Svetlana Kazykina

Fabulous Four Clarinet Quartet:
Julia Heinen (USA), clarinet
Nadia Sofokleous (Germany), clarinet
Stefanie Gardner (USA), clarinet
Lara Diaz (Spain), bass clarinet
Julia Heinen’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet Crampon, RZ Clarinets,
Selmer Paris, Silverstein Works, D’Addario, and Chedeville
Sündmused horisondi kohal (Tempus est ludendi) (2020)
Dance Preludes (1954)
I. Allegro molto
II. Andantino
III. Allegro giocoso
IV. Andante
V. Allegro molto

Meelis Vind (b. 1964)
Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994
arr. A. Skender

Suite Espanola Zarzuela
for clarinet quartet
I. Agua, Azucarillos y Aguardiente (1897)
IV. La Boda De Luis Alonso (1897)
I. Federico Chueca (1846-1908, Spain)
IV. Gerònimo Gimenèz (1854-1923, Spain)
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Clarinet Quartet:
Soo-Young Lee (South Korea), clarinet
José Carlos Domínguez Almela (Spain), clarinet & Eb clarinet
Taavi Orro (Estonia), clarinet/basset horn
Meelis Vind (Estonia), bass clarinet
ERSO Clarinet Quartet’s appearance is sponsored by F. Arthur Uebel.

3:30 PM – Wicklow 4
HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CHOIR REHEARSAL
3:30 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 3
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LECTURE: “THE ALPHABET MAFIA: QUEERNESS AND THE CLARINET”
Presenter: Christine Hoerning (USA/Canada) and Florence Anna Maunders (UK)This lecture recital will discuss issues of queer representation and visibility in the clarinet repertoire and the larger
music community. The brief discussion, led by Florence Anna Maunders (composer) and Christine Hoerning (clarinet)
will conclude in the world premiere of a new work for solo clarinet full of “queer energy, new hope, and mad sounds”.

4:00 PM – Wicklow 5
LARKIN SANDERS, 8/11 DUO AND OLIVIA MEADOWSSEVEN WOMEN
I. The Mother
II. The Damsel
III. The Witch
IV. The Warrior
V. The Lover
VI. The Sage
VII. The Queen

Larkin Sanders (b. 1987)

Larkin Sanders (USA), Eb, Bb, A and bass clarinets
Larkin Sanders’s appearance is sponsored by Henri Selmer Paris, D’Addario & Co., Behn, and Silverstein Works
Éléments
I. Terre
II. Vent
III. Feu

Joel Love (b. 1982)

Evelynn Esquivel, clarinet

8/11 Duo (USA):
Kate Kalina, alto saxophone

Evelynn Esquivel’s appearance is sponsored by University of Missouri-Kansas City Women’s Council
Strands (2020)
an infinite ballad for clarinet

Lucas Garner

Winter Fantasy (2019)

Eric P. Mandat

Bird of Prey (2024)

Spencer Brand*world premiere*
Olivia Meadows (USA), clarinet

4:00 PM – Wicklow 3
MASTERCLASS WITH ANDY LAMY (USA)“A CELTIC MUSIC MASTER CLASS”
Clarinetist Andy Lamy will perform a concert of Irish traditional music and classical fusion with Ireland’s musician of
the Year winner, accordionist Byrne, backed by the Hudson-Shannon Line Band at Dublin Convention Center for the
Clarinetfest 2024 on August 1st, 2024 at 8pm.
Mr Lamy, critically-acclaimed for “The New Blackthorn Stick” (the world’s first Irish traditional music clarinet
album, will present a number of traditional selections and a newly-minted song in Irish, performed by Bríd ní
Mhaoileoin, other top traditional celtic musicians, and members of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
This masterclass will include helpful tips on how to learn Irish and Scottish traditional music by listening-interested musicians from other genres are encouraged to come try out idiomatic Celtic ornamentation on tin whistles
and other instruments! Sheet music will be provided and is available in advance of the class.
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4:15 PM – Wicklow 1
PEI-LUN TSAI
Drei charakteristische Übungen (2012)
Three Characteristic Studies
for solo clarinets (Eí, B í, Bass- one player)
I. Keck (Cheeky)
II. Feierlich (Solemn)
III. Trotzig (Defiant)

Ryan M. Hare (b. 1970)

Triptyque (2018)
for Eí, B í, bass clarinets and piano
I. Sail in a morning calm on the sea
II. The bonfire spillover
III. Flaring WildFire

Takuro Iga (b. 1985)

Pei-Lun Tsai (Taiwan/Japan), clarinet
Kim Davenport, piano
Pei-Lun Tsai’s appearance is sponsored by Taiwan National Culture and Arts Foundation

4:30 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
SPONSOR SESSION – VANDOREN: ANNA HASHIMOTO
4 Pieces in Bird ShapeII. Invention
III. Recitativo

Takashi YoshimatsuAbîme des OiseauxOlivier Messiaen

Where the Wood Thrush Forever Sings
Horned Lark
Blue Jay

Edward Cowie

Anna Hashimoto, clarinet
Roderick Chadwick, piano
Anna Hashimoto’s appearance is sponsored by is Vandoren

4:30 PM – Ecocem
SPONSOR SESSION – BILLAUDOTUrban Clarinets
for clarinet solo and loop station
Urban and pop pieces and improvisation
Émilien Véret, clarinet

5:00 PM – Auditorium – Main Hall
“CLARINETFEST® AT 5” - CLAIRE ANNETTE PRESENTS CLAIRE ANNETTE FEST 2024
PRELUDE
Fantasia from ‘I Puritani’

Luigi Bassi
Claire Annette (USA), clarinet
Gail Novak, piano

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Paysage Frontière for solo B-flat clarinet

Victor Ibarra*world premiere*

Claire Annette (USA), clarinet
INTERLUDE
Black Dog

Scott McAllister
Claire Annette (USA), clarinet
Gail Novak, piano
Claire Annette’s appearance is sponsored by Henri Selmer Paris
Gail Novak’s appearance is sponsored by Gardner Clarinets LLC
CLOSING

8:00 PM – Auditorium – Main HallEVENING CONCERT – MICHAEL LOWENSTERN AND ARUN GHOSH
1985

Michael Lowenstern

Duo

Theo Loevendie

Ten Children

Michael Lowenstern

Total Absorption

Perry GoldsteinGeorgia On My Mind -Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell
arr. Lowenstern

Spasm

Michael Lowenstern
Michael Lowenstern (USA), clarinet
Michael Lowenstern’s appearance is sponsored by Vandoren and Backun
Hypnotic, melodic, and joyful IndoJazz.

Hope Springs

Arun Ghosh

Sister GreenArun Ghosh

Hanji!

Arun Ghosh

Surrender to the Sea

Arun Ghosh

Punjabi Girl

Arun Ghosh

Wild Mountain Thyme

trad. Irish

AuroraArun Ghosh
Arun Ghosh, clarinet
John Ellis, piano
Matthew Owens, bass
Dave Walsh, drums

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SATURDAY, 3 AUGUST
8:00 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
PROFESSORS CHOIR REHEARSAL
8:00 AM – Wicklow 2
HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CHOIR REHEARSAL
8:00 AM – Wicklow 4
WARM-UP WITH MICHELLE ANDERSON
8:30 AM – Wicklow 4
ENTHUSIASTS CHOIR REHEARSAL
8:45 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “ARTIST RESEARCH AND PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT: EXPLORING CHAMBER MUSIC BY
BRITISH WOMEN COMPOSERS (19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURY)”
Presenter: Alison Hughes (UK)Through striving to perform diverse clarinet repertoire, it became evident that many women composers remain
unknown. I’ll share my research findings around British women composers (19th – early 20th century) and theircareers. I’ll share an unpublished Trio by Morfydd Owen and other chamber music extracts arranged for clarinet,alongside audio excerpts.
Alison Hughes’s research is partly funded by Francis Routh Trust.

9:00 AM – Auditorium – Main HallKELSEY PAQUIN, SPENCER PREWITT AND PAINTED SKY ENSEMBLE
Raga Kedar
I. Alaap
II. Gat in Japtal
III. Drut Teental

Jonathan Mayer*world premiere*

Kelsey Paquin (USA), clarinet
Jonathan Mayer (UK), sitar
Rupak Pandit (Ireland), tabla
Phulpati
I. Vivadi
II. LaykariIII. Sawal Jawab

Jonathan Mayer*world premiere*
Kelsey Paquin (USA), clarinet
William Hueholt (USA), pianoThis performance is sponsored by the University of North Alabama

NerudaPablo Gómez-Estévez (b. 1991)
I. “My dog has died. I buried him in the garden beside a rusty old engine.”
II. “My sadness…at not having him as my companion anymore.”
III. “Joyful, joyful, joyful, like only dogs know how to be happy.”
Spencer Prewitt (USA), clarinet
Lance Coburn, piano
Spencer Prewitt’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet Crampon – Austin Peay State University
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trio for two clarinets and piano
Jeremy Reynolds, clarinet

Paul Schoenfeld (b. 1947)
Painted Sky Ensemble (USA):

Corey Mackey, clarinet

Michael Bukhman, pianoThis ensemble’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet Crampon, University of Denver, and Texas Christian University

9:00 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH CLARINET CHOIR AND WOODWIND ENSEMBLE OF THE ROYALNORWEGIAN NAVY BAND
Impresario Overture

W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
arr. Sean Osborn

Maid with the Flaxen Hair

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
arr. Sean Osborn
Darrin Thiriot, conductor

Sorcerer’s ApprenticePaul Dukas (1865-1935)
arr. Matt Johnston

At Night

Jenni Brandon (b. 1977)
Mikayla Black, conductor

Molly on the Shore

Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
arr. Matt Johnston

University of Utah Clarinet Choir (USA):
Dr. Laura Grantier, Director
Darrin Thiriot, Conductor
Mikayla Black, Conductor
Eb clarinet
Laura Grantier
Bb clarinet
Rachael Berghahn,
Mikayla Black, Andie Funk,
Tim Lawrence,

Christian Manley,Thomas Mittelstadt,
Liam McEwen , Eloisa Natalicio,
Emily Orr, Peter Ovard,
Ashley Spackman,
Allie Vanleuven, Darrin Thiriot

Alto clarinet
Randy BalderramaBass clarinet
Zane Jensen, Zak Kienle,
Katelyn McGinnis,
Sarah Ward

This ensemble’s appearance is sponsored by University of Utah College of Fine Arts; University of Utah School of Music
Serenata Andaluza

Manuel De Falla (1876-1946)
arr. Are Grindal

La folia

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
arr. Are Grindal

Rappel des oiseauxJean-Philip Rameau (1683-1764)
arr. Jørgen Fasting

Le donne di buon umora
AllegroPrestoDomenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
arr. Are Grindal

Woodwind ensemble of the Royal Norwegian Navy Band:
Flutes:
Oboe:
Maiken Mathisen SchauJørgen FastingMarie Lille Haugen
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Bassoon:Margrethe Christensen Klavenæs

Bass clarinet:
Jose Andres Perez Castello
Inge Nøstvold

Clarinet:
Are Øvergård Grindal
Tonje Gulbrandsen

Contrabass clarinet:
Mats Jorik Lemjan

Basset horn:
Lene Stensrud

Saxophones:
Heidi Holm-Stømer
Bjarne Herbjørnrød

9:00 AM – Ecocem
LECTURE:
Presenter and Performer: Wesley Rhodes
Performing with electronics and self-recording are becoming the norm for any musician pursuing a career inperformance or educations. The goal of this presentation is to educate members of the community on the tools andprocedures necessary to have successful performances and recording. Attendees will learn about the microphones,
audio interfaces, piezo pickups, computer programs, and other electronic equipment. They will see examples of pieces
that may call for various programs and devices such as Max/MSP, Zoom G6 Multi-effects processor, and fixed media.
The goal is to take the mystery out of this realm of musicianship.

9:00 AM – Wicklow 5
POTPOURRI 5
Forever Home
Hello! An Introduction
1. Aida2. Percy
3. Pete
4. Mango
5. Furmata
6. Luna
7. Bram
8. Stella
9. Tosca
10. Walnut
11. Bridge to Summerland

Nancy Williams*world premiere*
Ethereal Dialogue

Snow Kim*International premiere*
The Larkspur Reed Trio (USA):

Stephanie Carlson, oboe

Susan Miranda, English horn
Amy McCann, Bb and Eb clarinet

Spring Blossoms on Both Banks: Suite for Double Clarinet
I. Scattered Rhythms
II. Spring Blossoms on Both Banks
III. The Shaded Stream*world premiere*
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Yue Song (b. 1991)

Moons over the Spires of Echo-9

Chelsea Komschlies (b. 1991)*world premiere*
Erin Cameron (USA), bass clarinet

Any Woman: A song cycle on poems by three Irish women
I. My Dearest
II. Any Women
III. Now*world premiere*
The Camellia Duo (USA):
Melanie Williams, soprano

Lori Ardovino (b. 1960)
Text by Ethna Carbery (1866-1902)
Text by Katherine Tynan (1859-1931)
Text by Eleanor Alexander (1857–1939)

Lori Ardovino, clarinet

Lori Ardovino’s appearance is sponsored by University of Montevallo
Sezisler (Intuitions)
I. Moderato (â = ca. 60) Rubato
III. (â = ca. 76) Rubato
V. Andantino (â = ca. 54)

Ahmet Adnan Saygun (1907-1991)

Oasis

Theresa Martin (b. 1979)
Sarah Jaegers, clarinet

DesertLake Duo (USA):

Gabrielle Valladares, clarinet

Gabrielle Valladares’s appearance is sponsored by Greater Columbus Arts Council Artist Grant

9:15 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY WORKSHOP ON MENTAL SKILLS: “FINDING OUR VOICE”
Presenter: Dr. Christine Carter (Canada)
As a sequel to the workshop on motivation at last year’s ClarinetFest in Denver, this interactive workshop will
explore strategies from the fields of cognitive, sport, and performance psychology and how they can be applied to
optimize music performance. We will discuss the nerves, self-talk, and feelings of imposter syndrome that can be so
immobilizing for musicians and how evidence-based tools can be easily implemented to help musicians build thenecessary mental skills to find their voice and reach peak performance.
Christine Carter’s appearance has been made possible by a professional artist grant from MusicNL.

9:15 AM – Wicklow 2
TEKOHA CLARINET QUINTET AND CHAOS INCARNÉ TRIO
Quarteto

Ernst Mahle (b. 1929)

Pro Paulo

Chico Chagas (b. 1971)
arr. Emanoel Barros

Cheguei

Pixinguinha (1897-1973) & Benedito Lacerda (1903-1958)
arr. Marcelo Vilor

Nilopolitano

Dominguinhos (1942-2013)arr. Emanoel Barros
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AGENDA – SATURDAY, 3 AUGUST, 2024
Frevo Sanfonado

Jônatas Zacarias, clarinet
Genilson Luiz, clarinet

Sivuca (1930-2006)
arr. Maestro Spok
TEKOHÁ Clarinet Quintet (Brazil):
Amandy Bandeira, clarinet
Marcos Cohen, clarinet

LHC (2012)
I. Continuum
II. Quarks
III. 4 TeV
IV. Higgs Boson

Roger Zare (b. 1985)

Adella Carlson, clarinet
Julianna Pierdomenico, clarinet
Entanglement (2024)

Lucas Andrade, clarinet

Taylor Stirm, clarinet
Jeff Anderle, bass clarinet*world premiere*

Roger Zare (b. 1985)

Chaos Incarné Trio (USA):
Adella Carlson, clarinet
Taylor Stirm, clarinet
Julianna Pierdomenico, bass clarinet

9:00 AM – Wicklow 1
ICA YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION FINAL
Repertoire: Aaron Copland: Concerto for Clarinet
Pianist: Kim Davenport
Judges:Lara Diaz (Spain)
Paul Roe (Ireland)
Wonkak Kim (USA)

Simone Weber (Luxembourg)
Maria du Toit (South Africa/Netherlands)

9:30 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 3
MASTERCLASS WITH NADIA SOFOKLEOUS (GERMANY)
10:00 AM – Ecocem
SENTIENT BANANA BREAD AND SHUTTERSPEED DUO
Synchronizing PersonasI.
II. Padme’sIII. Beethoven’s
IV. Antagonizing
V. Zoomies
VI. Nappies
VII. Cuddles
VIII. Besties

Sarah Lucas-Page (b. 1997)

Sentient Banana Bread:
Henry McNamara (UK), bass clarinet
Dakota Laurent, bass clarinet
Ropes

Erich Barganier

Not In Fact Dead

Ford Fourqurean

Shutterspeed Duo:
Ford Fourqurean, Bb clarinet and electronics
Erich Barganier, electric guitar and electronics
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LECTURE:
Presenter: Meghan Taylor (USA)
Have you ever finished a performance and noticed your ears ringing? This ringing could be a warning sign for potential
hearing loss! The World Health Organization currently estimates that 1.1 billion young people are at risk for NoiseInduced Hearing Loss due to unsafe listening practices. Clarinetists should be even more aware of these concerns sincemusicians use their hearing in a specialized manner while learning and performing music. Through this presentation
you will understand the prevalence of hearing problems in the music community, recognize signs of potential risk, andidentify behaviors that can help prevent hearing loss.

10:00 AM – Wicklow 3
JEAN GUY BOISVERTThe Bells of Saint Adolphe (2024)

Simon Bertrand
poem by Rudy Barichello*world premiere*

Fulgurances
excerpt to be performed « Ornières »François-Hugues Leclair
poem by Arthur Rimbaud*world premiere*

Objets de mémoire, part one

Nicolas Gilbert
text by Nicolas Gilbert*world premiere*

Jean-Guy Boisvert (Canada), Bb clarinet
Philippe Prud’homme, piano
Simon Daniel Boisvert, actor
Jean-Guy Boisvert’s appearance is sponsored by Conseil des arts et lettres du Québec, Conseil des arts du Canada

10:00 AM – Wicklow 4
SPONSOR SESSION – SELMER
10:15 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
ITALIAN CLARINET CONSORT
Mozart in Romagna

Roberto LiveraniMusicante

Roberto Liverani

Sinfonia per fiati

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
arr. Pontini

Preludio da La Traviata

Giuseppe Verdin (1813-1901)
arr. Six

Fanta Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
trans. Roscio
Italian Clarinet Consort (Italy):Angelo Semeraro, conductor
Eb clarinet:
Rocco Masci
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Bb clarinet:
Simone Mancusi*, Gerardo Urban, Giulia
Carboni, Gabriele Zaccherini, Alfred Isallari,
Adele La Iacona, Sophie Toure, Matilde Bigiarini,
Alessandro Merlini

Alto clarinet:
Cristian Mazza
Bass clarinet:
Elena Micali, Simone Montaguti

This ensemble’s appearance is sponsored by Accademia Italiana del Clarinetto

10:30 AM – Wicklow 2
HUDSON DUO AND FILIPENDULE
BFF
I. Burleska
II. Friends
III. Friday

Daniel Dorff「漫步星空下」Strolling Amidst a Starry Nightfor Eb and Bb clarinets*world premiere*

Chih-Cheng Hou

Hudson Duo (USA):
Christine MacDonnell, Eb clarinet
Micheale (Mikki) Ryan, Bb clarinet
Dolphy Retrospective

Paul Dujoncquoy (b. 1989)

Jack the ripper

Eric Voegelin (b. 1961)

Près du ruisseau opus 9

Mel BONIS (1858-1937)
arr. Annelise Clement (b. 1979)

La soeur singulière

Tristan Mace (b. 1974)
Filipendule (France):
Marion Allain, bass clarinet
Annelise Clement, bass clarinet

10:45 AM – Auditorium – Main HallPETER CIGLERIS
Duo for Clarinet and Piano

Vahan Salorian (b. 1993)*International premiere*

The Pool among the Rushes

Joan Trimble (1915-2000)

The Lounge Suite
I. Change
II. Remote Control
III. Loose Mints

Gavin Sutherland (b. 1972)*International premiere*Peter Cigleris (UK), clarinet
Lance Coburn, pianoPeter Cigleris’s appearance is sponsored by Backun Music Services and D’Addario Woodwinds
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LECTURE: “PERFORMANCE BLOCKS: WHAT THEY ARE, WHERE THEY COME FROM,& HOW TO RESOLVE THEM”
Presenters: David Ciucevich and Ruth S.L. Chiles
Performance Blocks occur in many forms (nerves, stage fright, focal dystonia, etc.). They can occur for clarinetists of
all ages and abilities. Learn the four major sources of performance blocks and about a proven process to resolve themusing the innovatory technic of Brainspotting.

10:45 AM – Wicklow 5
KATHRYN VETTER, JEREMY WOHLETZ AND BLAKE MCGEE
ResilioAna Karina Rosales Martine
Kathryn Vetter (USA), clarinet
Sarah Manasreh-Decker, narrator

Untitled*

Anna Murray*world premiere*

Persian Musketeers

Parsa Zandi
Kathryn Vetter (USA), clarinet

Higher Ground (2024)
I. Grounded
II. UndergroundIII. Higher Ground

Eric Mandat (b. 1957)*world premiere*
Jeremy Wohletz (USA), clarinet/bass clarinet
Sonata for Clarine Solo

Henrique Rabelo (b. 1999)
Blake McGee (USA), clarinet

10:45 AM – Wicklow 3
FRANCK RUSSO
Sonata Arpeggione on basset horn
I. Movement Allegro

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

1rst Romanze opus 22
Andante molto

Clara Schumann (1819-1896)

1rst Romanze opus 94
Nicht Schnell

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Five pieces in folk stone opus 102
on basset horn
I. Mit Humor
V. Stark und Markiert
Franck Russo (France), clarinet
Ekaterina Tangarova, piano
Franck Russo’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet Crampon and Vandoren
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11:00 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
DUO AGITARE BENE AND LELIO DI TULLIO
Sonatina for clarinet and piano (1984)
I. Allegro Moderato
II. Adagio. “Night Song”
III. Allegro non troppo, Quasi Rondino

Yovcho Krushev (b. 1957)

Sonatina for clarinet and piano (2024)
I. Lento. “De profundis”
II. Vivace

Svetlin Hristov (b. 1991)*world premiere*
Duo Agitare Bene (Bulgaria):
Angelina-Ogniana Gotcheva, clarinet
Bogdan Ivanov, piano
The appearance of Angelina Gotcheva and Bogdan Ivanov is realized with the financial support of the
National Culture Fund of Bulgaria under the Mobility 2024 program.
Sonata in E flat

Luigi Romaniello (1860-1916)

Ninna Nanna

Lelio Di Tullio (b. 1965)
Lelio Di Tullio (Italy), clarinet
Paola Landrini, piano

11:00 AM – Wicklow 4
FESTIVAL CHOIR REHEARSAL
11:00 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 3
TECHNIQUE AND TONE: Q & A WITH THE PEDAGOGY COMMITTEEBring your clarinets and your questions!
PRESENTERS:Pedagogy: Julianne Doyle, Co-Chair
Gi-Hyun Sunwoo, Co-Chair”

Corey Mackey, Joshua Gardner, Osiris Molina
George Stoffan, Jennifer Branch

The ICA Pedagogy Committee will discuss strategies to achieve your best Tone and Technique. Bring your clarinets totry out these ideas during the session and bring questions for the committee.

11:30 AM – Ecocem
ROBYN SAUNDERS (HIGH HEELS & BASS SQUEALS)
Adolescencefor bass clarinet and delay pedal

Robyn Saunders (b. 1998)

High Heels & Bass Squeals:
Robyn Saunders (UK), bass clarinet
Brambley Apple, dancer
Bring On The Men

Frank Wildhorn
arr. Robyn Saunders
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AIDS
for bass clarinet and tape

Robyn Saunders (b.1998)
with credit to The Rolling Stones
Robyn Saunders (UK), bass clarinet

Acceptancefor clarinets and tape

Robyn Saunders (b. 1998)
Robyn Saunders (UK), clarinet/bass clarinet
Brambley Apple, drag artist

11:30 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “MOUTHPIECES REVEALED”
Presenter: Jonathan Aubrey (USA)The clarinet mouthpiece is one of the most versatile and essential tools that performers have at their disposal.
Nonetheless, education about this important topic is often underrepresented by both individual instructors and instudio classes. This presentation introduces the various parts of the mouthpiece and how they impact performance.

11:30 AM – Wicklow 2
WESLEY FERREIRA
Lightshadows, Trembling

Gergely Vajda (b. 1973)

Sapphire Song

Donald Steven (b. 1945)

Carynx

Serban Nichifor (b. 1954)
Wesley Ferreira (USA), clarinet

11:30 AM – Wicklow 3
SPONSOR SESSION – F. ARTHUR UEBEL
12:00 PM – Auditorium – Main Hall
“CLARINETFEST® AT NOON” - MOZART QUINTETS WITH NICOLA BULFONE AND
IVAN VILLAR SANZ
Allegro in Bb KV Anh 91 (516C)
realised by Georgio Babbini

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Nicola Bulfone (Italy), solo

Nicola Bulfone’s appearance is supported by Herbert Wurlitzer

Quintet in A major K. 581
I. Allegro
II. LarghettoIII. Menuetto
IV. Allegretto con variazoni

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Ivan Villar Sanz (Spain), solo
Ivan Villar Sanz’s appearance is sponsored by Backun Music Services
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ConTempo String Quartet:
Bogdan Sofei, violin 1
Ingrid Nicola, violin 2

Andreea Banciu, viola
Adrian Mantu, cello2:00 PM – Auditorium – Main Hall
CLARIBEL CLARINET CHOIR GUIDO SIXCreation of meaningfulness out of meaninglessness*world premiere*

Berend Soenen (b. 2003)

Sonate in Tango Form for 2 clarinets and clarinet choir*world premiere*

Bart Picqueur (b. 1972)

Robert Spring (USA) and Ionas Mercadal (Spain), solo
Three Options
I. Toccata progressista
II. Legato conservatore
III. Reconciliation

Willy Soenen (b. 1937)*world premiere*
Camminare

Bernard Baert (b. 1963)*world premiere*

Idée Sixarr. Guido Six (1955-2015)arr. Henk Soenen (b. 1965)*world premiere*
Claribel Clarinet Choir Guido Six (Belgium):
Conductor: Henk Soenen
Guest conductor: Berend Soenen, Bart Picqueur
Soloists: Robert Spring and Ionas Mercadal
Eb clarinet:
Melis Naz Ünver

Alto clarinet:
Birgit Debrabandere, Nathalie Gyselinck

Clarinet 1:
Hilde Delva, Soetkin Coenye, Peggy Schoonheydt

Bass clarinet:
Luc Note, Sofie Werbrouck

Clarinet 2:
Geert Casteleyn, Ingrid Jablonsky,
Stèphane Lisabeth, Lindsy MarinContra-alto clarinet:
Chantal Vandekerckhove

Clarinet 3:
Kathleen Depraitere, Imke Pouseele,
Raf Langenaekens

Contrabass clarinet:
Nicolas Note

This ensemble’s appearance is sponsored by Municipality of Koksijde and Province of West Flanders

2:00 PM – Wicklow 1
ICA HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CHOIR
Hungarian Dances
At Night
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J. Brahms
arr. Marco Mazzini
Jenni Brandon

Monochrome for 9 clarinets

P. Schikele

Shape of You

Ed Sheeran
arr. K. Agioritis
ICA High School and College Clarinet Choir:
Dr. Kristine Dizon, conductor

2:00 PM – EcocemOĞUZ BÜYÜKBERBERPROCESSING

Oğuz BüyükberberOğuz Büyükberber (Netherlands), Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, Electronics
Oğuz Büyükberber’s appearance is sponsored by Henri Selmer Paris

2:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “(RE)PHRASING—SHAPING MUSIC WITH MODERN INSTRUMENTS”
Presenter: Christian Stene (Norway)
This research project aims to demonstrate how the affordances of modern musical instruments can influence phrasing.
The project uses a period boxwood instrument, modern boxwood instruments, modern mopane instruments, andmodern grenadilla instruments as tools for research on phrasing.

2:00 PM – Wicklow 2
LUXEMBOURG CLARINET AMBASSADORS AND SINÉAD’S CHOIR
Klezmer Suite
I. Farpuste Lordn
II. Farbaysekhts
III. Farfalekh

Daniel Galay (b. 1945)
arr. Gregory Barrett

Blazing colours
for clarinet quartet
I. Tarantella
II. Sarabande
III. Gigue

Yann Windeshausen (b. 2002)

Dicks Perspectives
for clarinet septet

Yann Windeshausen (b. 2002)*world premiere*

Claritmico

Jean-Paul Frisch (1945-2013)
Romain Gross and Stephan Kronthaler, solo
The Luxembourg Clarinet Ambassadors’ appearance is supported by the
Luxembourg Arts Council Kultur | lx as well as SACEM Luxembourg.

Luxembourg Clarinet Ambassadors (Luxembourg):
Simone Weber, Eb clarinet
Jean-Luc Blasiuss, alto clarinet
Romain Gross, Stephan Kronthaler, Conny
Max Mausen, bass clarinet
Steinmetz, Bb clarinet
Véronique Bernar, contrabass clarinet
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Three Scenes for Clarinet
for solo clarinet
I. Bold and dramatic
II. Chameloeon
III. Song

Shulamit Ran (b. 1949)

JackieSinéad O’Connor (1966-2023)
arr. Cornelius Boots (b. 1974)

Feel So Different

Sinéad O’Connor (1966-2023)
arr. Cornelius Boots (b. 1974)

MandinkaSinéad O’Connor (1966-2023)
arr. Cornelius Boots (b. 1974)
Sinéads Choir:Marie-Julie Chagnon (Canada)
Jeff Anderle (USA)Jonathan Russell (USA)
Daniel Troncoso (USA)Kevin Perez (USA)bass clarinet:
Andrea Vos-Rochefort (USA)Stefanie Harger Gardner (USA)
Céline Ferro (USA)
Mélanie Bourassa (Canada)

Rodolfo Rodriguez (USA)
Leonardo Palma (USA)
Maken Schmidt (USA)
Christine Carter (Canada)
Erin Cameron (USA)Andrea Vos-Rochefort’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet-Crampon, Vandoren, and ReedGeek

2:00 PM – Wicklow 5
RODOLFO LA BANCA
Terzetto nr. 2

A. Stadler

Divertimento nr. 1.

W.A. Mozart

Voi Che sapete (Nozze di Figaro)

W.A. Mozart

De vieni non tardar (Nozze di Figaro)

W. A. Mozart

non so piu cosa son cosa faccio (Nozze di Figaro)

W. A. Mozart

Xu Jie, Mezzo soprano
Trio Kalamus:
Rodolfo La Banca (Italy), early clarinet
Marco Mauro
Giuseppe Scotto Galletta

2:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 3
ICA HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE
Panel Discussion: “PERFORMANCE ANXIETY”
Panelists: Csaba Jevtic-Somlai, Shannon Kiewitt, Aileen Razey, Rebecca Rischin, Laura Grantier

2:15 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
STEVEN HENRY AND ASHER CARLSONA Short Irish Clarinetistic Horror Story
Jonie and Steven teamed up this time to play, and tell, a short horror story with Irish connections and music from a.o.
McKeown, Saint-Saens and Berlioz.
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Jonie Pijpers (The Netherlands), clarinet
Steven Henry (The Netherlands), bass clarinet
Steven Henry’s appearance is supported by Henri Selmer Paris
The Collar

Elaine Fine (b.1959)*Ireland premiere*
Asher Carlson (USA), bass clarinet
Nickie Berlage Carlson, narration

TBD

Jamie Wind Whitmarsh
Asher Carlson (USA), clarinet
Kristie Affolter, tap dancing

Sonate in B. für Pianoforte & Violoncello, Op. 8
I. Allegro, ma non troppo*world premiere of this arrangement*

Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960)
arr. Asher Carlson

Asher Carlson (USA), bass clarinet
Grace Choi, piano
Asher Carlson’s appearance is sponsored by the University of South Florida

2:30 PM – Auditorium – Main HallTARA WINDS CLARINET CHOIRThe Rocky Road to Dublin

Traditional Irish
arr. Grimes

Academic Festival Overture Op.80

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
arr. Lindhout

Adoration

Florence B. Price (1887-1953)
arr. Grimes

The Immovable Do

Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
arr. Johnston

Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in G Minor, op.7
Fugue

Marcel Dupre (1886-1971)
trans. Johnston

Tara Winds Clarinet Choir:
Dickson Grimes, Conductor
Eb clarinet:
Randy Lauscher

Alto clarinet:
Gail Grimes, Tim Zehr

Bb clarinet:
Mevonnie Biggins, Jean Brumbeloe,
Claudia Bullington, Amber Dennard,
Kendra Felando, Richard Giddeon, Christine Hug,
Camilla Keever, Linda Kirchner, Teresa Lundberg,
Donovan McMurray, Dina Rosas, Andy Welker,
Sonya Williams

Bass clarinet:
Riley Hunt, Jonathan Itkin, John Warren,
David Wilkes
Contra clarinet:
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2:45 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
SPONSOR SESSION – BUFFET CRAMPON
Violin Sonata No. 1 in g minor
AdagioJ. S. Bach

Cello Suite No. 6 in D major
Allemande

J. S. BachStudieDonizetti

Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo

Igor Stravinsky

Clarisonus No. 2

Burkali
Gabor Varga, clarinet

Gabor Varga’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet Crampon, Gleichweit Mouthpieces and D’Addario Woodwinds

3:00 PM – Ecocem
ARAYAManhã de Carnaval

Luiz Bonfá (1922-2001)
arr. Manuel Hurtado Dueñez (b. 1974)

Barcelonesa

Enrique Hidalgo (b. 1942)
arr. Manuel Hurtado Dueñez (b. 1974)

Alfonsina y El Mar

Ariel Ramírez (1921-2010) and Félix Luna (1925-2009)arr. Manuel Hurtado Dueñez (b. 1974)

Saudade do Cavaquinho

Pixinguinha (1897-1973) and Heriberto Muraro (1903-1968)
arr. Manuel Hurtado Dueñez

FrenesíAlberto Domínguez (1913-1975)
arr. Manuel Hurtado Dueñez
Bianca Catalán, vocalist
Sarah Korneisel Jaegers (USA), clarinet
Zoe Lee, Cello
Miguel Siso, venezuelan cuatro

3:00 PM – Wicklow 5
KEITH SPRADLIN, NADINE SILVERMAN, CLARICELLO AND KINDRED DUO
Elegy for Time Gone By
I. To be apart…
II. …to remember…
III. …and to find one another again

Nadine Silverman (b. 1997)

Keith Spradlin, Bb and Eb clarinet
Nadine Silverman, Bb and bass clarinet
Second Novelette (excerpt)

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Adolphus Hailstork (b. 1941)

November

Cassie Wieland (b. 1994)

Don’t!

Ailís Ní Ríain (b. 1974)

Dust

Belinda Reynolds (b. 1967)

Better Late

Dan Becker (b. 1960)
Claricello (USA):
Jason Gresl, clarinet
Lara Turner, Cello

Fire and Ice Duet (2010)
for two clarinets

Theresa Martin (b. 1979)(Re)Inventions (2016)
for clarinet duo
I. Lively
II. Very Slow
III. Groovy

Roger Zare (b. 1985)

Live Wire (2010)

Theresa Martin (b. 1979)
Kindred Duo (USA):
Sarah Manasreh-Decker, clarinet
Laura McLaughlin, clarinet

Sarah Manasreh-Decker’s appearance is sponsored by Backun Musical Services and D’addario Woodwinds

3:15 PM – Auditorium – Main HallICA FESTIVAL CHOIR
Conductor: George Georgiou
Jambo

Paul Basler

EpisodeTyler Mazone

Three Korean Folk Songs

Kelly Via

RiverdanceBill Whelan

Variants of an English Melody

Richard Adler

Two dances

Masato Tajino

3:15 PM – Wicklow 1
CHRISTOPHER NICHOLS AND TANYAWAT DILOKKUNANANT
Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 6
PreludeScherzo
PastoralBurlesque

Howard Ferguson (1908-1999)

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Canzonefor clarinet and piano

Roma Cafolla (b. 1949)

Three Intermezzi, Op. 13
Andante espressivo
Allegro agitato
Allegretto scherzando

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)

Christopher Nichols (USA), clarinet
Christine Delbeau, piano
Christopher Nichols’ appearance is supported by the University of Delaware School of Music,
Buffet Crampon USA, and Légère Reeds Ltd.
Christine Delbeau’s appearance is supported by the University of Delaware School of Music.
Tai Mek (“Ethereal Climb”) for clarinet and piano (2024)*premiere performance*

Yos Vaneesorn (b.1975)

Echoes of Nora a fantasie for clarinet and piano (2024)*world premiere*Three Dances for clarinet and piano (2024)
I. มฤคระเริ ง (Deer Dance)
II. มยุราภิ รมย์ (Peacock Dance)
III. อั ศวลี ลา (Horse Dance)

Komsun Dilokkunanant (b.1982)
Morakot Cherdchoo-ngarm (b.1988)*world premiere*

Tanyawat Dilokkunanant (Thailand), clarinet
Selina Jones, piano

3:30 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
VUOROVESI TRIO
Espacios Diferentes

Javier Zalba (b. 1955)
Vuorovesi Trio (USA):
Diane Boyd Schultz, flute
Osiris J. Molina, clarinet

Mary Lindsey Bailey, oboe
Okó (2024)

Adonis Gonzalez-Matos (b. 1972)*world premiere*

The Cape Cod Files
I. Benny @ 100
IV. Chiquita Blues

Paquito D’Rivera (b. 1948)

Osiris J. Molina (USA), clarinet
Adonis Gonzalez-Matos, piano
Osiris J. Molina’s appearance is sponsored by Henri Selmer Paris, Silverstein Works, Gonzalez, and D’Addario

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LECTURE: “THE CHOREOGRAPHY OF MUSIC”
Presenter: Diego Vásquez (USA)As musicians, our bodies exist in space. We are athletes, keenly aware of the danger of unwanted tension. What does
body language have to do with playing the clarinet well? Interdisciplinary creativity underscores artistic history. As
clarinetists, just a little bit of movement knowledge can greatly improve our playing.

3:30 PM – Wicklow 2
WILLIAM SWEENEY AND JO NICHOLSON
Nine Days
piobaireachd for clarinet

William Sweeney (b. 1950)

Jo Nicholson (Scotland), Bb clarinet
William Sweeney, lead group of accompanying “drone” players

3:30 PM – Wicklow 3
JENNY MACLAY AND MAURA MARINUCCIClarinet Duets in Red and BlackI. Ladybug
II. Muchacho

Natalie Hunt (b. 1985)

Stubborn as Hell for two clarinets

Stacy Garrop (b. 1969)

Tango Duets

Michele Mangani (b. 1966)
Duo:

Jenny Maclay (USA), clarinet

Maura Marinucci (Italy/UK), clarinet

Jenny Maclay’s appearance is supported by Henri Selmer Paris
Maura Marinucci’s appearance is supported by Henri Selmer Paris

3:45 PM – Auditorium – Main HallICA ENTHUSIASTS CHOIR
Conductor: Calvin Falwall
Pulse

Grant Jahn

ShenandoahFrank Ticheliarr. Brendan Patterson

Concerto of Clarinets
II. Habanera

Alexis Ciesla
Hannah Shilvock, bass clarinet solo

Evil Robot Spooky Space Jam

Jonathan Russell

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4:15 PM – Auditorium – Main Hall
ICA PROFESSORS’ CLARINET CHOIR: “MUSIC & PLACE”
Conductor: Jesse Krebs
A Picture Book without a Picture

Masanori Taruya

Irish Tune from County Derry

Graingerarr. Johnston

Suite Caribeana for E-flat solo
I.
II.
IV.
V.

Ailem Carvajal Gómez

Danny Goldman, solo
Smoky Mountain Lullaby

Roger Zare

Jetsons

Michael Lowenstern

4:15 PM – Wicklow 5
PAMELA DIAZ, DARYLL STEVENS AND ADELLA CARLSON
Coloraduo
Canzonetta for two clarinets

Ofer Ben-Amots (b. 1955)*European premiere*

Pamela Diaz, clarinet

Daryll Stevens (USA), clarinet

Trojaborg 2

Svitlana Azarova (b. 1976)*world premiere*
Adella Carlson (USA), clarinet

4:30 PM – Wicklow 1
SAURO BERTIClair (1980) per clarinetto solo
per clarinetto solo

Franco Donatoni (1927-1990)
Ed. Ricordi

Circadian Rhapsody (2024)
for bassclarinet solo

Philip RUGEL (1970)*world premiere*Child (2003)
per clarinetto basso solo

Mauro CARDI (1955)
Sauro Berti (Italy), clarinet and bass clarinet

Sauro Berti’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet Crampon, D’Addario and Silverstein

4:30 PM – Ecocem
WIND AND WOOD DUO (USA)The International Travelers
I. An English Stroll
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Logan Edwards (b. 2000)

II. Egyptian Love SongIII. Moroccan Festival Prelude
IV. Ukrainian Song of Sorrow
V. Celtic Dance*world premiere*
Scenes from Santa Rosa
I. Canyon
II. Blue HoleIII. Luna

Antonio Gallegos (b. 2002)*world premiere*
discOverJacob Murillo (b. 1997)

A Night in Coastal Plain

Hamed Erfani (b. 1993)*world premiere*

Wind and Wood Duo (USA):
Andrew DeBoer, clarinet and bass clarinet

Tommy Dobbs, percussion

Wind and Wood Duo’s appearance is sponsored by University of Arkansas - Fort Smith and Oklahoma City University

4:30 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
SPONSOR SESSION – YAMAHA
Performer: Virginia Figueiredo
This work for unaccompanied clarinet features a component made by A.I. and visuals. It highlights the social issue ofhomelessness. That’s what the title means – the clarinet part is all based on the pitches C and E, which in the title
translates to the note name C and me (solfège), while emphasizing the need to see the humanity of our homelesscitizens. Society has forgotten to see them as fellow humans, hence the title.

5:00 PM – Auditorium – Main Hall
“CLARINETFEST® AT 5” – ISTVÁN KOHÁN
Kabukimono
for solo clarinet

István Kohán

Fantasiestücke Op. 73
for clarinet and piano

Robert Schumann

Hungarian Dances No. 1, 4, 5
for clarinet and piano

J.Brahms
arr. Kohán

Rhapsodie in blue
for clarinet and piano

G. Gershwinarr. Kohán
István Kohán (Hungary/Japan), clarinet
Lance Coburn, piano

István Kohán’s appearance is sponsored by Backun Music Services

6:30 PM – Auditorium – Main Hall
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8:00 PM – Auditorium – Main HallEVENING CONCERT - CONTEMPO STRING QUARTET WITH SHANNON KIEWITT,MANUEL HERNANDEZ, SELIN GÜROL, JOHN FINUCANE
Phantasy Quintet Op. 93

York Bowen (1884-1961)
Shannon Kiewitt (USA), solo

Shannon Kiewitt’s appearance is sponsored by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band
Quinteto
I. Lento, liberamente
II. Calmo
III. Allegro

Joaquin Gutierrez Heras (1927-2012)

Manuel Hernandez (Mexico), solo
Manuel Hernandez’s appearance is sponsored by Henri Selmer Paris, D’Addario Woodwinds and Chedeville Mouthpieces
Clarinet Quintet Op. 30
I. Sehr lebhaft
II. Ruhig
III. Schneller Landler
IV. Arioso: Sehr ruhig
V. Sehr lebhaft, wie im ersten StazPaul Hindemith (1895-1963)

Selin Gürol (Turkey), solo
Selin Gürol’s appearance is sponsored by Henri Selmer Paris and Vandoren
Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor Op. 10
I. Allegro energico
II. Larghetto affettuoso
III. Scherzo. Allegro leggiero
IV. Finale. Allegro agitato – Poco piu moderato – VivaceJohn Finucane (Ireland), solo
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Ingrid Nicola, violin 2
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SUNDAY, 4 AUGUST
8:00 AM – Wicklow 4
WARM-UP WITH JOSH GOO, THE 3 STEP WARM-UP
8:30 AM – Wicklow 3
LECTURE: “JAZZ FOR THE CLASSICAL CLARINETIST”
Presenter: Michael Waddell (USA)This lecture addresses how the classically-trained clarinetist can approach jazz. Assuming a secure background intechnique and harmonic knowledge, I will cover:•
Jazz phrasing•
Approaching improvisation
I will perform three jazz standards (two at the beginning – one at the end) with Itai Sobol accompanying on piano.
Michael Waddell’s appearance is sponsored by University of North Carolina Wilmington and Vandoren USA.

9:00 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
CLARINET FUSION CLARINET CHOIR
What! No Cigar?

Alun Cook (b. 1955)

Irish Tune from County Derry

Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
arr. Matt Johnston (b. 1982)

Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
I. Adagio Allegro-Molto

Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)
arr. William V. Johnson (b. 1940)

Fanfarella Tarantella

Maarten Jense (b. 1959

Clarinet Fusion Clarinet Choir (USA):)
Sarah Hartglass, Eb Alto clarinet
Diane Maltester, Eb & Bb clarinet
Kathy Boster, Bb clarinet & Bass clarinet
Danielle Napoleon, Eb & Bb clarinet
George March, Bass clarinet
David Rausch, Bb clarinet
George Pascoe, BBb Contra Bass clarinet
John Toyama, Bb clarinet
Rita Zigas-Brown, Bb clarinet

9:00 AM – Wicklow 1
XIAOTING MA AND SHUQING LYUTambourin Chinois (1910)
for violin and piano

Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
arr. clarinet by Xiaoting Ma

Jiangnan in Misty Rain (2021)

Na Wu (b. 1987)

Rhapsody for Clarinet and Piano (2023)

Yang Qiu (b. 1981)

Xiaoting Ma (China), clarinet
Gail Novak, piano
Xiaoting Ma’s appearance is sponsored by F. Arthur Uebel and Soochow University of Music
Gail Novak’s appearance is sponsored by Gardner Clarinets LLC
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Premiere Rhapsody

Claude Debussy

Through Waters, by Mountains

Yao Chen

Hillandale Waltzes

Victor Babin
Shuqing Lyu (China), clarinet
Gail Novak, piano
Shuqing Lyu’s appearance is sponsored by F. Arthur Uebel
Gail Novak’s appearance is sponsored by Gardner Clarinets LLC

9:15 AM – Liffey Hall 1
CORNELIUS BOOTS’ WOOD PROPHETS AND MASKIT CLARINET CHOIRBlack Earthbass clarinet solo

Cornelius Boots (b. 1974)*premiere of the bass clarinet version*

Root Doctor
bass clarinet solo

Cornelius Boots (b. 1974)*premiere of the bass clarinet version*

Bigfoot Revelation
III. Forest Hiding

Cornelius Boots (b. 1974)*world premiere*

Holy Old Soulbass clarinet solo

Cornelius Boots (b. 1974)*premiere of the bass clarinet version*

Maiken Schmidt (USA), bass clarinet and soloist
Stefanie Gardner (USA), bass clarinet and soloist

Andrea Vos-Rochefort (USA), bass clarinet and soloist
Joshua Gardner (USA), bass clarinet

Cornelius Boots’ appearance is sponsored by Vandoren and Black Earth Shakuhachi School

9:15 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: ”NEW MUSIC FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA: COMPOSER JONAS BAES AND THE ALTO CLARINET”
Presenter and Performer: Nora-Louise Müller (Germany)
An outcome of a performer-composer collaboration, “Epos” for alto clarinet solo by Philippino composer Jonas Baes aims
to transform impressions of the rituals and music of the Philippine Island of Mindoro into sounds and notation of Westerncontemporary music. A researcher in ethno-musicology himself, Baes expresses his emotions about indigenous life in the
21st century. Baes’s music is based on the dialectic of Asian tradition and European modernity, while it comes from a very
concrete idea: the desire to preserve and perpetuate the traditional culture and nature of the Philippines.
Nora-Louise Müller’s appearance is sponsored by F. Arthur Uebel

9:15 AM – Wicklow 2
SONORAN SWAMPRATS AND PRESTIGE CLARINET QUARTET
Dark Embers
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Theresa Martin (b. 1979)
Selena Ryan (b. 1998)

San Benito en Primavera

Victor E. Márquez-Barrios (b. 1977)
Sonoran Swamprats (USA):
Julia Lougheed, bass clarinet
Alanna Benoit, bass clarinet

Clover Fantasy
for clarinet quartet
I. Dance of Dawn
II. Intermezzo of the Afternoon
III. Twilight Pavane
IV. Night

Mari Miurav (b. 1960)

Cinc Petites Peces Op. 27
I. Intrada
II. Impromptu
III. Serenata
IV. Vals burliest
V. Final fugal

Salvador Brotons (b. 1959)

Prestige Clarinet Quartet (USA):
Sarah Nowlin, clarinet
Anthony Costa, clarinet

John Kurokawa, clarinet
Janice Minor, clarinet

Anthony Costa’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet Crampon USA and Penn State
Janice Minor’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet Crampon U.S.A and University of Illinois
John Kurokawa’s appearance is sponsored by Wright State University and Yamaha

9:45 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
DAVID COOK
Sonata in F Major, op. 129
I. Allegro moderato

Charles V. Stanford (1852-1924)

Two Songs on Poems by W. B. Yeats
Shy One
The Cloths of Heaven*world premiere of this transcription*
Four Characteristic Pieces
III. Intermezzo: Moderato grazioso – Allegro

Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)
trans. David Cook

William Y. Hurlstone (1876-1906)

Violin Sonata in D Minor, op. 28
III. Allegro vivo con fuoco

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)
trans. David Cook*world premiere of this transcription*David Cook (USA), clarinet
Lance Coburn, pianoDavid Cook’s appearance is sponsored by Buffet Crampon and Silverstein Works

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9:45 AM – Ecocem
MICHAEL WALSH
Prisoners of Our Better Naturefor bass clarinet and fixed media

Robin Heifetz (b. 1951)

Coffee Bassklarintata
I. BACH recitative and introduction
II. Grande Iced Coffee
III. Irish Coffee
IV. Gas Station Coffee aka Colon Blow
V. FrappacappaBACHiatto

Michael Walsh (b. 1976)

Michael Walsh (USA), bass clarinet
Michael Walsh’s appearance is sponsored by South Dakota State University

10:00 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “CAUTIONARY TALES FROM A REPAIR AND PEDAGOGICAL STANDPOINT”
Presenter: Miles DeCastro (USA) and Christine Hoerning (Canada)
Remember That Time In College When I Made The Wind Ensemble But They Put Me On Bass Clarinet Even Though I
Never Played A Bass Clarinet And It Almost Ruined My Life?
University students are often assigned to bass clarinet for the first time with little-to-no guidance. They are
expected to rehearse with the college’s top ensemble on an instrument they aren’t even comfortable assembling anddisassembling.Professors Hoerning and DeCastro will give guidance on the best ways to ensure early success.
Miles DeCastro’s appearance is sponsored by the Crane School of Music and North Country Winds.

10:15 AM – Wicklow 1
MATTHEW NELSON AND KRISTINE DIZON
Annette (1886)

Charles Harford Lloyd (1846-1919)
Words by W. L. Courtney
Chad Sloan, baritone
Matthew Nelson (USA), clarinet
Deirdre Brenner, piano

Trio (1900)
I. Allegro con brio
II. Andante espressivo
III. Allegro moderato

Charles Harford Lloyd (1846-1919)

Matthew Nelson (USA), clarinet
Alexander Volpov, Cello
Deirdre Brenner, piano“Bon Voyage!” (1888)

Charles Harford Lloyd (1846-1919)
Matthew Nelson (USA), clarinet
Deirdre Brenner, piano

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Deux pieces en forme de jazzFrancine Aubin (1938-2016)

ArabesqueGermaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)

Fantasie pour la clarinette et piano

Augusta Holmes (1847-1903)

Capriccio

Claude Arrieu (1903-1990)

Concertino

Jeanine Rueff (1922-1999)
Kristine Dizon (Canada), clarinet
Gail Novak, piano

10:30 AM – Liffey Hall 1
DONATONI’S SOLO CLARINET WORKS, PRESENTED BY JASON ALDER AND
THE AMBASSADOR TRIO
with a presentation by Luca Saracca
Clair (1980)

Franco Donatoni
Jeremy Ruth (USA), clarinet
Jeremy Ruth’s appearance is supported by Lander University

Ombra (1984)

Franco Donatoni
Jason Alder (USA/UK), contrabass clarinet
Jason Alder’s appearance is supported by Henri Selmer Paris

Soft (1989)

Franco Donatoni
Patrick Englert (USA), bass clarinet

Clair II (1999)

Franco Donatoni
Jack Liang (Canada), clarinet
Jack Liang’s appearance is supported by Chedeville mouthpieces

10:30 AM – Wicklow 3
DUELLING REEDS & LEADS
Duel: Reeds & Leads

Murrough Connolly (b. 1997)*world premiere*
Kelsey Paquin (USA), clarinet
Aileen Razey (USA), clarinet

Mobula Ray

Jenni Brandon (b. 1977)*consortium premiere*
Aileen Razey, clarinet

Indispensable Pollinators
III: Earth’s Anguish and Mourning

Kornel Thomas (b. 1986)*world premiere*
Aileen Razey, Clarinet
Lance Coburn, piano
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AGENDA – SUNDAY, 4 AUGUST, 2024
10:45 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY CLARINET CHOIR AND UNF CLARINET CHOIR
Tenement Rhapsody
II. At Home

Amanda Harberg (b. 1973)

Blues from George Gershwin’s “An American in Paris”

Michele Magnani (b. 1966)
arr. Theodore Dunn

Theodore Dunn, clarinet solo
*world premiere of this new arrangement*
Ponte las Pilas (2023)

Mathew Campbell (b. 1992)
George Mason University Clarinet Choir (USA):
Kathleen Gardiner Mulcahy, conductor

Eb/Bb clarinet:
Ainsley DoughtyBass clarinet:
Elaine Hopkins, Jonathan Ogebe

Bb clarinet:
Theodore Dunn, Benjamin Lopez, Henri Pelletier,Lorelei Stuart, Gabriel Sufitchi

Contralto clarinet:
Sal Chang

What! No Cigar?

Alun Cook (b. 1955)

Faeroe Island

Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
arr. Matt Johnston*European premiere*

Tarantella

CieslaNicole Graham, soloist

Mannin Veen

Haydn Wood (1882-1959)
arr. Pablo Duque*ICA premiere*
UNF Clarinet Choir (USA):
Sunshine Simmons, director

Riccardo Barrios, Elric Burch, Alexis Cordeiro, Pablo Duque, Natalia Garcia, Nicole Graham, Victoria
Maltagliati, Noah Palmer, Aidan Pedersen, Anthony Poorte, Rosemary Gray, Josephyne Wagner
Sunshine Simmons is sponsored in part by Buffet Crampon and UNF School of Music

11:15 AM – Wicklow 2
DANIEL BECKER, LOS PADRES DEL CLARINETE BAJO AND FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES
When Aslan shakes his mane (2020)
I. Blue-Sky Sprites & Sundogs
II. Cherry Petal
III. Scamper
IV. Sun Cathedral
V. A Sea of Emerald Blades
VI. Bumble
VII. In heaven, I shall go dancing

Anselm McDonnell (b. 1994)

Daniel Becker (USA), clarinet
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Daniel Troncoso, bass clarinet
Kevin Perez, bass clarinet

Gaelic Offering
I. Rose Cottage
II. the Doubtful Wife
III. Lake Solace
IV. Describe a Circle

Catherine McMichael (b.1954)*premiere arrangement*
Los Padres del Clarinete Bajo (USA):
Leonardo Palma, bass clarinet
Kevin Perez, bass clarinet

Daniel Troncoso, bass clarinet
Rudy Rodriguez, bass clarinet

Synergy

Brian Raphael Nabors (b. 1991)*International premiere*
Friends in Low Places (USA):

Bryce Newcomer, bass clarinet
Catherine Conlin, bass clarinet

Caroline Sackleh, bassoon
Andrea Baker, bassoon

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11:30 AM – Liffey Meeting Room 1
LECTURE: “EXAMINING HOW (AND WHY) COMPOSERS USE CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUESFOR THE CLARINET AND BASS CLARINET”
Presenter: Dalton Ringey (USA)This paper aims to provide clarinetists with a deeper understanding of why composers use contemporary techniques intheir pieces. While existing resources have focused on performers learning to utilize these techniques, this presentation
provides important context necessary to understand the importance of learning these techniques as a contemporary
musician.

12:00 PM – Liffey Hall 1“CLARINETFEST® AT NOON” – IMPROBABLE BEASTSO Virtus Sapientiae

Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
arr. Jonathan Russell

Riistomaasiirtäjä

Alamaailman Vasaratarr. Jonathan Russell

Hear My Prayer, O Lord

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
arr. Jonathan Russell

THAT

Jonathan Russell (b. 1979)

Slow Loris

Jonathan Russell (b. 1979)

You Are the Universe In Ecstatic Motion

Jonathan Russell (b. 1979)

The Midway Blues

Jonathan Russell (b. 1979)

Improbable Beasts (USA):
Bass clarinet:
Amy Advocat, Monica Duncan, Celine Ferro, Chuck Furlong, Stefanie Gardner,
Gary Gorczyca, Bill Kirkley, Marguerite Levin, Karen Luttik, Rane Moore,
Jonathan Russell, and Julie Stuckenschneider
Improbable Beasts’s appearance is sponsored by Earspasm and Henri Selmer Paris

1:00 PM – Liffey Meeting Room 2
DUO HUMEROS AND ŠARŪNAS JANKAUSKAS
Prelude in c minor

J.S.Bach/Sobol

Turkish March

W.A. Mozart/Sobol

Sonata “Pathetique” no.8 in c minor
I.

Beethoven/Sobol

Paganini Variations

Michael Garson

A csitári hegyek alatt /Under the Mountains of Csitár
Hungarian Folk SongDuo Humeros:
Kristof Dömötör (Germany), clarinet
Itai Sobol, piano
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Choro for Kristin (2009)

Gabriel Santiago (b. 1980)

SchiZm (1994)
I. Field of Stars
II. Puppet State

Derek Bermel (b. 1967)Šarūnas Jankauskas, clarinet
Gail Novak, pianoŠarūnas Jankauskas appearance is sponsored by James Madison University
Gail Novak’s appearance is sponsored by Gardner Clarinets LLC

1:00 PM – Wicklow 2
DUO FERULA AND MUSETTA ENSEMBLE(un?)Fairly Ambiguous

Matthew Howell (b. 1999)*consortium premiere*

FER//ULA

Nadine Silverman (b. 1997)*world premiere*
Duo Ferula (USA):
Kelli Ray (USA), clarinet
Blake Adams, alto saxophoneCosì fan tutte
I. Come Scoglio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
arr. Musetta Ensemble

Die Fledermaus
II. Mein herr Marquis

Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
arr. Musetta Ensemble

CarmenI. L’amour et un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
arr. Musetta Ensemble

7 Canciones Populares Españolas
I. El paño moruno
IV. Jota
VI. Canción

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
arr. Musetta Ensemble

Giuditta

Franz Lehár (1870-1948)

SIV “Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß”

arr. Musetta Ensemble

Musetta Ensemble (The Netherlands):
Stella Voutoufianaki, soprano
Mónica Rollings Sánchez, flute
Rebeca Romero Demuynck (Netherlands), A and Bb clarinet
Almudena Curros Varela, bass clarinet
Toni Inglés Ferrándiz, piano

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1:15 PM – Ecocem
ÉGIDE DUO
mod wheel go spinnyAlex Temple (b. 1983)*world premiere*

Ramp

Carter Pann (b. 1972)*European premiere*
Stefanie Gardner, bass clarinet

How to Build a Clarinet
I. PracticeII. Hope
III. Smoke
IV. Mirrors

Carter Pann (b. 1974)*world premiere*
Égide Duo (USA):
Joshua Gardner, clarinet
Stefanie Gardner, bass clarinet
Joshua and Stefanie Gardner are Conn Selmer, Henri Selmer Paris, and Silverstein Works Performing Artists.

2:00 PM – Liffey Hall 1
LOW CLARINET CHOIR
Conductor: Sarah Watts
Pink Cloud Ballade (2022)
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HONORARY MEMBER BIOGRAPHIESMITCHELL ESTRIN
Mitchell Estrin is Professor of Clarinet at the University of
Florida, Music Director and Conductor of the University of Florida
Clarinet Ensemble, and a 2018 University of Florida Research
Foundation Professor. He also serves as the Artistic Director of
the Vandoren Clarinet Ensemble Festival and was founder of the
Buffet Crampon USA Summer Clarinet Academy. From 2018-2020,
Professor Estrin served as President of the International Clarinet
Association. Mitchell Estrin studied clarinet with Stanley Drucker
at The Juilliard School where he received his bachelor’s and master’s
degrees in music. During his 25-year association with the New
York Philharmonic, he performed in hundreds of concerts and on
19 international tours as principal, second, and E-flat clarinetist.
A proponent of the clarinet choir, Prof. Estrin served as director of the ICA ClarinetFest,
Festival, and Professors Clarinet Choirs, Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium Clarinet Choir,
and many others. He is a Guinness World Record holder for conducting the world’s largest
clarinet choir (367 members) in 2019. He is the author of the biography Stanley Drucker,
Clarinet Master published by Carl Fischer, LLC.

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CAROLINE HARTIG
Caroline Hartig is Professor of Clarinet at The Ohio State
University. She has appeared as soloist with orchestras andcontemporary music ensembles and as a recitalist in major concert
halls including Carnegie Hall and Symphony Hall (Boston). She has
performed with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis
Chamber Orchestra, Boston Philharmonic and New Hampshire
Music Festival Orchestra. She has premiered and performed solo
clarinet works by leading contemporary composers including
William Bolcom, Don Freund, Jere Hutcheson, Libby Larsen,
Donald Martino, William Thomas McKinley, Charles Ruggiero
and Paul Schoenfield. Hartig earned degrees from The Ohio State
University (BME), New England Conservatory (MM), and the State
University of New York at Stony Brook (DMA). Major teachers and career mentors haveincluded Harold Wright, Robert Marcellus, Charles Neidich, and Michele Zukovsky. She
served as President of the International Clarinet Association from 2015-2018.

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HONORARY MEMBER BIOGRAPHIESERIC HOEPRICH
Eric Hoeprich is one of the world’s leading exponents of thehistorical clarinet. A native of Baltimore, MD, he holds an honors
degree in philosophy from Harvard. He teaches at the Paris
Conservatoire, Indiana University’s Early Music Institute, and theRoyal Conservatory in The Hague. For the past thirty years he has
specialized in performing historical clarinet. As a founding member
and principal clarinet of Frans Brüggen’s Orchestra of the 18th
Century, Hoeprich has performed frequently as a soloist with thisorchestra, as well as with many of the major early music ensembles
in Europe, the United States, and Australia. He has amassed acollection of over 100 antique clarinets, including instrumentsfrom the eighteenth century, which has also led to restorationand construction of replicas of period originals. He is the author of The Clarinet (Yale
University Press, 2008).

PHILIP RISTA NIMMONS
Canadian Phil Nimmons is a celebrated composer, arranger,
bandleader, clarinetist, and educator. He studied clarinet at theJuilliard School with Arthur Christmann and composition at theRoyal Conservatory of Music with Richard Johnston, Arnold
Walter, and John Weinzweig. Nimmons was a founding memberof the Canadian League of Composers and an associate of theCanadian Music Center. He wrote several commissioned works
as a composer including, “The Torch” which was commissioned
for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. He won the inaugural
Juno Award for best jazz album in 1977 and in 1986 he received
the inaugural Toronto Arts Award in the music category. He wasappointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1993. In 2002,
Nimmons received the Governor General Performing Arts Award, Canada’s highest
honor in the performing arts, for his lifetime contribution to popular music. Additionally,in 2005, Nimmons was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by SOCAN at the
SOCAN Awards in Toronto.

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MICHAEL WEBSTER
Michael Webster is former principal clarinetist with the Rochester
Philharmonic and acting principal of the San Francisco Symphony.
He has appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Pops,
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, 92nd Street Y, theTokyo, Cleveland, Muir, Ying, and Dover String Quartets, andthe festivals of Marlboro, Santa Fe, Chamber Music Northwest,
Norfolk, Victoria, Stratford, Domaine Forget, Angel Fire,Steamboat, Park City, Sitka, Maui, Skaneateles, Bowdoin, andOrcas Island. He has been on the clarinet and conducting faculties
of Eastman, Boston University, New England Conservatory, theUniversity of Michigan, and Rice University’s Shepherd School ofMusic, from which he retired in 2023.
Webster has performed and taught all over the United States and in Canada, Central
and South America, Europe, Japan, China, New Zealand, and Australia. He has recorded
for Arabesque, Albany, Bridge, Camerata, Centaur, C.R.I., Crystal, Nami, and New
World. As composer and arranger, Webster has been published by Presser, International,
G. Schirmer, and Schott. His work Echoes and Reflections for two solo clarinets, stringsand percussion will be featured at ClarinetFest 2025 in Fort Worth.
Under his direction, the Houston Youth Symphony was recently named Honored
Artist for Sustained Excellence by the American Prize. Having written 85 articles on“Teaching Clarinet” for The Clarinet magazine, he is receiving an honorary membershipfrom the International Clarinet Association in 2024. An artist-clinician for Buffet
Crampon, Michael Webster plays Buffet clarinets exclusively.

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HEADLINER BIOGRAPHIES
Dr. Vince Dominguez—a.k.a Claire Annette—is an award-winning Mexican clarinetist,drag artist, designer, and music educator. Vince completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree
at Arizona State University in April 2020. While there, he held one of two competitive
graduate teaching assistantships. His dissertation project featured a studio record andperformance guide, featuring three commissioned works by acclaimed Mexican composers
Hilda Paredes, Juan Trigos, and Victor Ibarra, each underscoring sociopolitical issues acrossthe United States and Latin America. During the 2020 lockdowns, when live performances
and traditional jobs in music became impossible, Vince created Dr. Claire Annette, his dragpersona who blends classical music with the art of drag performance as a way to continue
making music beyond the concert hall. Now based in Providence, RI, Claire Annette is indemand across the country, delivering a fresh take on what it means to be a pro musician in
the twenty-first century. As a modern icon for both queer and POC representation, Claire has
already left an impact, forging new audiences in unconventional venues, inspiring musiciansof all levels to celebrate their individuality, and making classical music more accessible toyounger generations worldwide. She is proud to be a blueprint for breaking old expectations
and creating space for vulnerable communities to feel empowered during a time when antidrag and LGBTQIA+ legislation continues to intensify nationwide.
Drs. Vince Dominguez & Claire Annette are Henri SELMER Paris endorsed
artists and create using Privilège clarinets. For more: www.vincedominguez.com / www.
claireannette.com
Nicolas Baldeyrou, a French clarinettist, has emerged as a prominent soloist of his
generation. His versatility and mastery allow him to traverse various musical eras
and styles with proficiency on both historical and modern instruments. His skill has
been acknowledged with prizes in prestigious competitions such as the Munich ARD
Competition, Dos Hermanas Competition, and the ICA Young Artist Competition,
leading to performances in renowned venues like Carnegie Hall, Amsterdam
Concertgebouw, and the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.
He frequently collaborates with top orchestras including the Bavarian Radio SymphonyOrchestra and Orchestre National de France, working with distinguished conductors like
Carlo-Maria Giulini and Claudio Abbado. In chamber music, Baldeyrou has shared thestage with artists like Martha Argerich, Bertrand Chamayou and Renaud Capuçon.
A pivotal moment in his career was his interaction with Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Sir
Roger Norrington, which spurred his interest in historical instruments and historicallyinformed interpretations. He has recently performed as a soloist on period instrumentswith the Musiciens du Louvre and the Concert de la Loge.
His latest engagements include performances with the Mannheim National Theatre
Orchestra and appearances at notable festivals like the Festival Ravel. His discography,
covering a wide spectrum of the clarinet repertoire, has received critical acclaim andnumerous French awards.
Baldeyrou, a CNSMD of Paris alumnus, has been a clarinet professor at the CNSM
in Lyon since 2007 and a visiting professor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland since2019. He collaborates with Buffet Crampon in research and development, serving as anambassador and tester, and is also a Vandoren artist.
The British Clarinet Ensemble was formed some 28 years ago. It’s members areprofessional and amateur performers of all ages. The ensemble currently rehearses once amonth in the East Midlands a central point that allows access for our members many ofwhom travel a great distance to attend. Our current musical director is Anthony Bailey
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and we also have a number of guest conductors including most recently Nigel Wood. Our
mission is to present the finest repertoire for clarinet choir and we have commissioned
many new works some of which have been given first performances at ICA Clarfests. The
majority of our commissions are published and we have also recorded three CD albums.
Further information can be viewed on our website www.britishclarinetensemble.co.uk
Nicola Bulfone studied at the Udine Conservatory and at the Hochschule für Musikin Stuttgart. Among other awards, in 1983 he won first prize at the International Music
Competition in Stresa. He also attended Master Classes by K. Leister, A. Pay and G.
Garbarino. He has played clarinet, bass clarinet and basset horn in the Teatro alla Scala
Orchestra, the Teatro G. Verdi Orchestra, Trieste, Filarmonica della Scala of Milan, Teatro
La Fenice, Venice, Teatro San Carlo, Naples. He has participated in various Music Festivals
and Concert Seasons with several Chamber Music Ensembles like Deutsche Blaesersolisten,
Ensemble Villa Musica, Altenberg Trio, Moyzes Quartet. He played as soloist with the
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra of Bratislava, the Rossini Festival Orchestra, the Orchestra
Sinfonica del Estado del Mexico, the Udine Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orquesta do
Norte , the Sophia Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bjalistok Philharmonia , the Rijeka
Chamber Orchestra the Vogtland Philharmonie, the Krasnojarsk Orchestra (Russia), theMinsk Orchestra, and various chamber orchestras. He has recorded for SWF, RAI, ORF,
BR, SDR, Koper and Art Kanal. Many renowned composers have written solo pieces forhim. He has been teacher in many international master classes.
He has been a member of the Jury at the “Jeunesses Musicales” Clarinet Competition
in Belgrade and at the “Saverio Mercadante” International Clarinet Competition. He
recorded for Agorà, Bongiovanni, Naxos (30 Capricci by Cavallini). He has been solo
clarinet in the Udine Philharmonic Orchestra, in the Orchestra Sinfonica of FVG. He is
Clarinet professor at the Udine Conservatoire.
The ConTempo String Quartet (Bogdan Sofei and Ingrid Nicola, violins, Andreea
Banciu, viola and Adrian Mantu, cello) was formed in 1995 in Bucharest, Romania andwas appointed as Fellows of London’s Royal Academy of Music 1999-2022, The Galway
Music Residency’s ‘Galway Ensemble in Residence’ in 2003 and as the new RTÉ string
quartet in 2013.
The quartet has won fourteen international prizes at string quartet competitions acrossEurope, including London, Berlin, Prague, Munich, Rome, Cluj, Graz, Florence andHamburg. Other awards include the Romanian Music Critics Award for ‘Best ChamberMusic Ensemble’ of the year, 1995, and ‘Order of Knights in Performing Arts’, conferredby the Romanian President, Klaus Iohannis, in 2022 for their contribution towards
Romanian heritage and for successfully representing Romania in Ireland for two decades.
In 2016 the members of the quartet were awarded Honorary Doctorates in Music fromthe NUI Galway in recognition of their cultural work in Ireland and for their service to
Galway in the areas of music performance and education.
ConTempo Quartet has commissioned and premiered over one hundred Irish
contemporary and historical works. Irish new music was showcased in their international
concerts, including concerts at Carnegie Hall, New York, and Wigmore Hall, London, ina three-year EU project, New Music: New Audiences, as well as in ‘Composing the Island’,
the largest ever festival of Irish music, surveying the century 1916-2016, presented by RTÉin collaboration with National Concert Hall, Dublin.
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Arts de Belgique, Tel-Aviv Performing Arts Centre in Israel, Tokyo University of the Arts
in Japan, Carnegie Hall in New York, National Concert Hall in Dublin, Beverly Hilton
Hall in Los Angeles and Théatre du Châtelet in Paris.
The quartet has had the honour of performing in front of heads of state, Nobel Prize
Laureates, and Hollywood stars.
The quartet’s discography can be found on the Sony, Universal, Quartz, NMC, VEB
Deutsche Schalplatten, RTÉ lyric fm and HBO labels. The quartet arranged and recorded
the soundtrack for several European and American films including Steven Spielberg and
Tom Hanks’s Band of Brothers. ConTempo’s collaborations with artists from different
fields of art and music came to fruition with the release of two crossover CD albums. New
Airs, which took the No. 3 spot in iTunes charts, is a multi-disciplinary album that unites
the classical music world with Irish rock, traditional and pop music from the last thirty
years to the present, reimagined for string quartet, bodhrán and electronics. Spiccato
Junction album is a collaboration between ConTempo and Irish trad musicians MáirtínO’Connor, Garry O’Briain and Cathal Hayden.
Crossover collaborations with local artists and Irish composers have been at the core of
ConTempo’s work since 2003.
In 2019 and 2020, the quartet celebrated their 25th anniversary season through a series oflive and online events, including a Beethoven250 series as part of the Galway International
Arts Festival, continued their popular, long-standing Galway monthly chamber musicseries, From Europe with Love, part of their Galway Music Residency programme, a tour ofBelgium and the official launch of their CD album of Swan Hennessey’s string quartet works,
newly rediscovered by the German musicologist Axel Klein.
For 2023 the four members of ConTempo planned a series of festivals, cross-overcollaborations, gala concerts and recordings to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of The
Galway Music Residency and twenty years since their arrival in Ireland.
Coro De Clarinetes De Mexico: Every year, since 1995 it has become a tradition togather participants of Clarinet Festivals in order to join a big clarinet ensemble, performing
mostly classical music repertoire. The ensemble´s main promoter and manager has been
Marino Calva, principal clarinetist of OFUNAM, and teacher of National Conservatoryof music in Mexico. The roster of musicians who have conducted “Coro de Clarinetesde México” includes figures such as Juan Enric Lluna, Clarence Padilla, Michel Collins
among others. Rocco Parisi conducted this ensemble in ClarinetFest 2013 in Assisi, Italy
and Antonio Saiote in ClarinetFest 2015 in Madrid, Spain. Coro de Clarinetes de México
has recently played in ClarinetFest in Reno and Denver. This ensemble is formed byprofessional musicians, teachers and students of the main schools of music in Mexico.
Irish clarinettist William Curran is a graduate of Queen’s University Belfast and the RoyalNorthern College of Music, Manchester. He has participated in multiple masterclasses,
including with Yehuda Gilad and a public evening masterclass with the Berlin
Philharmonic Wind Quintet. A recipient of numerous awards, William currently holds a
Creative Practitioner Bursary from Belfast City Council, and previously was the winner ofthe Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s prestigious Young Musicians Platform Award.
Upon graduating, William embarked on a busy freelance career encompassing
orchestral, chamber, and solo performance. He has performed across the UK and Europe
in venues including the Wigmore Hall (London), Slovak Radio Hall (Bratislava), andcloser to home in the Ulster Hall (Belfast) As a guest player, William has worked withinternational touring ensembles including the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Hard Rain
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SoloistEnsemble, and the Ulster Orchestra. Solo highlights include engagements with
the Ulster Orchestra for BBC Radio, the Ulster Youth Orchestra as part of their 25th
Anniversary Tour, and most recently as a featured artist on BBC Radio 3’s ‘In Tune’.
William is an active chamber musician. Some highlights include being an invited artistat the Clandeboye Festival, curated by Barry Douglas, and performing chamber music with
the Ulster Orchestra as part of their ‘On Your Doorstep’ concert series.
As an educator he has taught at several of Northern Ireland’s leading Grammar Schools,
as well as for the Leaning & Outreach department of the Ulster Orchestra.
Lara Díaz is an active Spanish clarinetist and bass clarinet soloist. She has performed atmajor festivals worldwide (Europe, USA, Canada, South America and Asia), both as asoloist, with Trio Contrastes and the Formica’s Age Duo (violin and bass clarinet). She
works disseminating contemporary music, and has attracted composers to write works forher and for these chamber music groups.
Lara is often invited to teach masterclass and to performance at international clarinet
festivals worldwide, including ICA ClarinetFest, European Clarinet Festival, Clariperu’s
Taller para Jóvenes Clarinetistas and Congreso Latinoamericano de Clarinetistas…. She
was part of the Artistic Committee of the I ICA Low Clarinet Festival, Glendale, Az,
2023. She frequently acts as a jury at international clarinet and bass clarinet competitions(Saverio Mercadante, ICA Young Artist Competition 2021, TICC competition, Samnium
Benevento, Harry Spaarnay, Guy Deplus, Silverstein works…).
She is a professor in Salamanca and leads “Antonio Romero” clarinet and bass clarinet
masterclasses since 2003. Wind section leader of the “City of Salamanca” SymphonyOrchestra. Lara is the Spain country chair for the ICA and serves at ICA DEIA committee
too. She has recently published the transcription for bass clarinet of Manuel de Falla’s Suite
popular española in Manuel de Falla Ediciones. She has also received a Ph.D. in Spanish
and Latin American literature at the University of Salamanca.
She has been recognized with the 2021 Salamanca’s Woman award in the category ofculture by the Tierno Galván Association.
Clarinettist John Finucane, who has been Principal Clarinet with Ireland’s RTE National
Symphony Orchestra since 1995, has also had an active career as a soloist, chambermusician and conductor in Ireland and abroad. Described by Gramophone magazine as‘an outstanding virtuoso’, on the release of his CD “Clarinet Variations,” he has worked
with the Ulysses Ensemble, the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Welsh National Opera, Opera
North and Irish Film Orchestras. He has appeared regularly on radio and on television
programmes, including RTE’s The Symphony Sessions and Britain’s The South Bank Show.
He has a particular affinity to chamber music and has worked with many groups, including
the Ysaye, the Navarra and the Vanbrugh Quartets.
John Finucane is also a conductor of note, having studied with Janus Furst and Albert
Rosen amongst others, and has regularly conducted the highly regarded RTE Concert
Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra and Opera Theatre Company. He was one of the foundersof the Dublin Chamber Orchestra and has been the Musical Director of the Hibernian
Orchestra for nearly thirty years. Despite his hugely busy life as a performing artist andconductor, John has found the time to join the faculty of the Royal Irish Academy ofMusic. His many tours have included China, as a soloist as well as with the National
Chamber Ensemble of Ireland and Academy Chamber Ensemble performing to sell-out
audiences. John recently finished conducting the music for a forthcoming film, Storm in
the Stars – with music by Amelia Warner, arranged and orchestrated by Nathan Klein, andC L A RI N E T F E S T ® 2 0 2 4|117

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recorded in Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin. This follows conducting the music for a John
Boorman film called “In My Country” in 2004.
He is a D’Addario Woodwinds Performing Artist.
Dr. Stefanie Harger Gardner is Music Program Director at Glendale Community
College (AZ). Previously she served on the faculty at Northern Arizona University.
Gardner is listed in 100 Famous Female Clarinetists Throughout History and maintains
an active performance career, performing with Arizona Opera, the Phoenix Symphony,
Red Rocks Chamber Music Festival, Seventh Roadrunner, the internationally recognized
Paradise Winds, and grant-winning Égide Duo, whose mission is to commission, record,and perform music inspiring social change. She has also performed in concert with The
Who, Ceelo, Tony Orlando, Reba McEntire, Michael Bolton, David Foster and Katherine
McPhee Foster, Jordin Sparks, Weird Al Yankovic, and Hanson. Her chamber music
albums are on the Soundset label and can be heard on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube.
Recently, Gardner has been invited to perform at the 2023 European Clarinet
Association Congress in Tilburg, Netherlands, and has guest artist residencies scheduled
at the Huilo Huilo Music Festival in Chile, the University of Sheffield (UK), and the San
Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2024.
Presently, Gardner serves as chair of the International Clarinet Association Diversity,
Equity, Inclusion, and Access Committee and is passionate about building a clarinet
community that welcomes everyone (see clarEquality.com for more information). As
former chair of the ICA New Music Committee, she founded the biennial ICA Low
Clarinet Festival and the annual ICA New Music Weekend.
Gardner was awarded “Outstanding Contributions in Private Teaching” by ArizonaState University, where she received Bachelor, Master, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees
in Clarinet Performance from Arizona State University studying with Robert Spring.
Arun Ghosh is a British-Asian clarinettist, bandleader and composer. Twice awarded‘Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year’ at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards, Ghosh leads his own
ensembles, touring nationally and internationally. He has released five albums on camocirecords: Northern Namaste, Primal Odyssey, A South Asian Suite, but where are you
really from? , and Seclused in Light. Also working as a composer for theatre and film,
Arun’s most recent composition is for chamber jazz ensemble and voices, an eleven songsetting of St Francis of Assisi’s The Canticle of the Sun. He collaborates extensively withsitarist Anoushka Shankar and singer and broadcaster Cerys Matthews, with previous
collaborations including Jah Wobble, Talvin Singh and Nitin Sawhney.
Ghosh studied clarinet at school, later with Neville Duckworth, John Bradbury andPaul Dintinger at the Royal Northern College of Music, initially focussing on European
classical music. He soon moved his musical expression towards jazz, which then broadened
to Indian classical styles alongside Balkan, folk and world music approaches, leading to theestablishment of his sound and playing style.
Armed with this open-eared aesthetic and philosophy, Ghosh’s music embodies a multiera / multi-genre approach, where numerous strands of jazz join forces with a myriad ofmusical influences. Subtly and intuitively bringing together South-Asian music and jazz
culture, he is now considered an ‘innovator of modern IndoJazz’.
Born in 1990, Istanbul, Selin Gürol is a Turkish clarinetist at the Presidential SymphonyOrchestra in Ankara, Türkiye. She’s also a TEDx Performer 2022, TEDx Speaker
2023, artist of Henri Selmer Paris and Vandoren Paris. Beside her career as a soloist,chamber musician and orchestra member, she continues her PhD in Istanbul University
State Conservatory.
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She started playing the clarinet at the age of 11 and was graduated from Music HighSchool of Bilkent University in Ankara. Later on, she attended the undergraduate class ofMichel Lethiec at the Conservatoire National de Nice in France where she was awarded thePrix de Perfectionnement and obtained her Bachelor Diploma. She obtained her first Master
Degree in Frédéric Lapin’s class at Haute École de Musique de Lausanne in Switzerland.
She started her internship in Philharmonia Zürich-Opernhaus whilst being qualified for
the Master Specialized in Orchestra Performance in Zürcher Hochschule der Künste. She
also studied in Alessandro Carbonare’s class at the “Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia”
in Rome, Italy.
She was granted several awards such as Musica Mundi (Belgium); Académie d’Eté deNice (France); Eczacıbaşı Foundation (Türkiye); Bruno Schüler-Stiftung (Switzerland),
Chigiana Academy (Italy).
She took part in many orchestras such as Yehudi Menuhin Academy, Animato
Philharmonic, Netherlands Youth under the baton of Kristjan Järvi, Vladimir Ashkenazy,
Marko Letonja, Ralf Weikert, Peter Eötvös, Christian Zacharias, Leif Segerstam and
Kevin Griffiths.
She performed as a soloist with the many orchestras such as Istanbul State SymphonyOrchestra, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra and Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra.
Anne Harper is from Co Down in the North of Ireland. She graduated with a Distinctionin Performance from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2000. She began her freelancecareer in Scotland as a regular performer with the Orchestra of Scottish Opera, the Scottish
Chamber Orchestra and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Her solo performances
include concertos by Nielsen, Copland, and Spohr as well as the Strauss Duett Concertino,
and the Mozart Quintet at St Martin in the Fields, London.
Homesickness eventually got the better of her, and Anne returned to Ireland in 2005.
She now works with the Ulster Orchestra, the RTE Concert Orchestra, the National
Symphony Orchestra of Ireland and the Belfast Ensemble.
A versatile performer, Anne has begun to carve a space for the clarinet and bass clarinet
in the worlds of folk and traditional music, and is a traditional storyteller (seanachaí). She
also plays the harp, writes her own music and last year she was invited to perform at theYARN International Storytelling Festival.
Her ‘Iveagh Songbook,’ a collection of compositions inspired by the landscape andcultural heritage of County Down, was published in 2023.
Anna Hashimoto (ARAM)’s career encompasses appearances as a soloist and orchestralmusician alongside a commitment to education.
After winning the Young Clarinettists Competition in Tokyo in 2003, she made her
Barbican debut with the English Chamber Orchestra aged 15, and won international
clarinet competitions in Carlino, Italy in 2009 and Kortrijk, Belgium in 2010. Her solo
career took her to major venues across Europe and Japan, performing concertos withorchestras such as the Brussels Philharmonic, Japan Philharmonic, and New Japan
Philharmonic Orchestras, with conductors such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Myung-Whun
Chung and Martyn Brabbins. Her solo CD albums have all been widely broadcast andreceived high praise. She is a founding member of the Atéa Quintet, who is Associate
Ensemble in Residence at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
She has appeared as guest principal clarinet with orchestras such as the BBC SymphonyOrchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestraof the Royal Opera House, Japan Chamber Orchestra, and the Flanders SymphonyOrchestra. She is a visiting clarinet tutor at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, clarinet
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consultant at the Wells Cathedral School, chamber music coach at the Royal Collegeof Music Junior Department, and since 2020 she has been one of the clarinet tutors for
the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. She has given masterclasses and judged
numerous competitions such as Japan Clarinet Society’s Young Clarinettists Competition
and the Cardiff Clarinet Convention.
Anna is a Vandoren-UK artist. She plays on Peter Eaton International clarinets andbasset clarinet.
Manuel Hernández Aguilar began his musical studies there in 1988. He graduatedwith honors from the Conservatory of Versailles and the Facultad de Música of UNAM,
he is a prize-winning clarinetist of the Leopold Bellan Competition in Paris, the Picardy
Competition in Montdidier, the International Music Competition of Buenos Aires, theInternational Clarinet Association and OFUNAM itself during his student years; he has also
been the recipient of grants and scholarships from French and Mexican government agencies.
Manuel Hernández is recognized as the most remarkable Mexican clarinetist of his
generation. He is principal clarinet of the UNAM Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition,
he pursues a dynamic career as both a soloist and chamber musician as a member of theConcertistas de Bellas Artes and is a professor at the Facultad de Música of the UNAM andat the Escuela de Bellas Artes of the Universidad Panamericana.
He is particularly recognized for his performances of concertos by Corigliano, Françaix(Mexican premiere) and Nielsen, as well as the Mexican premiere of Pierre Boulez’s
Dialogue de l’ombre double for clarinet and electronics and Sofia Gubaidulina’s double
concerto Warum? in Mexico. In 2016, he performed David Hernández-Ramos’ world
premiere, Souls le Cieux with the National Symphony Orchestra.
Manuel Hernández is a D’Addario Woodwinds, Henri Selmer Paris, and ChedevilleMoutpieces Artist.
Improbable Beasts is a Boston-based professional bass clarinet ensemble dedicated tobringing the deeply expressive power of multiple bass clarinets before a broad audience.
Our repertoire ranges from Gregorian chant to Renaissance choral music to brandnew compositions to klezmer tunes and holiday songs. Our mission is to share the deep
resonances, soaring lyricism, and propulsive grooves of bass clarinet ensemble music with as
many people as we can.
The members of Improbable Beasts are some of the most sought-after clarinetists in the
Boston area, regularly appearing with groups such as the Boston Symphony Orchestra,
Boston Pops Orchestra, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Lyric Opera, Boston
Modern Orchestra Project, and numerous regional orchestras, new music groups, andchamber ensembles.
Improbable Beasts’ founder and leader, Jonathan Russell, has two decades of experience
inventing and performing music for bass clarinet(s). He was a longtime member of the
Edmund Welles bass clarinet quartet, and is a member, with Jeff Anderle, of the Sqwonk
bass clarinet duo. He is also a seasoned composer and arranger, with a vast catalog of works
for orchestras, choirs, chamber ensembles, and wind bands. With the creation of Improbable
Beasts, he can realize the richly-textured, harmonious, ferocious music of his dreams.
The Improbable Beasts have performed at venues throughout the Boston area, ranging
from churches to bars, and were a featured performer at the first ever Low Clarinet Fest in
Glendale, AZ, in January 2023.
In 2009, Jessie Demaree and Chris Del Favero came together, a musical collision thatsparked the inception of JFUNK. Their partnership, akin to a potent reaction, marked thegenesis of a revolutionary project in the Arizona music scene.
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Fast-forward to 2012, and the duo embarked on a two-year expedition throughout
Central and South America. Immersed in the local music scenes, they performed, collectedrecords, and gathered instruments, enriching their sonic palette with diverse influences.
Upon returning in 2014, JFUNK resurfaced with a renewed vigor, infusing the Arizonamusic landscape with unprecedented sounds.
With a lineup expanded to seven talented Arizona musicians, JFUNK delves into agenre-defying blend of Klezmer, Funk, Brazil, Ethiopia, Southeast Asia, Jazz, Afrobeat,Turkey, Mexico, and Colombia. Their music resonates with a distinctive, cross-culturalenergy that pushes sonic boundaries.
JFUNK’s dedication to their craft is evident in their self-funded endeavors, including
five tours, two albums, and five videos. Sharing stages with notable acts like George
Clinton, March Fourth Marching Band, Harmar Superstar, Calexico, Brownout, andCombo Chimbita, the ensemble has established itself as a formidable presence in themusical landscape.
The journey of JFUNK reflects not just musical exploration but a commitment tocultural immersion, offering audiences an authentic and eclectic experience that transcends
the ordinary
Clarinetist Gunnery Sergeant Shannon Kiewitt of Sevierville, Tennessee, joined “ThePresident’s Own” United States Marine Band in January 2011. She was appointed to thebass clarinet section in March 2017. Gunnery Sgt. Kiewitt began her musical training
at age 10 and graduated from Gatlinburg-Pittman High School in Gatlinburg, Tenn.
in 1995. She attended Indiana University in Bloomington where she earned a bachelor’s
degree in music performance in 1999 and master’s degree in music performance in 2001.
Her instructors include Howard Klug and Alfred Prinz of Indiana University. Prior tojoining “The President’s Own,” she was a member of the United States Army Field Bandin Fort Meade, Maryland and the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Band inFort Monroe, Virginia. Gunnery Sgt. Kiewitt performs with the Marine Band and Marine
Chamber Orchestra at the White House, in Washington, D.C., and across the country
during the band’s annual concert tour.
István Kohán is a unique artist of his generation. A clarinetist, a composer, a visual creator
who got recognized by winning the ICA Young Artist Competition in 2009, the TokyoMusic Competition in 2013 and many others, 25 prizes at 15 competitions. He also got wide
recognition by creating and producing content on YouTube. His newest project is the Clarinet
Anthology what determined to record all the clarinet repertory with piano, piece by piece.
Born in Hungary, lives in Tokyo since 2013. One of the most popular clarinetist in theJapanese society both as a performer and educator.
His compositions well known worldwide, mostly based on the rich heritage of his
homeland. Involving Hungarian, Gypsy and very often klezmer music.
Teaches at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music since 2023, Lecturer at Tokyo College ofMusic from 2016 to 2023.
From the USA to Japan he played together with artists like Peter Frankl, VíkingurÓlafsson, Radek Baborak, Mayuko Kamio, Julien Quentin, Kristóf Baráti, Akiko
Nakajima, Michael Collins, Mathieu Dufour, István Várdai, the Kodály String Quartet,
Ensemble Raro, the Budapest Strings, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, the New Japan
Philharmonic Orchestra among many others.
In his concerts he plays his own compositions and arrangements too and also improvises.
In 2023 he released his 5th album from the label Lakeshore Music Tokyo.
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HEADLINER BIOGRAPHIESKOHÁN plays on Backun clarinets. This collaboration with the Canadian company let
him to reach higher levels in his musicality with the best quality of instruments.
Clarinetist Andrew Lamy is critically acclaimed for his sweet, colorful tone, liquidphrasing, immaculate technique, and his energetic performance style. Mr. Lamy has
performed with The New York Philharmonic, Saint Louis Symphony, Royal Opera of
London, has been soloist with The New Jersey Symphony, Knoxville Symphony, and The
Lake Placid Sinfonietta, and has performed numerous international broadcasts with The
Metropolitan Opera. He is a member of the NJSO, the Halcyon Trio and The MixedFlock Ensemble. Andy has studied Irish music from tinwhistler Mary Bergin and fiddler
Brian Conway, and has won gold in the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh, and has performed withthe acclaimed Chieftains at New York Town Hall. His students have been admitted toJuilliard, Eastman, New England Conservatory, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale, and haveattained principal and assistant principal positions in the Nashville Symphony Orchestra,
The Idaho Philharmonic, and the Milwaukee Symphony.
“The New Blackthorn Stick” is the first ever Irish traditional clarinet album. The album
features clarinetist Andrew Lamy performing dance sets and lyrical airs in both solo andgroup instrumental combinations, co-featuring the master musicians who taught andinspired him in his pursuit of adding the voice of the clarinet to Irish traditional music.
Mr. Lamy has appeared as a guest teacher at The Juilliard School, USC, CSU
Northridge, Occidental College, Rutgers University, University of Tennessee, Universityof Maine, Bard College, and the Cal Arts Institute. Students of Mr. Lamy have gone on toattain professional positions in the Milwaukee Symphony, The Pacific Symphony, and theSanta Fe Opera.
In the off-season Mr. Lamy has lead birding tours for “Birds of The Gambia, Inc.” andworks as a field ornithologist, studying song-learning and regional variation in birds ofEastern North America and West Africa.
Michael Lowenstern, is widely recognized as one of the most innovative bass clarinetists
in the world, and has performed, recorded, and toured as a soloist and with ensembles ofevery variety.
Career highlights include long tenures with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln
Center and John Zorn, touring with ensembles as diverse as the Steve Reich Ensemble,
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the Klezmatics, and a stint with the New Jersey
Symphony as its bass clarinetist. To date, he can be heard on over sixty recordings, two of
which have won Grammy awards. Michael has also released eight solo albums…none ofwhich won Grammy awards.
Michael launched earspasm.com in 1997, initially as a website to sell his first CD, “Spasm.”
Over the past 25 years, Earspasm has expanded into the most comprehensive clarinet andbass clarinet online shop in the world, serving single-reed players across the globe.
Michael is currently in his 13th year creating content for his YouTube channel, to thedelight (and consternation) of millions of viewers across the globe. He lives and works in
Brooklyn, NY, with his wife and partner, Katherine Cooke, and dog, Piper.
Maura Marinucci joined the Philharmonia Orchestra in September 2023, having held theposition of Principal Clarinet with the Brussels Philharmonic for the previous four years.
After receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Italy at the age of 17, she studied with Alessandro
Carbonare at the Accademia Santa Cecilia in Rome and received her Master’s degree inMusic Performance in the class of François Benda at Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana
in Lugano in 2016.
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Maura has always wanted to become an orchestral musician. She has played with many
youth orchestras such as the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra (doing both the Easter andSummer tour in 2017 as Principal Clarinet), the Swiss Youth Symphony Orchestra in 2015
and 2016 as Bass and E-flat clarinet, and the Animato Orchestra in the 2016 European
tour. She is regularly invited as Guest Principal Clarinet with many orchestras, such as the
London Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, BBC National
Orchestra of Wales, Ulster Orchestra, Welsh National Opera, Royal Scottish National
Orchestra, Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie (Brussels), Orchestra del Teatrodell’Opera di Roma, Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo (Naples) and many others.
She plays chamber music with many different groups, travelling across Europe with bothclassical and contemporary repertoire.
She also loves teaching; she was clarinet teacher at the conservatoires of Novara andPescara. She has been invited to teach masterclasses in Italy, at the Royal Conservatoire of
Brussels, at the Royal Welsh College of Music, at the Michigan State University and at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Mark O’Brien was born in Poole, Dorset and enjoyed listening to music from an early age.
However it was not until the age of thirteen when he first began lessons at school on the
Alto Saxophone that his life would change direction forever. He quickly progressed andsoon joined the local Big Band playing Glen Miller, Benny Goodman and Count Basie’s
Big Band music.
Keen to study at an established music college in London, Mark began lessons on Clarinet
alongside the Saxophone with Frank Holdsworth (Bournemouth Sinfonietta) and Michael
Whight (BSO). At that time the Saxophone was not considered a serious instrument andwere no dedicated courses to study in London.
After clarinet auditions at the major music colleges in London, Mark gained a place
to study the clarinet at the Royal Academy of Music, where he excelled in orchestral andchamber music. Teachers at the R.A.M. included Keith Pearson (RPO) and Richard Addison(RPO) and regular master classes with Anthony Pay and Karl Leister (Berlin Philharmonic).
Following a successful audition and trial period for Principal Bass Clarinet, Mark was
invited by Simon Rattle to join The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in 1991, a
position he currently holds today.
Mark enjoys playing in various ensembles including the Birmingham Contemporary
Music Group, The Little Big Time Band, El Utimo Tango and the latest exciting new
CBSO Band “The Symphonic Six”. Mark has performed in many of the major concert
halls around the world with some of the world’s greatest conductors and has premiered
numerous works by British composers. A Professor of Clarinet at the Royal Birmingham
Conservatoire for over 30 years. Mark has various other passions including Classic
Mercedes Automobiles and running a successful online music business.
Hailed for his ‘especially stylish’ playing (The Guardian), acclaimed AmericanIrish clarinetist and historical clarinet practitioner Berginald Rash is a captivatinginternational artist having performed with such orchestras as RTÉ Concert Orchestra,
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Orchestra of the Swan, the Virginia Symphony,and the Ulster Orchestra, collaborating with members of London’s Philharmonia
Orchestra, Nashville Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra,Frankfurt hr-Sinfonieorchester, Atlanta Symphony, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra,
Irish Baroque Orchestra and with the ConTempo Quartet, and having given masterclasses
and lectures at such universities as Truman State University, University of Wisconsin– Stevens Point, University of Kansas, Millikin University, and Vanderbilt University.
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HEADLINER BIOGRAPHIESA TEDx Speaker and radio presenter, Berginald has been a reviewer for BBC Radio 3’s
Record Review, a presenter on BBC Radio 3’s Inside Music, presented a three-part docuseries on BBC Radio 3 entitled “The American Clarinet”, and a contributor on BBC Radio
4’s How to Play. He has been featured on RTÉ lyric FM’s Full Score with Liz Nolan and
Aedín in the Afternoon where he along with his duo partner, harpist Fiona Gryson, shared
their debut album, Dathanna: Hues and Shades. Since 2022 served as the voice of RTÉ
lyric FM’s Black History Month. A Devon & Burgani artist, Berginald currently sits on the
Board of Directors for both Crash Ensemble and Chamber Music Scotland.
Dr. Paul Roe Ph.D M.A. F.T.C.L – A life defined by curiosity and exploration Paul works
in a range of areas with an eclectic mix of activities in performance, teaching, researchand leadership/developmental coaching. Paul is Professor of Clarinet at the Royal Irish
Academy of Music and Lecturer at the Technical University of Dublin. He also works as an
executive coach for the Department of Education’s Centre for School Leadership; working
with school principals and management teams in a range of contexts.
Paul is also the director of the innovative multidisciplinary collective – The Art ofCollaboration that explores a diverse range of approaches to co-creativity; cultivatingtransformation through collaborative action. The most recent releases from this collective
include a new CD entitled Just Be which has been described by the Irish times as a
sweeping yet intimate collection of new compositions and traditional tunes, with a
meditative spoken work piece. This CD is paired with Prof. Jim Lucey’s new book…A
Whole New Plan for Living.
As a collaborative artist and thought leader Paul is involve in many other projects withindividuals and groups including Concorde, Evlana, Music Currents.
Further information from:https://paulroemusic.com/
www.paulroecoaching.com
https://theartofcollaboration.ie/
Backun Musical Services and Légère Reeds endorser artist, Spanish clarinetist Iván Villar
Sanz is currently professor of the Royal Conservatory of Music “Victoria Eugenia” inGranada (Spain). During his formation as student, he has had the opportunity of taking
masterclass with numerous international clarinetists, standing out Maestro Corrado
Giuffredi among others.
Iván was the winner of the second prize in the “Young Artist Competition” of Portland
Clarinet Celebration (Oregon, USA), in 2019.
He has been guest principal clarinet in some orchestras from Italy and Switzerland suchas Modena Philharmonic, Bologna Philharmonic, Italian Philharmonic, A. Toscanini
Philharmonic, Haydn orchestra and Svizzera Italiana orchestra, and performed in a lotof countries: Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Poland, Austria, Tunisia,
USA, Canada, United Arabs Emirates, Japan and China. He played under the baton of
conductors such as Ashkenazi, Axelrod, Gergiev, Gilbert, Poschner, González, Nanasi,
Russell Davies, Karavtchevsky, Yoshida, Ciampa and others. Furthermore, he collaborated
as soloist in the recording of the CD “Clarinettomania” in 2018, together with Giuffredi.
He has teached several masterclasses in Spain, Italy and China, as well as some online
lectures for South American students during pandemic period.
Iván plays on Backun cocobolo gold MoBa clarinets, Corrado Signature mouthpieces by
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MORE ABOUT CERTIFIEDORGANIC REEDSARTIST BIOGRAPHIES‘Vive Ensemble is dedicated to promoting chamber music for clarinet and trumpet
as well as bass clarinet and flugelhorn through performing existing repertoire, creatingtranscriptions, and commissioning new works to expand the repertoire. Most recently
they performed at the International Duo Festival in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Dr. Katrina
Clements, clarinet, is Assistant Professor of Woodwinds at Valley City State University inNorth Dakota and performs with the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Spencer
Brand is Assistant Professor of Trumpet at McNeese State University in Louisiana andperforms with the Lake Charles Symphony Orchestra.
Founded in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 8/11 Duo (a play on words of themembers’ names) is a single reed duo that is passionate about contributing to the repertoire
for this instrumentation and supporting the unique voices of today’s composers. Kate
Kalina is in her 7th year of service as a saxophonist in the 122nd National Guard Band in
Columbus, Ohio. After graduation, she plans to pursue a full-time career as an active duty
Army bandsman. Evelynn Esquivel is an active performer, having performed in venues
such as Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Carnegie Hall, and the Mozart Estates
Theatre. She is currently serving as both a local conductor and educator. Both musiciansreceived their master’s degrees together at the University of Missouri-Kansas City
Conservatory. The duo is set out to foster a culture of collaboration and cultivate lasting
connections.
A Harmonious Fusion: Chamber Music Collaboration Experience an unforgettablechamber music performance as distinguished faculty from Texas State University
and principal players from the esteemed Austin Opera unite. The chamber ensemble,
comprising Vanguel Tangarov on clarinet, Ian Davidson on oboe, and EkaterinaTangarova on piano, will present the exquisite Trio for Oboe, Clarinet, and Piano by
Edouard Destenay. This masterpiece of the chamber music repertoire showcases theseamless interplay between the clarinet, oboe, and piano, embodying the essence ofcollaboration and artistic expression. Members of this trio share a longstanding history ofcollaboration, both in chamber music settings and as solo performers.
Clarinetists Amy Advocat (Boston, MA) and Nora-Louise Müller (Lübeck, Germany)
are two of very few clarinetists worldwide to perform on Bohlen-Pierce (BP) clarinets. As
avid performers of contemporary music, they each explore new sounds and techniquesalongside today’s leading composers, with individual appearances at Festival (DA)(NE)S(Maribor, Slovenia), Microfest (Amsterdam), klub katarakt (Hamburg) and chiffren – kieldays for new music, Beethovenfest Bonn, Vienna Summer Music Festival, and the White
Mountain Music Festival.
Dr. Jason Alder is Co-Artistic Director of this year’s ClarinetFest 2024. He is a low
clarinet and new music specialist and researcher, working with composers to develop
and premiere new works for clarinets of all sizes. Jason completed his PhD at the RoyalNorthern College of Music (UK) with his dissertation “Compendium of Sonic Possibilitiesof the Contrabass Clarinet: A Study of Cross-Compatibility and Composer Collaboration”.
He is often found performing, lecturing, or on panel discussions at festivals around theworld, and also works as a recording session musician. His contrabass clarinet playing
is particularly sought after by soundtrack composers, and he can be heard on films andTV shows from Paramount, BBC, ITV, and Apple TV+. Jason authored the widely-used
Quarter-Tone and Altissimo fingering charts for clarinet, bass clarinet, and contrabass
clarinet and recently released a solo album “Milieu Interieur” of works by collaborative
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composer Thanos Chrysakis. He has also authored numerous articles and resources aboutclarinets for The Clarinet and Clarinet and Saxophone magazines and is on the ICA New
Music Committee and Low Clarinet Festival Artistic Committee. Jason is an artist for
Selmer clarinets, D’Addario reeds, Silverstein ligatures, and Behn mouthpieces.
Jeff Anderle is a pioneer in the world of low reeds, working as a performer, commissioner,
and advocate for innovative new music.
He is the bass clarinetist in Splinter Reeds and half of the bass clarinet duo Sqwonk,a soloist with the wind octet Nomad Session, and a member of the San Francisco
Contemporary Music Players, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Monterey Symphony, andthe heavy metal bass clarinet quartet Edmund Welles. He has performed concertos acrossthe country and has commissioned or premiered over 200 works.
Jeff is joining the faculty of Arizona State University in the fall of 2024 after 16 years
at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he taught clarinet, chamber music andentrepreneurship. He is a Selmer Paris performing artist. www.jeffanderle.com
Araya is a quartet performing folkloric and traditional music from Latin America. Ourrepertoire spans the early 1800s – late 1950s, from Brazilian Bossas to Mexican Sons,
transporting audiences to the music’s beautiful and tragically depicted scenes. Our new
arrangements were created by composer and conductor Manuel Hurtado Dueñez and directedby Keric Alvarez Zapata. The inclusion of the clarinet accentuates the pivotal moments in ourarrangements, emulating the grooves and oomph found in Latin American music.
Araya is honored to feature special guest Miguel Siso on the Venezuelan cuatro for
ClarinetFest 2024. Siso is a Venezuelan cuatro player, composer, and producer, Latin
Grammy winner in 2018 with his album “IDENTIDAD” as “Best Instrumental Album of
the year” and the 1st place winner at the prestigious La Siembra del Cuatro festival. Siso is
considered one of the most versatile and outstanding cuatro players of his generation.
Jonathan Aubrey is a mouthpiece maker and clarinet repair specialist. He holds degrees
from the University of Exeter (U.K.) and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Additionally, he has performed with the United States Air Force Band of New England, theUAE NSO, and the Qatar Philharmonic. His teachers include Michael Sussman, William
Wrzesien, Peter Hadcock, Yusef Lateef, Robert Spring, and Christopher Hill.
Anthony Bailey, musical director of the British Clarinet Ensemble. As a clarinettist
Anthony has played and recorded with many of the UK’s leading orchestras. He is amember of the Chinook Clarinet Quartet that has recorded two CDs and performed
live on BBC Radio and TV. As an educational workshop leader, he has run projects for
the London Mozart players, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and the Roman
River Festival. Anthony has composed works for the National Youth Wind Ensemble ofGreat Britain, an SPNM commission for the BBC Singers and two orchestral pieces for the
Philharmonic Orchestra. He is the Head of Woodwind at Wellington College, a woodwind
coach and conductor for the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain and the
National Youth Orchestra. Since 2004 he has been a member of the teaching staff of the
Junior department of the Royal College of Music.
Dr. Adam Ballif holds a DMA and MM degrees in clarinet performance from Arizona State
University. He teaches clarinet, music education courses, and conducts the University Bandat Brigham Young University-Idaho, and is principal clarinet in the Idaho Falls Symphony.
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Ensemble, Elementary Music, and Music in the Humanities at Brigham Young UniversityIdaho. Kristi holds an MM degree in flute performance from Arizona State University.
Elizabeth Crawford is Associate Professor of Bassoon at Brigham Young University-Idaho.
She studied at the Eastman School of Music preparatory program, Interlochen Arts Academy,
Manhattan School of Music, and the University of Utah. Elizabeth served in U.S. Army
Bands as a bassoonist, vocalist, and pianist. She later performed as principal bassoonist of theGreat Falls Symphony, Billings Symphony, and the Chinook Winds Quintet.
Christy Banks is professor of clarinet at Millersville University of Pennsylvania and was
the Artistic Director of the ICA’s 2022 ClarinetFest® in Reno, Nevada. She is joined by her
BATIK Clarinet Quartet colleagues – Timothy Bonenfant (Angelo State University),
Soo Goh (Appalachian State University), and Michelle Kiec (Oklahoma City University)– and Morii Duo (Richard Ferrarelli and Lindsey Hutchinson).
Praised by critics for her “great virtuosity and flair” and “exquisite artistry”, Diane Barger
is the Ron and Carol Cope Professor of Clarinet at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln,a position she has held since 1994. Barger is principal clarinet of Lincoln’s SymphonyOrchestra and is President of the International Clarinet Association (ICA). She also served
the ICA as Nebraska State Chair (2010-2020), Pedagogy Chair (2016-2018), Artistic
Director of the 2012 ClarinetFest®, Past Treasurer (2000-2010), and Coordinator of theHigh School Solo Competition (2003-2005). Barger remains an active soloist and chambermusician, master class clinician, and adjudicator throughout the United States and abroad.
She also serves as NACWPI Nebraska State Chair and is a Buffet Crampon Artist/
Clinician, Légère Endorsing Artist, and Silverstein PRO Team Artist.
Clarinetist David Barrientos has performed and presented master classes in Chile, USA,
Belgium, Spain, Moldova, Brazil, Germany, and Italy and played bass clarinet with the
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra in Texas. Since 2016 Dr. Barrientos is a bilingual teacher
with Dallas ISD where he has been recognized as a Distinguished Teacher! The membersof the Ensemble Entre Cuerda y Vientos (Chile) are Bastian Gonzalez, graduated from the
University of West Florida and plays violín with Orquesta Sinfónica de Antofagasta-Chile;
Valentina Romero plays violín with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Antogasta; Hanz Vasquez
performs viola with the Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal de Iquique and the Camerata
UNAP-Chile; Macarena Via studied cello at the Instituto Superior de Arte of the Teatro
Colon en Buenos Aires, Argentina and performs with Orquesta Sinfónica de Antofagasta
and Franciso Torres, studied double bass at the Universidad Nacional de Lanús inArgentina and performs double bass with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Antofagasta Chile.
Cindy Bartz earned a Music Education Degree at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens
Point School of Music. She is a certified yoga instructor and has a Yoga Teacher Training
program in Tampa, FL.
Over the years, as a clarinetist and a yogi, Cindy realized yogic breath techniques
increased her lung capacity and specific movements gave her better breath control. Her
performance anxiety became less of an issue and her yoga practice helped her as a musician
to stay focused.
The Canadian Bass Clarinet Association – ACCB (accb.ca) was founded in 2020
by Mélanie Bourassa and André Moisan. The ACCB aims to create a Canadian
community, linked to international communities, around the bass clarinet. Its objectives
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the bass clarinet, to disseminate and keep up to date the interactive catalog of repertoire forbass clarinet created by Mélanie Bourassa, to organize concerts, symposiums, master classes
and activities and to create links between the student communities, amateur musicians
and professional musicians. The Canadian Bass Clarinet Association performed at the Low
Clarinet Festival, Phoenix, Arizona, January 2023, St-Anges-de-Lachine February 2023,
Palais Montcalm, Québec, April 2023, Dublin ClarinetFest July 2024.
The ensemble LaBaCie has existed since September 2021. LabaCie consists of 8 bass
clarinets, 1 contrabass clarinet and a percussionist. The ensemble’s line-up is very unique.
In addition to a few concerts in Ostend (casino Kursaal), we had the opportunity to play aconcert tour in Valencia (Spain) in September 2022. In December 2023 we performed at
the European Clarinet Congress Tilburg (The Nederlands). The repertoire is very varied: inaddition to classical music, we also perform Pop, Latin American and Rock songs.
Daniel Becker is principal clarinet of the Sierra Vista Symphony Orchestra, and theowner and operator of the Becker Woodwind Studio. Dr. Becker has performed with the
Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Arizona Opera, Tucson Pops Orchestra, Yakima SymphonyOrchestra, Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra, Fargo-Moorhead SymphonyOrchestra, and a variety of other groups. As an educator, Dr. Becker has taught at the
University of Arizona, Valley City State University (ND), and the University of Jamestown(ND). He has performed and given clinics and master classes throughout the UnitedStates and abroad in Costa Rica, Japan, Mexico, and Canada. Dr. Becker holds Doctorof Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees, both in Clarinet Performance, from the
University of Arizona and Bachelor’s degrees in Music Education and Wind Performancefrom Central Washington University. His teachers have included Jerry Kirkbride, Florie
Rothenberg, Joseph Brooks, and Felix Viscuglia.
Sauro Berti, bass clarinet of the “Teatro dell’Opera di Roma”, has collaborated withthe most important Italian orchestras (Teatro alla Scala, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino,
RAI National Orchestra), the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Sinfonia Finlandia
Jyväskylä, the Natiolatheater Mannheim and the Thailand Philarmonic Orchestra. He
has played under G.Prêtre, R.Chailly, M.W.Chung, R.Muti, W.Sawallisch, V.Gergiev,
L.Maazel, P.Boulez, D.Gatti and Z.Mehta. He participated in the DVD of Mozart’s“GranPartita” under M°Muti. He was a soloist at the Tokyo ClarinetFest2008, the lasttwelve ClarinetFest®2009-2022, the 2nd CostaRica Festival, the 1st and 2nd Peruvian
Congreso Latinoamericanos, the 5th “Congreso de Madrid”, the Festival Guimarães 2012,
the 3rd Guatemala Festival 2013 and the “2015 China International Festival” and the“2016 Mexico Festival Musicademia”. In 2009, he obtained his conducting diploma with
D.Renzetti. He has published “Venti Studi for BassClarinet”, “Tuning” for winds (Suvini
Zerboni) and the CDs: “Suggestions”(Edipan) and “SoloNonSolo”(ParmaRecords)
Jean-Guy Boisvert’s enthusiastic approach to new music has led to hundreds ofcommissions, ranging from miniature works to concertos. Among the most recent ones
: Je vous ai vue rêver by Isabelle Panneton and Alas my love by François-Hugues Leclair,both premiered with the Tesla string quartet, La belle aventure a collection of 150 shortpedagogical works for the learning clarinetists by 20 Canadian composers and a group ofseven Poetic Sonatas associating music and poetry. The miniature works and sonatas, anongoing project, are being recorded and published by Doberman Yppan. Jean-Guy Boisvertteaches clarinet and saxophone at Université de Moncton since 2000.
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A native of Annapolis, MD, Timothy Bonenfant is Professor of Single Reeds at Angelo
State University. Dr. Bonenfant is a member of Dos Gatos, The Mesquite Trio, The Batik
Quartet, and the West Texas Jazz Orchestra. He holds degrees from University of Nevada,
Las Vegas and California Institute of the Arts. Bonenfant has premiered over seventy
works, including Virko Baley’s Partita No. 4. Bonenfant’s solo album, Multiple Personae,
features music by Baley. He is featured on Walter Blanton’s The Body of a House. He also
performed with Blanton’s quintet Dharma on his album Voyage from The Past. Bonenfant
has performed at multiple ICA ClarinetFests, the International Double Reed Society, theAmerican Single Reed Summit, numerous College Music Society conferences, the National
Association for College Wind and Percussion Instructors Conference. His major teachers
include Felix Viscuglia, William Powell, Alberto Asercion, Raphael Sanders, Marina Sturmand Michele Zukovsky.
Barbara Borowicz is an international artist and clarinet professor at the Krzysztof
Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow (Poland). She completed her study in the clarinet
class of Professor Andrzej Godek at the Academy of Music in Krakow, then she continued
at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Ceclia in Rome with Alessandro Carbonare and at
the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna. She has improved her musicalinterpretation of K. Stockhausen’s pieces with remarkable clarinetist Suzanne Stephens. Asa soloist, she made her debut with Opole Philharmonic Orchestra. A special place in her
solo repertoire has Polish music, and in 2019 she published a CD with music by Witold
Friemann. She was awarded repeatedly by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National
Heritage as well as the Ministry of Science and Higher Education for her work withinmusic and science.
Mélanie Bourassa obtained her Prize with Great Distinction from the Conservatoire demusique de Québec, her doctorate in performance and she perfected her skills in Europe
and Chicago. Mélanie teaches at Laval University and at Cégep de Ste-Foy; she is a BuffetCrampon artist and a Silverstein artist. She performs regularly with the Quebec SymphonyOrchestra, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Violons du Roy, the Orchester
Métropolitain among others and across Canada, the United States, and Europe. Mélanie
founded the Canadian Bass Clarinet Association (www.accb.ca) and directs the CanadianCenter of Excellence in Bass Clarinet.
Katherine Breeden is a performer, clarinet repair technician, and researcher based in
Ireland while she completes her PhD at the Technological University Dublin. She received
her MM degrees from Montclair State University and the University of Kentucky, and her
BM from Arizona State University. She apprenticed with atelier Mark Jacobi in clarinet
repair. Her research interests include double clarinet performance history and conservatoire
learning cultures.
David Bremner lectures in composition at TU Dublin Conservatoire and with Elizabeth
Hilliard runs the music/text production company Béal. He has a busy career as aperformer, playing with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Crash Ensemble, andOpera Theatre Company and at the Hugh Lane Gallery. His music is represented by theContemporary Music Centre. Recent composition projects include a commission from
UCD Ad Astra Academy for a piano duet accompanying a video by artist Brian Duggan,music for experiential liturgies in Christ Church Cathedral Dublin, and for RTÉ National
Symphony Orchestra. With piper Mark Redmond, he released the CD l’air du temps/thespirit of the times, exploring the links between French Baroque music and Irish traditionalmusic; a track was selected by the Contemporary Music Centre for their promotional CD
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New Music:New Ireland 2. Excerpts have been broadcast on Lyric FM, BBC Radio 3, andthe European Broadcasting Network.
Sage Bronson, flute, received her Bachelor of Music degree in Music Theory at Universityof North Texas and studied composition at University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Her compositions have been performed at the National Association of College Wind andPercussion Instructors Conference, Midlands New Music Symposium and Texas Music
Educators Association Convention.
Dr. Karen Andreas Bronson is adjunct clarinet professor at Texas A&M UniversityKingsville and maintains a large clarinet studio in the north Texas area. Additionally, shehosts The Clarinet Pedagogue podcast, commissions new music through The Avenue C
Project and serves on the Artistic Leadership Team for International Clarinet Association
ClarinetFest 2025. She has presented at the National Association of College Wind andPercussion Instructors Conference, Texas A&M Clarinet Colloquium, ClarinetFest, andthe Texas Music Educators Association Convention and Midlands New Music Symposium.
She is a Conn-Selmer artist and plays on Selmer Muse clarinets.
Jeffrey Brooks is the Assistant Professor of Clarinet at the University of New Mexico,
holds the bass clarinet chair with the New Mexico Philharmonic, the principal clarinet
chair with Santa Fe Pro Musica, and is the owner of clarinetmonster.com, a clarinet
repair and sales business. Jeff is an active orchestral clarinetist, concerto soloist, chambermusician, avant-garde performer, jazz artist, and holds a DM from Florida State University.
Stephanie Bueche is a clarinetist hailing from West Michigan. They received their
Bachelor in Music at Grand Valley State University with Gary June and Arthur Campbell
and are currently pursuing a Masters degree at Austin Peay State University with Spencer
Prewitt.
Patrick Burke is a Clarinetist from Dublin, Ireland. An in-demand performer, heregularly appears as Principal Clarinet, Sub-Principal Clarinet, and Bass/Eb Clarinet
with many of Irelands leading orchestras and ensembles, such as the National SymphonyOrchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, Concorde, and Crash Ensemble,
along with regular solo and chamber music performances. Alongside a busy performing
schedule, Patrick has a keen interest in teaching, running a private studio of students,
working with students in leading music schools throughout Ireland, and also regularly
appearing as Guest Lecturer in TU Dublin Conservatoire. Patrick is an avid researcher
and will soon commence his final year of Doctoral Studies (Performance) at TU Dublin
under the supervision of Dr Paul Roe. His research investigates the praxis of bass clarinet
performance in the 21st century, examining the various paths exist for bass clarinetists
from its formative use in opera to solo contemporary works (and everything in-between).
World-renowned soprano Janinah Burnett, lovingly named “La Janinah” by adoring
Italian fans, is a singing phenomenon and one of the most accomplished and versatile
singers of her generation. Sought after for her shimmering and refined vocal quality, as wellas her versatility, Janinah is one of the few singers to perform roles on both Broadway andthe Metropolitan Opera stage while maintaining an international performance presence.
Amsterdam based clarinetist/composer Oğuz Büyükberber’s style merges contemporarycomposition, jazz and influences from his Turkish background. His body of work includes
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over 60 albums including releases on ECM and Blue Note, a detailed method book
explaining his own improvisational systems, university lectures and recitals all over the world,
exhibitions of his visual art, and dozens of commissions he received to compose ensemble
music as well as electro-acoustic and audio-visual pieces. He studied bass clarinet with Harry
Sparnaay at Amsterdam Conservatory and took composition lessons from Theo Loevendie.
Also holding another degree in fine arts, he incorporates his own visual art in his music work.
His activities as a modular synthesizer artist is often presented under his alter ego artist nameOX Barber. Composing and Improvising in a cutting edge avant-garde setting is where hefeels most at home. Be it all acoustic, all electronic or anything in between.
Dr. Henry Caceres is a chilean clarinetist settled in Salt Lake City, Utah. He’s the former
Assistant Principal and Eb clarinet and second clarinet of Chile’s Concepción Symphonyand National Symphony Orchestras, respectively. He was a finalist at the ICA’s Orchestral
Audition Competition twice and winner of the Solo Competition at the University of
Utah with the Jean Françaix Concerto. Dr. Caceres has taught clarinet at USU and U of
U. Currently, he plays 2nd and bass clarinet with the Ballet West Orchestra and Principal
Clarinet with the Salt Lake Choral Artists Orchestra. Dr. Caceres is a Backun Artist.
Calamus clarinet ensemble is made up of Sicilian musicians from the ‘V. Bellini’
Conservatory of Music in Catania and its artistic director is Carmelo Dell’Acqua. The
ensemble took part to different musical overviews and musical productions in many
Italian cities. It also performed at the Clarinet Festival in Camerino (Italy), Heldburg andTambach (Germany), Hoogezand-Sappemeer (Netherlands), Oostende (Belgium), Gran
Canaria (Spain), Krakow (Poland). More than twenty compositions have been dedicated to
the Calamus ensemble. The ensemble has collaborated with many important clarinetists:
Beltramini, Capolupo, Carbonare, De Gaspari, Giuffredi, Marriner, Meloni, Mirabassi,
Paci, Punzi, Spagnolo. The ensemble has released several records for Suvini-Zerboni, City
Record, RaiTrade.
Erin Cameron enjoys a diverse career as a clarinetist, composer, and educator. She serves
as Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Cameron has worked with young musicians and artists at the Arkansas Governor’s School,
The Walden School in Dublin, New Hampshire, and as a Teaching Fellow at the Universityof North Texas. An avid proponent of new music, she has performed over 40 world andregional premieres of new works. Cameron is a founding member of the Bantam Winds,
an all-female chamber ensemble based in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and she regularly performs
with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and the F-Plus Trio. She is also a founding
member of the free improvisation trio Sonoren, which released its debut album, Charm theWinds, in May 2023.
Capriccio Clarinet Orchestra from the Netherlands was founded in 1989 by conductor
John de Beer. This means that for more than 35 years, (former) students have beenrehearsing with great pleasure to give concerts everywhere. Indeed, everywhere, because
in those 35 years the orchestra has given many concerts by invitation, in the Netherlands
and abroad. Concert tours have been made to Western European countries, but also to
Hungary, Australia, Russia and Japan. In 2021, daughter Ailien de Beer took over theorchestra after John was terminally ill. John passed away on January 13, 2024. A big loss
for Capriccio, but a great reason to continue with music, which was John’s greatest wish.
Now, after 35 years, the orchestra is still alive, full of ambition and with the same passion
and drive as John has guided this orchestra for more than 30 years.
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Asher Carlson is a clarinetist, bass clarinetist, teacher, and arranger from Leland, MI[USA]. An active orchestral and chamber musician, his musical pursuits have taken him
on tours of the continental United States, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany,
Italy, Ireland, and Kenya. Asher performs as Principal Clarinetist of the Venice Symphonyin Venice, Florida, Principal Bass Clarinetist of the Tallahassee Symphony in Tallahassee,
Florida, and performs with the Candlelight Processional Orchestra at Walt Disney World.
He has also been featured as a guest clarinetist with orchestras across the country and has
served as Associate Bass Clarinetist of the Sarasota Opera (FL) and Artosphere Festival(AR) orchestras. Asher teaches on the clarinet faculty of the University of South Florida
and State College of Florida, and has held recurring teaching positions at the Saarburg
Festival in Germany and the Interlochen Center for the Arts (MI).
Adella Carlson is a performer and educator passionate about increasing the social
relevance and accessibility of contemporary classical music. Actively involved in arts
administration, education, and performance, Adella currently holds positions as the
UNCG School of Music Administrative Assistant and the Ensemble Manager for theGreensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra, in addition to teaching a private studio of clarinet
and piano students. Equally at home in solo, chamber, and large ensemble contexts, Adella
is a member of the Chaos Incarné Clarinet Trio and the Piedmont Wind Symphony, andplays regularly with orchestras throughout North Carolina. Adella’s primary teachers are
Christopher Howard, Andy Hudson, and Anthony Taylor.
Martin Castillos is the Principal clarinet with the National Symphony Orchestra of
Uruguay and Principal clarinet with the Montevideo Philharmonic. He has studied with
Valdemar Rodriguez, Luis Rossi, Luís Humberto Ramos. He performed at Clarinetfest,
2012 Lincoln, 2013 Assisi, 2014 Baton Rouge, 2016 Lawrence, 2017 Orlando, 2018
Ostende, 2019 Knoxville and 2023 Denver. He teaches at the Faculty of Arts, Schoolof Music – University of the Republic, Montevideo – Uruguay. He is Country Chair of
Uruguay – International Clarinet Association
Martín is D’Addario Woodwind performing artist.
Composed of Adella Carlson, Julianna Pierdomenico, and Taylor Stirm, Chaos
Incarné seeks to collaborate with underrepresented composers, especially women, and makemore contemporary trio repertoire available to the clarinet community. The group performs
frequently throughout North Carolina and has performed at the inaugural ICA Low
Clarinet Conference, ClarinetFest, the American Single Reed Summit, and the inaugural
HERo Conference. The group’s most recent commissioning projects include works exploring
the topics of feminism and environmentalism: #YESALLWOMEN (2022) by Julianna
Pierdomenico and Chaos (2023) by Hannah Selin. At ClarinetFest 2024, Chaos Incarné will
perform Roger Zare’s quartet LHC with Jeff Anderle, and follow this with the premiere of
Entanglement, a new trio by Zare. Chaos Incarné is one of the first two ensembles to receive
the ICA’s Loren Kitt Scholarship, an award established to recognize excellence in chambermusic. All three members received their MMs from UNC Greensboro.
Dr. Vic Chávez, Jr. is a Mexican-American, fifth-generation musician from El Paso, Texas.
He is Associate Professor of Clarinet at the University of Tennessee Knoxville and holds
positions with Knoxville Symphony, TriCities Opera, and Symphony of the Mountains.
Vic was the Artistic Director for ICA Clarinetfest 2019 held in Knoxville. Vic has taught
at the International Round Top Festival Institute and performed/presented in France,
Spain, Thailand, Taiwan, China, Belgium, South Korea, Costa Rica, and Tanzania,
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including various universities and conservatories. He has performed/presented College
Music Society Conference, NASA, and Big Ears Festival. Vic is a Fulbright Scholar and hasearned degrees from Baylor-BME, DePaul -MM, and Eastman-DMA. He has studied with
Larry Combs, Guy Deplus, Jon Manasse, Julie Deroche, Kenneth Grant, and Dr. Richard
Shanley. Vic is a Buffet Crampon Artist.
Nicholas Chesemore is a composer, bass clarinetist, and engineer studying composition
and mechanical engineering at Northwestern University. He is also the sole proprietor of
Ricochet Music Enterprises and creator of the VoiceDuo Microphone. Currently, he studies
composition with Alex Mincek. In his pieces, Nicholas enjoys focusing on emotional
concepts, nature phenomena, and multi-voiced relationships. He is also passionate about
expanding repertoire for the bass clarinet and pushing the boundaries of singing and playing
on woodwind instruments. As a performer, Nicholas spends his time exploring extended
techniques and weird sounds, as well as collaborating with other young composers in various
contexts. In 2022, Nicholas formed Interrobang‽ Duo, with bass clarinetist Benjamin
Spinrad, with the goal of expanding the repertoire for two bass clarinets and providing
opportunities for young composers. Since its inception, they have premiered several works by
Nicholas and others, with plans for further collaboration in the future.
Clarinettist Peter Cigleris is in demand as a soloist and chamber musician. Peter has
appeared on BBC Radio Three’s In Tune programme playing live with the Tippett Quartet.
He has also performed live for the BBC in the Radio Three lunchtime recital and recorded
for BBC Radio Three broadcast. Peter has performed for various music clubs and festivals
around the UK including, the Windsor and Wooburn Festival, English Music Festival,
Carlisle International Music Festival, and the ICA ‘ClarinetFest’ internationally as wellas the ECA clarinet festivals. Peter’s interest in English repertoire has seen him premierconcertos and chamber music as well as record works by Gipps, Benjamin, Wishart, SpainDunk as well as contemporaries such as Lloyd Moore and Peter Seabourne. Peter is anambassador for Backun Musical and D’Addario.
Josè Daniel Cirigliano is a concert performer, teacher, researcher and experimenterof the extended techniques of the clarinet and its “family”. His recording projects,‘CONTEMPORARIES CLARINET WORKS” (Tactus, 2014), “MUSIC FOR SOLO
CLARINET between the 20th and 21st centuries” (Tactus, 2019) and “CLARILOQUI”(Da Vinci Classic, 2022), are, according to specialized critics, a landmark for thecontemporary clarinet literature. The reviews published on famous magazines of the field
and on specialized Italian and foreign websites express high level of appreciation for hishigh level as an interpreter and performer, including him among the best contemporary
clarinetists (R. Zecchini, in Musica, 05/2015 n° 84). Well-known contemporary composers
have composed for him valuable pieces of exquisite interest and impression, dedicatednot only to his executive technique but also to his remarkable interpretative vis. The
experimentation with extended techniques, questions of executive practice, are aspects
which always concern the topics covered in his workshops and masterclass.
David Ciucevich has enjoyed a varied, fulfilling life & career as a musician with a diverse
portfolio of talents (multi-instrumentalist, operatic tenor, and musicologist) for over 40
years. David had Musician’s Focal Dystonia for 30 years and tried many techniques toresolve it. Working with Ruth Chiles, David finally resolved his dystonia & was the first
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Brainspotting (BSP) Phase 4 & 3 (Dr. David Grand), Phase 2 (Dr. Mark Grixti), Phase
1 (Sue Pinco & Deb Antinori), and other specialized BSP trainings. David holds a MM
(Clarinet Performance & Music History) from the University of Northern Colorado.
David serves as Principal Clarinet of the Cleveland (OH) Philharmonic Orchestra. www.
brainspottingfocaldystonia.com
Claribel was founded in February 1992 in the lap of Guido Six’s clarinet classes withthe aim of promoting the clarinet, promoting new work for clarinet choir and promoting
Belgian composers such as Roland Cardon, Norbert Goddaer, Willy Soenen, Bart
Picqueur, Bernard Baert, Bert Six, Henk Soenen, and others, as well as giving young people
a stage. The ensemble acquired a fine reputation worldwide including performances at theInternational ClarinetFest (1994 Chicago – 1996 Paris – 1997 Lubbock/Phoenix – 2000
Oklahoma – 2003 Salt Lake City/Phoenix – 2017 Orlando – 2018 Ostend). Claribel
herself organized ClarinetFest in Ostend in 1999 on the occasion of the 150th anniversaryof the Conservatorium aan Zee. In 2018 she again organized the international clarinetfest
as a memory to Guido Six. Performances at Midwest (Chicago) 2005 & 2012 and TMEA
2010 (San Antonio, Texas) were met with loud applause due to the quality of the Flemish
repertoire. When Guido Six and his son Jef passed away in 2015, his wife, Chantal
Vandekerckhove along with her son Bert, took over the organsiation. Bart Picqueur took
over the orchestra’s provisional direction. Now the direction is in the hands of Luc Note,
Bert Six and Henk Soenen.
In addition, they often play in a small formation this for academic sessions, house concerts,
and in residential care centers. (Claribel quartet or quintet)
Claricello has been performing and curating chamber music concerts since 1998 exploring
the growing number of pieces for clarinet/bass clarinet and cello. Their concerts feature
informative interaction with the audience and focus on sharing new music in a way that
fosters interest and understanding for listeners less familiar with the genre. They have
perform pre-existing works, create arrangements adding to the repertoire, and occasionallyhave the opportunity to commission new works as well. They have performed across the
US, Italy, Panama, Netherlands (for the 2005 Bass Clarinet convention) and have recordedon the Innova label.
Clarinet Fusion, based in the San Francisco (CA, USA) Bay Area, began in 2009 whenfour amateur clarinet playing friends got together to play quartets. By 2012, more friends
joined to form a full clarinet choir of nine. They’ve been awarded the Arts Recognition
Award from their county, Contra Costa, population of 1.2 million. Clarinet Fusion wasfeatured in the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) community outreach program and SFS
clarinetist Jerome Simas has mentored and performed with them. The group performs
at least eight concerts yearly, playing a variety of musical styles spanning all genres ofmusic, including premiere and commissioned works. Their ClarinetFest selection includes
Movement 1 from Symphony No. 9 – “New World” by Antonin Dvořák. Clarinet Fusion
requested this piece from arranger William Johnson and collaborated with him extensively
to bring it to life for clarinet choirs everywhere. Fusion premiered the work on the SFS
stage in 2016.
David Cook is Associate Professor of Clarinet and Chair of Instrumental Performance
Studies at Millikin University, Principal Clarinet of the Millikin-Decatur SymphonyOrchestra, and clarinetist for the Appian Duo and the Greyline Duo.Past appearances
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include the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest®, the College Music Society
National Conference, the NACWPI Conference, and the American Single Reed Summit.
David’s book Clarinet Conditioning: Warm-Ups and Perspectives, featuring contributions
from clarinetists including members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati
Symphony Orchestra, and “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, is publishedby Conway Publications. David holds BM and BME degrees from Central Michigan
University, MM degrees in clarinet performance and chamber music from the Universityof Michigan, and the DMA degree in clarinet performance and the MM degree in music
theory from the University of Oklahoma. David is a Buffet Crampon USA Performing
Artist and a member of the Silverstein Works PRO Team. davidcookclarinet.com
Cornelius Boots established himself as a woodwind panstylist and hardcore creative
composer-performer in the 1990’s and has performed in most types of ensembles, atinternational festivals and up-close for goats with big horns. He has written, recorded, andreleased over a dozen albums of his compositions and teaches his full-blooded, signature
style to the curious and dedicated around the world. He is a three-time graduate of Jacobs
School of Music (BM Classical Clarinet ’97, BS Audio Recording ’97, MM Jazz Studies’99) and has received multiple awards, grants and commissions. Beginning with gospel
arrangements in 1996, Boots initiated the bass clarinet quartet as a viable, robust chambermusic modality by creating the group Edmund Welles, and has created substantial newcomposition catalogs for both bass clarinet and shakuhachi. He spent nine years as aprogressive rock electric bass clarinetist and bandleader in Chicago and San Francisco,then began exploring primeval nature as a core influence. He started studying shakuhachi
in 2001 with Michael Chikuzen Gould, from whom he earned the name Shinzen 深禅 in2012, a shihan in 2013 and a dai shihan in 2022. From 2016 onward, Boots has played
only jinashi shakuhachi with an emphasis on big bamboo (Taimu) and original nature
blues. He is the founder of Black Earth Shakuhachi School, and the leader/composer ofthe Wood Prophets, the world’s first bass shakuhachi group. He is a Vandoren Artist andmember of Save the Redwoods and the Orangutan Project lives in Pennsylvania.
Anthony J. Costa is Associate Professor of Clarinet at Penn State University and amember of the Pennsylvania Quintet and Prestige Clarinet Quartet. He serves as principal
clarinet with the Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra and Penn’s Woods Music Festival
Orchestra; and is an artist-clinician for the Buffet-Crampon Corp. He lives in Boalsburg,
PA with his wife Robyn and daughter, Zoey. https://sites.psu.edu/clarinet/
Cottonwoods Clarinet Quartet from Salt Lake City, UT, is comprised of clarinetists
Laura Grantier, Lee Livengood, Michael Doyle, and Darrin Thiriot. The group isdedicated to performing musical works with special attention to all members of the clarinet
family. Lee is bass clarinetist with Utah Symphony, Laura teaches at the University of
Utah and retired principal clarinet of the US Navy Band, Darrin is a retired US Armybandmaster and former solo Eb clarinet with the USAF Band, and Mike is a former
member of the Milwaukee Ballet and Tanglewood Fellow.
Agnieszka Dąbrowska-Kras is a Polish clarinetist and clarinet teacher who received hermaster and Ph.D. degrees from the Academy of Music in Cracow (Poland). Laureate ofnumerous prizes at music competitions in Europe (Italy, Sweden, Russia, Greece, Slovenia,
Ukraine, Poland), as well as the Young Poland prize and Malopolska prize Ars Quaerendi
for outstanding contribution to the development and promotion of culture. Agnieszka ismember of the ClaroNegro clarinet quartet and Beethoven Academy Orchestra. E-flat
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clarinet and Spanish music always has a special place in her work – she being involved inprojects that include performing and recording solo repertoire for Eb clarinet. In 2023 she
published her debut CD “Spanish clarinet music of 20th century”. For more information,please visit website: agnieszkadabrowskakras.com.
Jennifer Mendez Daffinee is a member of the United States Air Force Bands. She iscurrently assigned to Ramstein Air Base, Germany where she performs clarinet with thewind quintet, concert band, and marching band for audiences throughout Europe andAfrica. She was previously assigned to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in her home state.
She is a native of Corpus Christi, Texas and has attended Texas A&M-Corpus Christi,
Texas A&M-Commerce, the University of North Texas, & the University of Notre Dame.
Darkwood Duo was formed in 2022 from the passion that Laura Grantier and Lynn
Vartan share for chamber music, commissioning new works, and performing live together.
Since the forming of their duo they have toured and performed in Utah and California,
and been featured at the ICA New Music Festival and ClarinetFest 2022 and 2023.
Miles DeCastro is the instrument repair technician at The Crane School of Music, SUNY
Potsdam, where he teaches courses in instrument repair technology. He also runs his own
clarinet specialty shop called North Country Winds. Prior to joining Crane in 2016, he
was the general manager at Bridgepoint Music in Menlo Park, CA from 2012-2016, where
he led the company to four consecutive NAMM Top 100 Dealer Awards.
Prof. DeCastro is a Straubinger Certified Technician, Yamaha Certified Sales
Professional, graduate of the Yamaha Service Advantage Program, and he has studied
instrument repair and design with Morrie Backun. He serves on the Vendors’ Forum
Committee of The International Clarinet Association and has presented clinics on
instrument repair technology in 20 states and three continents.
Miles holds a degree in Music Education from Mansfield University, a Certificate inBand Instrument Repair Technology from Renton Technical College, and an MBA from
Clarkson University.
Clarinetist Gunnery Sergeant Andrew Dees of Richardson, Texas, joined “The President’s
Own” United States Marine Band in October 2010. He was appointed to primary bass
clarinet in March 2017. Gunnery Sgt. Dees began his musical training at age 11 andgraduated from Lloyd V. Berkner High School in Richardson in 2001. He attended
Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas where he earned a bachelor’s degree inmusic performance in 2005. In 2006, he earned a master’s degree in music performancefrom Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. His instructors include Paul Garner of
SMU and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Forest Aten of the Dallas Opera Orchestra,
Steven Cohen of Northwestern University, and J. Lawrie Bloom of the Chicago SymphonyOrchestra. Gunnery Sgt. Dees performs with the Marine Band and Marine Chamber
Orchestra at the White House, in Washington, D.C., and across the country during the
band’s annual concert tour.
Clarinetists Dr. Sarah Jaegers and Dr. Gabrielle Valladares met and began performing
together as the DesertLake Duo in 2018 while both students at The Ohio State
University. They have since performed at the Corsi Internazionali Di PerfezionamentoMusicale festival in Cividale del Friuli, Italy and at the International Clarinet Association’s
Virtual ClarinetFest® in 2021 and ClarinetFest® 2023 in Denver, CO. The DesertLake Duostrives to promote clarinet duets by diverse composers and commission new works.
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Pamela Diaz is the Applied Clarinet Instructor, Clarinet Choir Director, and member of
the Faculty Woodwind Quintet at Colorado State University-Pueblo. She is also director of
the New Horizons Band Clarinet Choir, the Purple Mountain Clarinets. She performs inseveral regional ensembles and has performed at Colorado Clarinet Day and Clarinet Fest.
She graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy and received her music degrees from
Northwestern University and the University of Michigan. Her teachers have included Burt
Hara, Fred Ormand, Russell Dagon, Clark Brody, Robert Marcellus and Frank Kowalsky.
Thai clarinetist, Tanyawat Dilokkunanant is an active performer who has given
performances worldwide, including the United States, China, Japan, Spain, Canada, andhis native Thailand. Since 2019, Tanyawat has served as associate professor of clarinet at
Zhaoqing University College of Music in China. With a strong passion for chamber music
and new music, Tanyawat is a founding member of Círculo Trio, an ensemble committed
to presenting new music to new audiences. Tanyawat has also performed as a guest withorchestras including the West Michigan Symphony, the Adrian Symphony, and the Royal
Bangkok Symphony. In 2018, Tanyawat toured with Australian International Productions
to perform Verdi’s Aida in 23 cities across China. Tanyawat holds degrees from Michigan
State University, Indiana University, and Chulalongkorn University. His major teachers
include Wisanu Hothai, Yos Vaneesorn, James Campbell, and Guy Yehuda. In his sparetime, Tanyawat enjoys exploring restaurants, bar-hopping, cooking, roasting coffee, andwatching series.
Dr. Kristine Dizon is a multi-faceted performer, teacher, poet, writer, author, linguist,and entrepreneur. She is Founder & CEO of The Modern Artist Project and as Founder& Head Teacher of the Music & Language Learning Center, and co-founders of the Gran
Canaria International Clarinet Festival and American Single Reed Summit. She serves
as Interim President of New Works Project and performs on Uebel Clarinets, Silverstein
Works Ligatures, and Vandoren mouthpiece.
Dr. Alexandra Doyle is an adjunct professor of music at Sinclair College and Thomas
More University, where she teaches clarinet lessons and academic music courses, as wellas coaching the TMU Chamber Winds. Alex is a Vandoren Artist-Clinician and both aclarinetist with and marketing director for the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra. She is also
the clarinet instructor at the Stivers School for the Arts and Withrow High School. This
year, she has publications appearing in The Clarinet magazine and Oxford’s forthcoming
Handbook of Wind Music. Alex earned her graduate degrees from the University ofCincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and her bachelor’s degrees from the Universityof Houston.
Dr. Mary Alice Druhan has been the Professor of Clarinet at TAMUC for over 20 years
and has enjoyed a wonderfully diverse and talented group of clarinet students in that time.
She shares her teaching responsibilities with Dr. Jody Webb and occasionally other adjunctinstructors as well.
Maria du Toit is a South African clarinettist who currently lives in the Netherlands,
where she profiles herself as soloist and chamber musician. She has performed as soloist
with various orchestras on three different continents, and won numerous competitions,awards, and prizes both in her home country and abroad – among which, first prize in theinternational clarinet competition Jeunesses Musicales in Bucharest. She has released threealbums and received a South African Music Award nomination for her album Luminous
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Shade. Maria is regularly invited to give master classes and workshops at universities,
conservatoires and other music institutions across the USA, Europe, Asia and South
Africa.Two prominent South African composers, David Earl and Roelof Temmingh, havebeen inspired to write clarinet concertos for Maria, and she has given the world premiere
performances of both works. Her latest album with pianist Vera Kooper will be released
late 2024 on Channel Classics.
Angelina Gotcheva (clarinet) and Bogdan Ivanov (piano) from Duo “Agitare Bene”
perform together since 2015. In the same year, they have been awarded Third prize anda Special prize for performance of a Bulgarian work at the International Chamber Music
Competition ”Plovdiv” (Bulgaria). Since then, they have taken part in music courses suchas Accademia Chigiana (Italy) and have recorded important works of the duo repertoire.
They have performed numerous recitals together in Bulgaria and Belgium and haveappeared as an ensemble in Italy, Germany, Serbia and Romania.
Clarinetist Dušan Sodja and pianist Tatjana Kaučič gave their first concert as Duo
Claripiano in 1994. Since then, love has united them not only in music but also in life.
Both musicians are graduates of the Ljubljana Academy of Music and gained their Master’s
degrees at the Salzburg Mozarteum Among their most important guest appearances arethose at the Fringe Festival, the Carinthischer Sommer Festival, the Ljubljana Festival,
Mendelssohnhaus Leipzig, the International Music Festival in Yerevan and China Tour in
2019. Dušan Sodja is clarinetist of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra. They performed
at Clarinet-Fests in Los Angeles, Assisi, Madrid, Ostende and Florida. They recorded fiveCDs: Legends, Encounters, Romantic Claripiano, 20 Claripiano, Dual Embrace. Since
2018 the Slovenian composers has written numerous Concertos for Clarinet, Piano anddifferent ensembles for Duo Claripiano(Jani Golob, Tomaž Habe, Nenad Firšt, Črt Sojar
Voglar, Andrej Makor). www.claripiano.net
Dúo das Américas Clarinet & Guitar Darkson Magrinelli and Juan Pablo Esmok Lew.
During the 2020 pandemic we got to know each other and make music from distance.
Together, we composed our first piece called “Isolation- Isolamento” which is a mix of Choroand Milonga (we also call it Choronga). In 2022, we met in person and started to record ourpieces, organize concerts and masterclasses in Buenos Aires and the United States.
Brazilian clarinetist, Darkson Magrinelli is the Director of Woodwinds and Clarinet
Instructor at Western Colorado University. He also teaches at Shaw University, and Azusa
Pacific University, in Los Angeles, CA. Magrinelli played professionally in SymphonyOrchestras in Brazil for over 10 years and was 2nd/Bass clarinetist with the Greensboro
Symphony Orchestra in North Carolina for four seasons. Prior to his appointment at
WCU, Dr. Magrinelli was Director of Winds and Percussion Programs as well as AssistantProfessor of Clarinet at Azusa Pacific University. Magrinelli was also Professor at Fullerton
College, Shaw University, East Tennessee State University and University of North Carolina
at Greensboro. Dr. Magrinelli has also performed and taught in masterclasses/lessons withregarded clarinetists in Uruguay, Ecuador, Switzerland, Italy, France, Germany, and more.
Recent highlights are performances at Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles,
and the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in North Carolina.
Magrinelli holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Carolina
at Greensboro. He also earned his Master’s degree and Artist Certificate from Azusa
Pacific University, and Bachelor’s degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande doSul. Furthermore, Dr. Magrinelli is a Henri SELMER Paris Performing Artist, playing
exclusively with Privilège clarinets.
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Superior de Música Manuel de Falla in Buenos Aires. Since 2022, with his first album“Significativo”, Juan recorded his own songs, but also arrangements of classic Argentinianfolk tunes. He performed it in selected venues in Argentina.
Juan is a member of “Dúo Color e Nuevo” duet that recorded albums and played
concerts internationally. He has a guitar trio with singers Karina Beorlegui (Tango andFado) and Alejandra Radano (Delirio Gaúcho). Currently, Juan is touring with his album“Donde Quiera Que Estes” where he plays his song with a folk influence, alongside withworld music. Recently, Juan has played in Europe, United States, and Mexico.
Dedicated to the performance of diverse and theatrical repertoire, flutist Mary Matthews
and clarinetist Mark J. Cramer formed Duo Electra in 2018. The duo has been featured
at the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest, the National Flute Association’sannual convention, the Scheherazade Music Festival, and in recital throughout theSoutheast. Their current season’s program, Friends and Foes, features the work of Shulamit
Ran, Ruth Ellen Harrison, Anne McKennon, Nicole Chamberlain, Robert Wykes, andArthur Gottschalk.
Hailed for her “robust playing and virtuosic performance” (San Diego Tribune) and“beautiful and clear tone” (The Clarinet Journal), Jackie Glazier is an active soloist,chamber musician, orchestral clarinetist, pedagogue, and advocate of new music. As
associate professor of clarinet at the University of Arizona, Glazier is a committed
pedagogue and mentor to future generations of clarinetists. She has performed throughout
North America, Europe and Asia at many prestigious venues, including the Guggenheim
Museum Bilbao and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. Glazier is a founding member ofthe clarinet and saxophone ensemble, Duo Entre-Nous, with Belgian-based saxophonist
Don-Paul Kahl. The duo is active in commissioning, performing, and recording works
for clarinet and saxophone, and has been responsible for the creation of over 20 new works
for the genre since 2016. Glazier is an artist with Buffet-Crampon and Vandoren, andperforms exclusively on Buffet-Crampon clarinets and Vandoren reeds.
Duo Ferula was founded by clarinetist Kelli Ray and saxophonist Blake Adams at The
University of Alabama, and they furthered their pursuit in the chamber music realm at
Florida State University. They seek to expand the duo repertoire while promoting newworks that represent uniting communities. They made their Carnegie Hall debut in 2022,
collaborating with composers to premiere new works. They travel nationwide promoting
the accessibility of music education by performing in schools, public libraries, andretirement communities.
Duo Humeros: Since the forming of the duo was born in an educational environment,
the initinal goal was to make classical music more accessible to the younger generation. By
altering the rhythm of the themes, reharmonizing and improvising we presented classicalmusic in a less strict fashion. The funky grooves also contributed to a feeling that the music
is up to date and fresh, adjusting it to the musical taste of a broader audience. The samegoes to shedding new light on traditional melodies.
Duo Lucent is comprised of two clarinetists, Julie Detweiler and Jackie McIlwain. We met
while pursuing our doctorates and have collaborated as duo partners, specializing in musicof women composers.
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duo per se performs chamber works for clarinet and piano from the standard repertoire,as well as contemporary works both commissioned and written for the ensemble. In
demand throughout the USA and Europe, notable engagements include recitals in
Washington D.C.; New York City; Paris, France; Christchurch and Auckland, NZ; at the
Sydney (AUS) Conservatorium of Music, and they are a featured ensemble at the annual
New Music on the Bayou Festival. Tania Tachkova is a Steinway Spirio Recording Artist
and Scot Humes is an Henri Selmer Paris and Silverstein Pro-Team artist performing on
Selmer Seles Presence clarinets.
An “expressive, intuitive, and extremely sensitive ensemble” (Edward Knight), Duo Rodinia
consists of clarinetist Lisa Kachouee and percussionist/ composer Jamie Whitmarsh.
Committed to performing accessible works by living composers, commissioning newpieces, and educating audiences, they have toured extensively since 2012. They have
performed at Carnegie Hall, international conferences, universities, secondary schools,
and community venues. Dr. Kachouee is Associate Professor of Clarinet at Oklahoma
City University and a Backun Artist. She has recently performed with Painted Sky Opera,
Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Enid Symphony Orchestra, Wichita Symphony Orchestra,
Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra, and as a soloist with the El Paso Winds, and OCU Wind
Philharmonic. Dr. Whitmarsh is Principal Timpanist of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic,
on faculty at OCU, and is the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Modern Music
Collective. He composes concert music, for film, and video games. Recent releases include
Elowen’s Light (Steam) and Hyper Bimbo Beats (Google Play, iOS).
Dúo Rubio-Benavides. Pedro Rubio and Ana Benavides has been playing together
since 1991. As a duo, they have received prizes in many international music competitions
and have participated in numerous festivals. To date, they have recorded seven CDs: Duo
Rubens; Pérez Casas, his Work for Clarinet; The Spanish Romantic Clarinet vol. I, II and
III; Spanish Clarinet Pieces from the First Half of the 20th Century, and Salón Romero,works by and for Antonio Romero. Pedro Rubio is clarinet professor at the Conservatorio
Superior de Música de Castilla y León in Salamanca, and Ana Benavides is professor at
the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid.
E.P.I.C Duo was formed in 2023 in response to the growing need to highlight theimportance of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our clarinet duo name stands for“Encourage Producing Inclusive Communities.” Dr. Victoria Deutsch and Dr. Francisco
Javier de Alba are avid performers, educators, and researchers. Both have performedinternationally and throughout the United States. Through meaningful collaborations andengaging performances, they seek to bring about social change through music.
As agents of new repertoire, Égide Duo’s mission is to collaborate with composers to create
and present music that addresses social change, including issues involving the environment/
climate, animal and human rights, and equality. The duo aims to provide clear and pointed
musical commentary on issues that affect our society today and tomorrow in an effort to draw
attention to and encourage active public engagement on such issues. Joshua and Stefanie
Gardner have commissioned works by Kevin Day, Carlos Simon, Eric Mandat, Kurt
Mehlenbacher, Jon Russell, John Steinmetz, Joel Love, Alex Temple, Alyssa Morris, Gabriel
José Bolaños Chamorro, Thanos Chrysakis, Theresa Martin, Carter Pann, and others.
Clarinetist, composer, and educator Dr. Luke Ellard (they/them) strives for art
that continually reaches out, engaging thoughtfully with our communities, valuing
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unapologetic authenticity. With a passion for finding intersections between the past andfuture, Luke has drawn from their experience as a contemporary and interdisciplinary
collaborator with groups such as Bang on a Can All Stars and Eighth Blackbird, and theirwork as a historical performance specialist. Their music has been internationally performedby ensembles such as the North Texas Wind Symphony, HOCKET, New Trombone
Collective, Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra, and consortiums like New Works Project.
Current projects center around their book NEXTended Studies, solo electronic band LE,
and numerous commissioning projects as performer and composer. Dr. Ellard is AssistantProfessor of Clarinet at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, having previously
served on faculty at the University of Oklahoma and Midwestern State University.
Jane Ellsworth is Professor of Music at Eastern Washington University, where she teaches
music history and clarinet. She holds doctoral degrees in both clarinet performance andmusicology (Ohio State), and Bachelors and Masters degrees in clarinet performance(Cleveland Institute of Music). Ellsworth has published two books: The Clarinet(University of Rochester Press, 2021) and A Dictionary for the Modern Clarinetist(Rowman & Littlefield, 2015); a third book, The Clarinet in Eighteenth- and NineteenthCentury America, is in progress. Ellsworth has performed throughout the US and inEurope, South America, and Asia, on both modern and historical instruments. She is bass
clarinetist with the Spokane Symphony.
The Emporia Clarinet Choir, under the direction of Dr. Dawn McConkie, iscomprised of Emporia State University graduate- and undergraduate students, alumni,
and community members from the greater Emporia, Kansas area. This ensemble enjoys
performing and premiering new music and arrangements by its members, as well as
performing and promoting music by underrepresented composers. Members of thisensemble have previously performed at ICA 2016, 2019, 2021 (virtual), and 2023.
Patrick Englert is a performer and educator currently based in the Charlotte, NC area.
His speciality is in exploring the possibilities of electric clarinet through new commissions
and improvisation. Additionally, he is a member of the Ambassador Trio, a clarinet trio
dedicated to pushing the frontier of clarinet technique and expanding the repertoire forclarinet trio. Patrick holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Arizona State University
where he studied with Robert Spring and Joshua Gardner.
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Clarinet Quartet is based in Tallinn,
Estonia and consists of whole clarinet section of ERSO which is the most internationalgroup in whole orchestra. Officially the quartet has begun playing together sincesummer of 2022 and has been performing regularly. Their diverse musical educations
and experiences from baroque to contemporary music and jazz enable their uniqueinterpretation of clarinet quartet repertoire and enrich sound of clarinet ensemble.
The Fabulous Four clarinet quartet was formed in summer 2023 and made their debut
performance at the European Clarinet Congress in December 2023 performing Salvador
Brenton’s’ Concertino for Clarinet Quartet and wind band. The ensemble, comprised offour international soloists, is committed to bringing compositions of diverse composers toaudiences throughout the world.
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choirs, and symphony orchestras around the globe. James performs throughout North
America and Europe, appears regularly on Downbeat magazine’s Critics’ and Readers’
Polls, and was nominated as the Clarinetist of the Year by the Jazz Journalist Association.
Educated at Northern Illinois University and New England Conservatory, James is also arespected educator and his scholarship on improvisation has been presented at numerous
academic conferences and to diverse audiences including admirals at the US Naval War
College and executives at Google’s creative retreats. At present, James is the Dean ofCornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington. James is a Backun clarinet artist andplays penny whistles made fo him by Chris Abell.
Portuguese-Canadian clarinetist Wesley Ferreira draws in audiences with his unabashedjoy and passion for storytelling through music. Considered a gifted expressionist his
engaging personality connects with people in an authentic and meaningful way. Wesleyleads an active and diverse career performing worldwide as soloist, orchestral and chambermusician, and he is clarinet professor at Colorado State University where he maintains
a thriving clarinet studio. A third-culture kid (TCK), his entry into music was throughthe Portuguese bandas filarmónicas tradition. As a recording artist, Wesley has nine
albums to his credit including the 2013 East Coast Music Awards winner – Classical
Recording of the Year, and 2015 and 2022 International Portuguese Music Awards winner
in the Instrumental Category. He was the artistic director of the ICA’s 50th Anniversary
ClarinetFest® 2023 conference this past year. Wesley’s commitment to collaboration andadvancing his field is further demonstrated when he was tapped by Selmer Paris to be a lead
consultant and team-developer of the MUSE professional line of clarinets.To learn more,
visit: www.wesleyferreira.com
Praised in The Clarinet Magazine for her “intense musicality … and unapologetic
interpretations,” Los Angeles-based clarinetist Virginia Figueiredo is an internationallyactive performer, recording artist, and educator. She has toured extensively throughout theUnited States, Europe, South America, and Asia as a soloist and chamber musician, andher performances have been featured on radio broadcasts in both Portugal and the UnitedStates. In Southern California, she performs regularly with The Pacific Opera Project,
the Luso-American Duo, and numerous other orchestras and chamber ensembles. As arecording artist, Figueiredo has released three albums to critical acclaim: her debut solo
album, Seule, was a 2018 Global Music Awards silver medalist, while her 2014 album withThe Divan Consort, Refuge, earned a first-round GRAMMY nomination in 2015 as well
as a Global Music Awards gold medal. A passionate advocate for new music, Figueiredo
has commissioned and premiered works by Bill Kraft, Ken Walicki, Jenni Brandon,
Christopher Bochmann, Luis Tinoco, Clotilde Rosa, Paulo Brandao, and Sergio Azevedo,
among many others. As an educator, Figueiredo is a frequent clinician and teachingartist for clarinet festivals and masterclasses around the world. She also teaches clarinet at
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Loyola Marymount University, Moorpark
College, Pierce College, Long Beach City College, Cerritos College, and at the LACC Herb
Alpert Music Center, El Camino College, and Texas A&M University. She’s also a teachingartist with the Los Angeles based Harmony Project.
Figueiredo is a Silverstein, a Vandoren, and Yamaha endorsed artist.
Filipendule, clarinet bass duet, takes you into a surprising, multi-faceted universe. Likea spider weaving its web, the whole wishes create your own links: links between different
eras and musical styles, links between arts distinct but complementary scenes... Atypicalformation, flexible and light in its structure, the duo claims its particularities and its artistic
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freedoms through a great musical wealth often unexplored: Filipendule thus presents avast and constantly evolving repertoire ranging from transcriptions of baroque music
to quality to original works by composers of our time. In a desire to significantly enrich
the repertoire of this instrument rarely put in the spotlight, several creations have been
also commissioned since 2017 from composers with very diverse musical influences: jazz,
improvised music, contemporary music, rock etc. Drawing on their respective educational
experiences, the musicians wish make accessible their artistic universe to diverse andvarious audiences.
Dylan Findley writes music as a sacred act of expressing truths through emotion, intellect,and embodied physicality. His music has been performed internationally and across theUnited States by top new music ensembles, including Galán Trio, newEar, Transient
Canvas, Quarteto L’Arianna, and Ensemble Mise-En. He also performs his improvisational
electronic music on the clarinet and teaches fantastic students at The College of Wooster.
Emily Flagstad is a Minnesota-based singer, actor, and non-profit administrator. She
has performed as a solo artist and with ensembles, choirs, and theatre troupes since her
teens. Emily was the assistant director of The Center for Irish Music in St. Paul, Minnesota
for nine years, through which she formed deep friendships with local and visiting Irish
traditional musicians. It is both thrilling and heartwarming for Emily to be performingwith dear friend Mary for the first time!
The Forward 4 Clarinet Quartet is a Premier chamber group comprised of top
clarinetists from Salt Lake City, Utah and Santiago, Chile. Forward 4 gained recognition
and the 3rd place winner of the 2011 Utah Chamber Music Competition. The Quartet
has performed live broadcasts on Classical 89, Utah’s leading classical music radio station.
Forward 4 has performed in Italy, Chile and the U.S.A.
Born in England and currently based in the Toronto area, Stephen Fox achieved a
Master’s degree in physics before embarking on a career in music. He performs on clarinet,saxophone and historical woodwinds in various orchestras and chamber ensembles, haspresented concerts in Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Czech Republic, Australia, Singapore,
the Philippines and the U.S.A. as well as at various locales across Canada, and has been
invited to perform at ClarinetFests® in Stockholm, Salt Lake City, Washington, Tokyo,
Assisi, Madrid, and Ostend. He has recorded three chamber music CDs, and has been
heard on CBC Radio, Czech Radio and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. As an
instrument maker, he produces both innovative modern clarinets and authentic historical
woodwinds. From 1994 to 2004 he taught at Musikk Instrument Akademiet in Norway,
and has presented lectures and demonstrations on musical instrument acoustics, design andhistory throughout North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.
Kip Franklin is the Associate Professor of Music at the University of South Alabama where
he teaches applied clarinet and music theory. He regularly performs with the Northwest
Florida Symphony Orchestra, the Mobile Opera Orchestra, and the Mobile SymphonyOrchestra. He frequently appears as a guest recitalist and clinician in the United States. His
debut CD, Crossroads: 21st Century Music for Clarinet, was released in 2018.
Tracy Freeze, solo marimbist and percussionist, specializes in contemporary and avantgarde marimba and multi-percussion repertoire, including works of composers Meyer
Kupferman, Andrew Thomas, Steven Mackey, Eric Ewazen, Barney Childs, Reginald
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Smith-Brindle, and Julie Spencer. Freeze can be heard on Art of the States playing
percussion on George Crumb’s An Idyll for the Misbegotten and as the marimba soloist
with the Oregon Percussion Ensemble on the Soundspells Productions recording of Meyer
Kupferman’s Percussion Symphony on the Orchestral Music of Meyer Kupferman Vol.
16, CD135. Recent percussion engagements include solo and chamber performances in
Nevada, Alabama, New Mexico, Oregon and Kansas. Dr. Freeze is currently Professor ofMusic and Percussion Studies at Emporia State University.
Born in São Paulo, Eduardo Freitas he has a Bachelor’s degree in Clarinet from UNESP
with Sérgio Burgani as Professor. He participated in several festivals, including theCampos do Jordão International Winter Festival and the Curitiba Music Workshop,also
participating in several MasterClasses with renowned artists, such as François Sauzeau,
Olivier Patey,Wenzel Fuchs, Ralph Mano, Ovanir Buosi e Cristiano Alves. He worked
with great Maestros, including , Isaac Karabtchevsky, Lazlo Marosi, Dario Sotelo, Felix
Hauswirth, Pascal Tortelier and Knut Andreas. He was a member of the Brazilian
Army Symphonic Band, São José dos Campos Symphony Orchestra and São Paulo State
Symphonic Band. He is currently a Clarinetist at the UNICAMP Symphony Orchestra,
Orquestra Rock, Artist Marca Reeds (France) and creator of the Requinta Brasil Project,
whose mission is to promote and collaborate with the creation of repertoire for the piccolo
clarinet instrument in Brazil.
Friends in Low Places is a chamber ensemble comprised of bass clarinetists Bryce
Newcomer (Visiting Assistant Professor of Clarinet – Virginia Tech) and Catherine
Conlin (Visiting Assistant Professor of Music – Cottey College) and bassoonists Andrea
Baker (Assistant Professor of Bassoon – Western Illinois University) and Caroline
Sackleh (Founder and Director of New Downbeat). With members across the UnitedStates, they joined forces in 2023 with a shared passion for performing new chamber musicby living composers. They strive to expand the repertoire of their unique instrumentationand make music for alternative ensembles more accessible to the community.
Clarinetist Gunnery Sergeant Parker Gaims of Los Angeles, California, joined “ThePresident’s Own” United States Marine Band in September 2013. Gunnery Sgt. Gaims
began his musical training at age 9 and graduated from Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched
Studies in Los Angeles in 2007. He attended DePaul University in Chicago where heearned a bachelor’s degree in clarinet performance in 2011. In 2013, he earned a master’s
degree in clarinet performance from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. He studied
with Julie DeRoche of DePaul, Larry Combs of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, andSteven Cohen of Northwestern. Prior to joining the band, he was a teaching assistant at
the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina and performed with the Chicago ChamberMusicians. Gunnery Sgt. Gaims performs with the Marine Band and Marine Chamber
Orchestra at the White House, in Washington, D.C., and across the country during the
band’s annual concert tour.
Denise A. Gainey is Professor of Clarinet and Instrumental Music Education and Associate
Chair of the Department of Music at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is a
Backun Artist/Clinician, a D’Addario Woodwinds Artist, a Silverstein PRO Team Artist,and serves as President-Elect of the International Clarinet Association. An avid chambermusician, Gainey is sought after as a clinician and performer throughout the United States
and abroad, performing with the Amicitia Duo, the UAB Chamber Trio, and the Shepherdduo, with recordings available through Ravello Records and Potenza Music. She has compiled
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and edited a collection of clarinet solos, Solos for Clarinet, published by Carl Fischer andpublished a book on master teacher Kalmen Opperman, Kalmen Opperman: A Legacy of
Excellence, with Carl Fischer, New York in 2018. Gainey holds degrees from Florida State
University, the University of North Texas, and the University of Kentucky.
Kathya Galleguillos, chilean clarinet player is both a concert artist and an educator. She
started her studies on the clarinet in the “Escuela Experimental de Música Jorge Peña Hen”
and continues in the “Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile”, where she graduates withhonors, and obtains her Certificate in Musical Interpretation in Clarinet. Continues her
studies in the National Regional Conservatory of Versalles, France, in the class of Philippe
Cuper, and there receives both the CEPI diploma and the diploma of Perfeccionament. Lateron, she obtains her Master of Music in the University of Chile under the tutelage of Mto. Luis
Rossi. Kathya has played as a soloist with various orchestras, such as The Chamber Orchestraof Chile, Symphonic Orchestra of La Serena and Symphonic Orchestra of Copiapó, Orquesta
Sinfónica de Paraguay, among others. In 2013, the clarinetist went on tour to Ecuador andColombia giving concerts and Masterclasses. She was part of the Chilean Bartok Ensamblefrom 2012 to 2015, with whom she went on various tours nationally and abroad, highlighting
the participation of version no. 40 of the Cervantino Festival in Mexico. In 2018 was partof the Clarinet Fest, where she performed Zarabandeo in the presence of Arturo Marquéz.
In 2020 Kathya started working at the Conservatory of Universidad Mayor (Santiago –Chile), creating a new clarinet studio that remains to this day. During 2022 she was a faculty
member of everal music festivals y Mexico and Colombia.
Dr. Joshua Gardner is Associate Professor of Clarinet and Director of the Performance
Physiology Research Laboratory at Arizona State University, where he has taught since2011. He performs regularly with several chamber ensembles, including the internationallyrecognized Paradise Winds and Égide Duo. Gardner won first prize at the International
Clarinet Association Research Competition in 2008 and has presented lectures on tongue
motion during clarinet performance throughout the US, often accompanied by live tongue
imaging. He is also a member of the interdisciplinary ASU research group, SAMBA—
Science of Art, Music, and Brain Activity. The group plans to integrate ecologically-based
perceptual scene-analysis theory, music performance and education principles, and neuralbrain modeling tests. Dr. Gardner received Bachelor’s degrees from the University of
Kentucky and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Arizona State University. Gardner is
a Silverstein Pro Team Artist and Henri Selmer Paris/Conn-Selmer Performing Artist.
The Geldrich-Lowe-Pifer Trio consists of Peter M Geldrich, clarinet, Shannon
Lowe, bassoon, and Joshua Pifer, piano. The ensemble came together in 2019 to explore
and share with audiences the repertoire of this underutilized, yet, delightful instrumental
combination, as well as to commission new works. Dr. Geldrich and Dr. Pifer are Associate
professors of their respective instruments at Valdosta State University. Dr. Lowe is
Associate Professor of bassoon at the University of Florida.
​​Gemini Winds was formed in 2015 when members Delara Hashemi (flute) and Amelia
Smith (clarinet) were both studying at the University of Memphis. Their aim is to perform
repertoire by composers of underrepresented and diverse ethnic backgrounds. They have
performed Valerie Coleman’s Portraits of Langston for the composer at the Mid-South
Flute Festival, Jennifer Higdon’s works at ClarinetFest©️2019, and have recently recorded
Bapu, a piece for flute, clarinet and electronics by composer Asha Srinivasan which
will also be performed in Dublin at ClarinetFest©️2024. Amelia is Lecturer of Clarinet
at California State University in Fresno, CA and also teaches and performs in the Los
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Angeles area. Delara is second flute with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Music
Programming Manager at Crosstown Arts, in Memphis, TN.
Hailed for his energetic and inspirational performances, the Cypriot clarinettist George
Georgiou enjoys a career as a classical and contemporary clarinettist. In his research for
new repertoire, George started commissioning works for clarinet and so far he collaborated
with the most dominant composers from Cyprus. He premiered several works featuring theclarinet with most of them being dedicated to him. He is a member of Georgiou Georgieva
DUO, Lyrical Noise Ensemble, Quintus Ensemble, Chronos Contemporary Music
Ensemble, Patsiaoura Ensemble and Claritar Duo. He holds the position of clarinet professor
at the ARTE Music Academy and Nicosia / Paphos Music Schools. His busy profile gained
him an international recognition and he became a Selmer Paris Clarinet Artist, a Silverstein
Ligature Artist, Marca Reeds Artist and a Royal Global Accessories Artist
Meredith Gersten teaches at Frederick Community College in Frederick, Maryland.
She taught elementary music and band in the public schools for ten years across Kansas,
Colorado, and Texas before relocating to the Mid-Atlantic. As a neurodivergent person,
Meredith is interested in many things and often dives deep into whatever it is thatstrikes her interest. You can find her online as the co-director of Clarinet HQ, an online
resource for young clarinetists and their band directors. Read her full bio by visiting
meredithclarinet.com
Mike Gersten is Program Manager and Assistant Professor of Music at FrederickCommunity College. His film and live soundtrack, Hate, Hope, and Healing: Exploring
the Holocaust Through Music, received two separate grants from the Texas Holocaust and
Genocide Commission. He has written and commissioned new works that blend elementsof klezmer music with different cultures and is currently focused on writing works thatmake clarinet performance accessible to those struggling with chronic illness and other
impediments. Dr. Gersten is also a contributor to Clarinet HQ. More info at mikegersten.
com and clarinethq.com.
Jewish-American Clarinetist Danny Goldman delivers music directly from his heart andsoul, presenting beauty and liberation through his performances. On stage, his effortlessmastery of the instrument and deep emotional connection with the music leave audiences
craving more.
Angelina Gotcheva (clarinet) and Bogdan Ivanov (piano) from Duo “Agitare Bene”
perform together since 2015. In the same year, they have been awarded Third prize anda Special prize for performance of a Bulgarian work at the International Chamber Music
Competition ”Plovdiv” (Bulgaria). Since then, they have taken part in music courses suchas Accademia Chigiana (Italy) and have recorded important works of the duo repertoire.
They have performed numerous recitals together in Bulgaria and Belgium and haveappeared as an ensemble in Italy, Germany, Serbia and Romania.
Rachelle Goter, clarinet professor at Wichita State University, enjoys an active career
as a solo, chamber, and orchestral musician. She performs as principal clarinetist with
the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and the Wichita Grand Opera as well as playing in avariety of freelancing projects. Mrs. Goter has performed and given clinics at International
Clarinetfest , Alpenkammermusik Chamber Music Festival in Liesing, Austria, Oklahoma
Clarinet Symposium, KMEA, KBA and many universities and public schools. Professor
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Goter’s current and former students have won solo competitions, grants, and hold positions atuniversities and other clarinet industry jobs. Mrs. Goter is a three time recipient of the Koch
Cultural Trust Grant and as a band director was named Outstanding Young Band director for
the State of Kansas. Rachelle is the proud wife of trumpet player/band director, Bret Goter,and mother to 3 fabulous children – Jaden, Josie, Luke, and their boxerdoodle, Charlie.
Cosmin Hărșian has devoted himself to an active international career as an educator,
conductor, orchestral player and chamber musician. As a college educator, between 20062009 he has taught as a GTA at the University of Kansas, and since 2009 he has been
appointed Associate Professor of Clarinet, Chamber Music and Orchestral Studies at theWest University of Timisoara, Romania. During his tenure at WUT, Mr. Harsian hasoffered clarinet masterclasses at higher institutions in Romania, Italy, Spain, Norway,
Serbia and USA.
Mr. Hărșian holds a bachelor’s degree in clarinet performance from the West Universityof Timișoara, a bachelor’s degree in orchestral conducting from the National Universityof Arts, Iasi, Romania, a Master’s degree from Northern Illinois University, U.S.A. and a
Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Kansas, U.S.A. His mentors include:
Dr. Dumitru Goia, Dr. Stephanie Zelnick, Dr. Larry Maxey, Dr. Gregory Barrett and Mrs.
Rodica Sas.
William Hayter plays and teaches clarinet and bass clarinet and serves as AssistantProfessor of Music Theory and Woodwinds at Huntingdon College. He has appeared asa soloist in Belgium, France, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United States plus
numerous concerts as a chamber musician and free improviser. He holds DMA and MM
degrees in clarinet performance from Texas Christian University, an MM in bass clarinet
performance from Codarts, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (the Netherlands), and a BM inmusic education from the University of Houston. His teachers include Gary Whitman,
Henri Bok, and Jeffrey Lerner. He serves as President of the Board of the Music Therapy
Access Fund.
Roger Heaton performs with such groups as the Kreutzer String Quartet and has playedwith the Gavin Bryars Ensemble since the early 1980s. He was a member of the London
Sinfonietta and has played with leading performers of new music including the Arditti
Quartet and Ensemble Modern. Concerto performances have include Boulez’s Domainesand Henze’s Le Miracle de la Rose with the composer conducting. He was Clarinet Professor
at the Darmstadt Ferienkurse für Neue Musik (1982-94). CDs include solo works by
Tom Johnson (Ants/Silenzio), clarinet quintets by Morton Feldman and Christopher Fox(Metier), and a solo disc with works by Radulescu, Boulez and Scelsi (Clarinet Classics).
Writings include an edited book The Versatile Clarinet (Routledge) and contributions to theCambridge Companion to the Clarinet and the Cambridge History of Musical Performance(CUP). He is Emeritus Professor of Music at Bath Spa University (UK).
Steven Henry is a bass clarinet specialist and composer. Although classically trained,
Steven Henry enjoys exploring many musical worlds and technological possibilities; suchinfluences can be heard in his compositions and performances, which often transcend
genre definition. Besides being a musician, Steven Henry graduated in the field of physics
at the Eindhoven University of Technology. Since 2020 Steven Henry is the artistic
director of the MuST foundation. MuST organises and supports project in the fields of
MUsic, Science and Technology.
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High Heels & Bass Squeals is a collaboration between Manchester based musician,Robyn Saunders, and London based producer, Jamie Redman. Robyn and Jamie
combine their worlds of classical clarinet, contemporary choreography, vocals and clubtracks to take you on a journey of growing up in a world that is scared to let you break the
mould. Several original pieces tell a story of how young gender non-conforming people
overcome adversity and go through their own self-discovery and find acceptance
Violist Hillary Herndon and bass clarinetist Jorge Variego are faculty members at the
University of Tennessee and the Sewanee Summer Music Festival. Herndon, celebrated forher rich tone and technical prowess, is known for her diverse repertoire and commitment
to music education. Variego, a clarinetist with a dynamic range and innovative style,integrates contemporary and traditional elements in his performances and compositions.
Their collaborative efforts on the development of the repertoire for viola and bass clarinet
have generated new commissions that form the core of their duo repertoire.
Christine Hoerning is currently the Visiting Assistant Professor of Clarinet at the Crane
School of Music at SUNY Potsdam. She is an active freelancer in the US and Canada. Her
personal artistic practice centers around interdisciplinary performances and storytelling forsolo clarinet. She is passionate about telling LGBTQ stories and championing new music.
She is a D’Addario Woodwinds Artist.
Alison Hughes is a Southampton-based (UK) clarinettist, producer and researcher.
She studied at University of Leeds, Hochschule für Musik Weimar and Royal NorthernCollege of Music Manchester. A passionate chamber musician, Alison co-founded the Fell
Clarinet Quartet, winning the Tunnell Trust and Live Music Now awards. She currently
manages and performs with the Mayflower Ensemble (cl/vc/pf). Orchestral positions
include State of Mexico Symphony (Principal), and Malta Philharmonic (Bass & E-flat).
Alison is Principal Clarinet with Orchestra of Sound & Light and works regularly with
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & New Music Players. As the Artistic Director of
Performing Arts Collaboration South, recent projects include a multi-arts production ofStravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale (Arts Council England funded). Alison also works as a teacher,music therapist and workshop facilitator. www.alison-hughes.com
Maureen Hurd Hause is Associate Director of the Music Department and Associate
Professor of Clarinet in the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. She has
performed in Europe, Asia, and throughout the United States, in such venues as New
York’s Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, Alice Tully Hall, (le) poisson rouge, and with the
New Jersey Symphony, the American Symphony Orchestra, and the New York City Opera
Orchestra. She has performed at several worldwide ClarinetFests® and at the Norfolk,
Skaneateles, and Lancaster Festivals and has recorded for Naxos and MSR Classics. She isa Selmer, D’Addario, and Silverstein artist and the ICA New Jersey State Chair. She holds
the DMA, MMA, and MM degrees from the Yale School of Music where she studied withDavid Shifrin, Charles Neidich, and Ayako Oshima, and she earned the BM degree in her
native state at Iowa State University with Joseph Messenger.
Italian Clarinet Consort (Italian Clarinet Orchestra) was born from Piero Vincenti’s
intention to continue the work started in 1980 with Ciro Scarponi’s Clarinett’Ensembleof which he was one of the founders and in which he held the role of piccolo clarinet forover a decade producing an intense activity that led to historic recordings and participation
in international festivals such as the Venice Biennale at the Teatro La Fenice. The Italian
Clarinet Consort made up of renowned professionals and very capable young clarinetists
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in Eb to the soprano clarinet in Bb and A to the alto clarinet to the basset horn up to the bass
clarinet and double bass with a variable staff depending on the programs proposed.
Lindsey Hutchinson graduated from Millersville University of Pennsylvania in 2023
with a B.S. in music management and clarinet performance, studying with Dr. Christy
Banks. While in school, she performed Jonathan Russell’s Bass Clarinet Double Concerto
as a soloist alongside Dr. Banks, as well as participated in masterclasses with Michael
Lowenstern, Evan Ziporyn, and more. Since graduating, Hutchinson now works at
Theodore Presser Company and is a regular player on the Lancaster City music scene. In
2021, she formed Morii Duo with Richard Ferrarelli. Morii Duo made their ClarinetFest®
debut in 2023, and are actively commissioning new works for bass clarinet duo.
Šarūnas Jankauskas serves on faculty at James Madison University. His performances
have taken him through Europe, Canada, Brazil and the United States. Jankauskas appeared
as soloist with Boulder Chamber Orchestra, Round Rock Symphony, numerous collegiateensembles and collaborated with St. Petersburg and Jasper String Quartets, pianists
Domenico Codispoti and Johan Botes. He participated at International Conservatory Week
Festival (St. Petersburg, Russia), Musicalis Daunia (Italy), SoundSpace at Blanton, ChamberMusic at the Barn, KNOB Festival, Electroacoustic Barn Dance, and various conferences andnew music symposiums. His recent commissioning project culminated in an album “Duos”,
released by Soundset Recordings. Previous engagements include Texas Lutheran University,
Wichita State University as well as principal clarinet position with the Wichita Symphony.
Šarūnas studied at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, and, after moving to
the U.S., received degrees from Grand Valley State University, Rice University and The
University of Texas at Austin. www.sarunasjankauskas.com
Csaba Jevtic-Somlai is the Chair of the ICA Health and Wellness Committee and anavid performer, educator, and composer in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Csaba has
performed in Europe, America, and Asia. His performances and compositions use extended
techniques to create a more expressive voice and a peculiar experience.
Bernadette John is a clarinetist based in Columbus, OH and Dublin, Ireland. She
is currently studying contemporary clarinet performance and its interaction with Irish
traditional music with Dr. Paul Roe as a 2023 Fulbright student in Dublin, Ireland. Ms.
John holds a master of music in music performance from Austin Peay State University,where she studied with Dr. Spencer Prewitt. She also holds bachelor of music in music
performance and a bachelor of science in business administration from Bowling GreenState University, where she studied clarinet with Mr. Kevin Schempf and Mr. Georg
Klaas. Ms. John will begin her doctoral studies with Dr. Caroline Hartig at the Ohio State
University as a University Fellow in the fall of 2024.
Selina Jones is a piano teacher and collaborative artist from Thailand. Her musicaljourney began at the age of eight when she started her first piano lessons. In 2016, shepursued her piano studies at the Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music in Bangkok,
Thailand. Graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance in 2020,
awarded 4 years scholarship. Following graduation, she returned to Chiang Rai for three
years. Meanwhile embracing her role as both piano educator and performer. She ventured
into online teaching, coaching pupils for competitions and grade exams. Selina was also
actively engaged in the local music scene, frequently collaborating with fellow musicians in
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chamber music performances. In September 2023, she relocated to the United Kingdom.
Settling in North London, she now shares her expertise as a private piano instructor,
guiding students of all ages and skill levels on their own musical paths.
Charlotte Kennedy is a passionate music researcher and the author of “Manuel Gómez:The Best Clarinet Player in the World” which explores the life and achievements of thelegendary clarinet virtuoso, Manuel Gómez. Kennedy’s extensive research offers a vivid anddetailed account of Gómez’s remarkable career and his profound influence on the history of
the clarinet.
Korean-born clarinetist Wonkak Kim has captivated audiences around the world with his“excellent breath control” (The Washington Post) and “exuberant musicianship” (Fanfare).
Kim appeared as a soloist and chamber musician at major venues throughout the UnitedStates, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. A Naxos Recording Artist, he has garneredinternational acclaim with his extensive discography. Kim’s live and recorded performances
have been featured on Radio France, BBC Radio 3, Swedish Radio, Australian
Broadcasting Corporation, CJPX Radio Classique Québec, Hong Kong RTHK-HK,
Korean Broadcasting System, and NPR stations around the US. Kim is Associate Professorof Clarinet at the University of Oregon and a performing artist/clinician for Buffet
Crampon, Silverstein, and Vandoren. He is regularly invited as a guest artist and teacher
at world’s renowned institutions, including the Juilliard, Yale, and Manhattan School ofMusic. To learn more about Wonkak Kim, please visit his website: www.wonkakkim.com.
Janghyun Kim, a clarinetist and composer, debuted at South Korea’s Sejong Cultural
Center through the Chosun Ilbo Debut Concert. In the United States, he made his markat Carnegie Hall after winning the American Protege International Music Competition. Asan enthusiastic soloist and chamber musician, he has won in competitions such as MusicInternational Grand Prix and the Nola Chamber Music Competition. He’s a founder ofVermillion Duet, collaborating with underrepresented composers to foster diversity inclassical music. Currently, he imparts his expertise as the Clarinet Instructor at LenoirRhyne University, embodying his dedication to nurturing emerging talent.
Kindred Duo was conceived from a friendship and collaboration that sparked between Dr.
Sarah Manasreh-Decker & Dr. Laura McLaughlin while residing in Wisconsin. Laura is
on faculty at Carroll University and Sarah is a Backun artist and D’addario artist who is
on faculty at UW-Stevens Point. Both women strive to perform works by living composers,
as demonstrated by today’s program. All three pieces are connected through friendship andprofessional relationships that have been cultivated between Laura and Sarah separately
and together with Roger Zare and Theresa Martin.
Julianne Kirk Doyle is Professor of Clarinet at SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Musicand from 2008-2023 served as Director of the Crane Youth Music Camp. Dr. Doyle isPrincipal Clarinet of the Orchestra of Northern New York, Northern Symphonic Winds
and performs regularly with the Aria Reed Trio and Crane Faculty Reed Quintet. She
currently serves as ICA Pedagogy Coordinator and NY State Chair. She has presented
Recitals, Lectures, Clinics and Master classes, including recent appearances at ClarinetFest,the Midwest Clinic, NY State School Music Association, University of Michigan, SUNY
Fredonia, and University of Alabama-Birmingham. Her debut CD, Dante Dances, wasreleased in 2019. She earned the MM and DMA from the Eastman School of Music in theclass of Jon Manasse and the BM from the University of Oklahoma in the studio of David
Etheridge. Dr. Doyle is an artist with Backun Musical Services and Vandoren.
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expertise have brought her into many different ensembles and projects. Anna worked withmost orchestras and ensembles in Denmark, active in many musictheatre productions.
Greatest focus, interest and passion has been on the contemporary art music. Anna ismember of the ensembles FIGURA, Athelas Sinfonietta, the duo KlettWOOD, The Faoese
Symphony Orchestra, a co-founder of the Faroese ensemble Aldubáran, TangoCatzQuartet
and has a wide range of other collaboration partners. In 2002, Anna received the Danish
Composers Association’s Music Prize and in 2003 the Music Reviewers’ Artist Prize, andwith Figura Ensemble nominated for the Nordic Council’s Music Prize in 2017. With the
Figura Ensemble, she is workshop leader for the project “Small Composers” – creative
music workshops for children in kindergartens, schools and special needs schools.
John Kurokawa currently serves as the principal clarinetist of the Dayton Philharmonic
Orchestra, principal clarinetist of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, and Lecturer ofClarinet at Wright State University. Mr. Kurokawa has been a frequent soloist with theDayton Philharmonic, featuring the works of John Adams, Mozart, John Williams,
Gerald Finzi, and Reena Esmail. He has performed as guest principal and Eb clarinetist
with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and guest principal clarinetist with the St.
Louis Symphony Orchestra. An active chamber musician, he has presented concerts acrossthe midwest with the Prestige Clarinet Quartet and Dayton Philharmonic Woodwind
Quintet. Mr. Kurokawa is a Yamaha Performing Artist and performs exclusively on the
Yamaha CSVR clarinet.
Maryanne Lacaille has garnered international recognition as a soloist and ensemble
musician. Maryanne is currently an artist with RZ Clarinets and Silverstein Ligatures.
She has performed at ICA festivals since 1985 and is demand as a clinician and educatorthroughout Mexico, USA, Europe and South America.
Dakota Laurent has studied under both Dr. Stefanie Gardner at Glendale Community
College and Ottawa University, and Dr. Sarah Watts at University of Sheffield. She holds
a Bachelors Degree in Music Education Summa Cum Laude and is currently studying a
Masters Degree in Music Performance. Dakota is Principal Clarinet with the Sheffield
University Wind Orchestra (SUWO), is this year’s concerto soloist with the orchestra, andhas won numerous awards for her playing.
Viola Lenzi and Hannah Shilvock are a highly talented and passionate duo – they create
captivating synergy through lyrical and virtuosic music. After starting to play together
in 2022, the London based duo is actively seeking opportunities to share their musicalexpertise in different venues, for cultural events and private engagements. They haverecently given professional recitals in venues around the UK including Poole Lighthouse,
St George’s Bristol and Chichester Cathedral. With an extensive repertoire list spanningvarious periods and styles, Viola Lenzi and Hannah Shilvock offer a unique blend ofmusicality and artistry that leaves the audience moved. Coming up later this year they will
be making their debut in Italy!
Jack Liang enjoys performing works from a variety of musical styles, with a special interestin contemporary music. His interest in contemporary music has led to the exploration of
new sonic and performance possibilities for the clarinet. His doctoral research examining
tongue motion during clarinet multiphonic production been a leading resource forteachers, performers, and researchers since its publication.
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Liang is a Chedeville Endorser Artist. He plays exclusively on Chedeville Umbra Bb
Clarinet Mouthpiece and Chedeville Elite Bass Clarinet Mouthpiece.
Los Padres del Clarinete Bajo (Rodolfo Rodriguez, Leonardo Palma, Daniel
Troncoso, and Kevin Perez) is a bass clarinet ensemble based in South Texas, formed in
2022. This quartet performs fun, challenging, and new works for bass clarinet, includingclassical, klezmer, and rock. Los Padres del Clarinete Bajo has performed at numerous
events, including the inaugural 2023 Low Clarinet Festival, 2023 Texas Music Educators
Association Clinic/Convention, and ClarinetFest® 2023. They will be making theirinternational debut at ClarinetFest® 2024 in Dublin, Ireland.
Sarah Lucas-Page has dedicated her life to the art of music, activism, and continuously
pushing the boundaries of her creative expression. Sarah has been creating and performing
new clarinet music with a purpose to help fight injustice and bring awareness to issues
within the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as women and neurodivergent people. She
currently holds a degree in music composition from Arizona State University and ispursuing her master’s degree at Western Washington University.
The “Luxembourg Clarinet Ambassadors” is a newly founded clarinet sextet by theboard members of the Luxembourg Clarinet Association. According to its mission topromote music and musicians from Luxembourg, it also presents other original repertoire
for clarinet sextet. From piccolo e-flat clarinet down to the contrabass, it showcases theentire range of the clarinet family and its colorful sound potential. The ambassadorsthemselves are professors, orchestral musicians, clarinet makers and most of all: clarinet
lovers! Meet your clarinet diplomats Véronique Bernar, Jean-Luc Blasius, Romain Gross,
Max Mausen, Stephan Kronthaler and Simone Weber.
Clarinetist Shuqing Lyu has been acclaimed as one of the most promising musicians from
China. In 2023, Shuqing was appointed as Principal Clarinetist of the CCOM SymphonyOrchestra, and the first clarinetist who has been awarded Ph.D in school’s history. A
prizewinner of multiple international and national competitions, Lyu has appeared as asoloist with the major orchestras and hosted regular solo recitals in China.
Xiaoting Ma, a versatile clarinetist, has earned an international reputation as a soloist,chamber musician, and orchestral player. She has received numerous awards, including
the Jiangsu Province Entrepreneur Innovation Award. Dr. Ma has performed as a soloist
with the Northern Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and the Clarinet Cornucopia Choir
Ensemble. In 2023, she was invited as a headliner artist at the ClarinetFest®2023 in
Denver, US, where she held a successfully solo recital. Her international appearances span
the US, Australia, Italy, Austria, and China. She has collaborated with artists like Tan
Dun and Yo-Yo Ma, and ensembles including the Emerson and Tokyo String Quartets.
Dr. Ma was the second/E-flat and bass clarinetist of the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra
and has performed as guest clarinetist with several other major orchestras in China. She
holds a DMA from SUNY Stony Brook, an AD from Yale, a MM from Northern Illinois
University, and a BM from Shanghai Conservatory. Dr. Ma is an Assistant Professor at
Soochow University School of Music, an Uebel artist, and a Légère artist.
Christine MacDonnell, a graduate of The Juilliard School, is a clarinetist and multiwoodwind specialist. As a professional performer, she is proficient on all clarinets,
saxophones, flutes, and double reeds, and can be seen in various Broadway and offBroadway productions as well as Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden,
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Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, NJSO, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Northeast
Philharmonic Orchestra, Albany Symphony, and others. She has served two US Presidents
in the “President’s Own” Marine Band as a clarinetist. You can hear her performing in the
new Broadway musical, “Suffs”, and is a Yamaha and Daddario Performing Artist.
Henri Selmer Paris and Vandoren Artist-Clinician Dr. Jenny Maclay enjoys a diverse
career as a clarinet soloist, recitalist, orchestral player, chamber musician, pedagogue, andblogger. Online, she is known as Jenny Clarinet for her eponymous popular blog.
MAD4clarinets made their presentation in 2004 in the chamber hall of the Auditorium
Canal de Isabel II in Madrid. This concert was recorded and broadcast by the Spanish
National Radio. Their members take part in the most prestigious national and international
festivals. Among their performances, we can highlight the premiere of Cristóbal Halffter’s“Concierto a Cuatro” (2011) in the National Auditory of Madrid, and a premiere in the
Madrid ClarinetFest 2015 of Béla Kovács’ “Hommage to Manuel de Falla”, a version forclarinet quartet written by the composer and dedicated to MAD4clarinets after being
renamed “À la flamenca”. During July 2021, they recorded the CD “Hommage a Béla
Kovács”, a project carried out together with the Hungarian maestro, who dedicated,composed and adapted the works for MAD4clarinets. On May 1, 2022 they presented
the CD at the Franz Listz Academy in Budapest. MAD4clarinets are SELMER and
VANDOREN artists.
Maritime Silk Road Ensemble: Founded in 2021 and based in Hainan, China, theMaritime Silk Road Ensemble comprises of four permanent chamber musicians, clarinetist
Dr. Zhu Shuang, violist Dr. Yen-Fang Chen, cellist Dr. Dong Xue, and pianist Dr. ChiKit Lam. The Ensemble is under the direction by artistic advisors Dr. Chen Yi (memberof the American Academy of Arts and Sciences) and Dr. Zhou Long (Pulitzer prizewinning composer). Recently, the Maritime Silk Road Ensemble stepped on the stage atthe 39th Shanghai Spring International Music Festival, and has been selected to perform
at ClarinetFest® 2024 in Dublin, Ireland. The Ensemble is one of the first two ensembles
to receive the ICA’s Loren Kitt Memorial Scholarship, an award established to recognize
excellence in chamber music. Since 2021, the Ensemble has given dozens of chamber music
concerts on important stages, including Carnegie Hall in New York City, and Shanghai
Oriental Art Center.
The Maryland Clarinet Society was established in 2012 and is made up of clarinetists
from the State of Maryland, USA. During the past several years the group has toured andperformed in Vienna Austria, Paris, France, Clarinetfest Ostend Belgium and throughout theUnited States. The ensemble is sponsored by Lohff & Pfeiffer, Rover and Buffet Crampon.
The Masci-Koni duo is a duo from Italy, the duo has performed several concerts. The
two artists have a very interesting curriculum: Masci is a member of the Italian Clarinet
Consort, of the Theate Clarinet Ensemble and has played in many musical formations invarious countries in the world; Marsida koni was born in Albania. Winner of numerous
prizes in national and international competitions, she has played both as a soloist, inrecitals or with orchestra, and in chamber ensembles in important festivals in Albania,
Macedonia, Italy, Croatia, Switzerland, Germany.
Maskit Clarinet Choir was founded in 2012 by Mr. Shlomi Rav-Hon. Mr. Rav-Hon is the
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divided into 4 sections of B-flat clarinets, bass clarinet and alto clarinet. Every year we have
two seasons. In each season, we work on one program. At the end of each season we give aconcert. Our repertoire consists of classical music, Israeli music and music from musicals.
Florence Anna Maunders started to compose music when she was a teenager, andher early tape-based pieces from this time reveal an early fascination with the unusual
juxtapositions of sounds and collisions of styles which have been a hallmark of her musicmaking ever since. She is currently working on a PhD as a doctoral fellow at Cardiff
University. She’s enjoyed significant successes in the UK, USA, Europe and across therest of the world, leading to a string of high profile awards & prizes including the Royal
Philharmonic Prize.
Amanda McCandless is Professor of Clarinet at the University of Northern Iowa (USA).
McCandless is an advocate of clarinet works by women composers. She has released two
albums of unaccompanied works by women composers on the Mark Records Label, witha third volume premiering this year. She has appeared as guest soloist with the Caxias doSul (Brazil) Symphony Orchestra and as guest soloist with the UNI Wind Symphony ontour of northern Italy. She has been a guest artist at conservatories in China, Brazil, Italy,
and Bolivia. She has also presented at numerous universities in the USA. Dr. McCandless is
Second Clarinetist in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra. She previously held
the position of Principal Clarinet of the Tulsa Symphony and Ballet Orchestras. McCandlessholds degrees from Michigan State University, where she studied with Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr,and Eastern Kentucky University, where she studied with Connie Rhoades.
Dr. Dawn McConkie is Professor of Music at Emporia State University, KS, where
she serves as an Interim Assistant Dean for the School of Visual and Performing Arts,
Professor and Coordinator of Woodwinds, teaches applied clarinet & saxophone, directs
the Emporia State University Clarinet Choir, Saxophone Quartets and other chambergroups. She is a member of MiamiClarinet, the Mid-America Woodwind Quintet, andthe McConkie Freeze Duo and holds degrees from the University of Miami, FL. She is a
Lomax Mouthpieces and Buffet Crampon Artist. Dr. McConkie is the Kansas State Board
Chair of the ICA and her published pieces for clarinet quartet and clarinet choir can befound at Cimarronmusic.com.
Dr. Blake McGee is Professor of Clarinet at the University of Wyoming. A native of thewest coast, Dr. McGee performed as a member of the Portland Opera, Vancouver Symphony,and the Oregon Mozart Players chamber orchestra. He is currently principal clarinet of the
Wyoming Symphony. He is a highly active chamber musician performing regularly with the
Wyoming Reed Trio, the Casper Chamber Music Society, and as a member of Lights Alongthe Shore, a trio specializing in original arrangements of eclectic music from around theworld. Additionally, he tours annually throughout the country as a recitalist.
Christy McNamara is a musician/composer, photographer, and storyteller. He grew up
in a family steeped in Irish music and traditions in County Clare. His father Joe playedwith the Tulla Ceili Band with his uncles Paddy and Pj Hayes and his mother Biddy wasa renowned set dancer. His black and white photography is an intimate portrayal of Irish
rural life that began at home in County Clare, telling a personal story of home, family,community and traditions. His book “The Living Note,” a collaboration with writer Peter
Woods, gained worldwide praise. He has worked with many artists including U2, Loreena
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Archive, Hollywood Oscar-nominated screen writer Jeff Maguire and actors Brad Pitt andWhoopi Goldberg.
Henry McNamara is a postgraduate student at the University of Sheffield earning his
Master’s degree in Music Performance Studies with Dr. Sarah Watts. A bass clarinet
specialist, he seeks to forge new paths and promote new works for the instrument. When
he isn’t working on his reeds he enjoys rock climbing, playing Dungeons and Dragons, andpun-ishing friends and family with bad jokes.
Dr. Olivia Meadows, Clarinet, (MM and DMA, Arizona State University; BM, Florida
State University) is the Assistant Director of Admissions at the Peabody Conservatory andAdjunct Woodwind Faculty at the Community College of Baltimore County. She has
performed with ensembles including the Annapolis Symphony, Hawaii Symphony, andArkansas Symphony and presented lecture recitals at the San Francisco Conservatory ofMusic, Sacramento State University, San Jose State University, the University of Hawaii
at Manoa, Texas A&M International University, Towson University, and more. Olivia has
been invited to the International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest as a performer and/or panelist each year since 2016. She is passionate about pedagogy and commissioning
teaching repertoire.
Ionas Mercadal Euler, born in 2003 in Sant Cugat del Vallès, hails from a family steepedin musical tradition. Initiated into the world of clarinet by his father at age 6, Ionas honed
his craft at Fusió de Sant Cugat Music School. His journey led him to the Conservatori deSant Cugat under Professor Clara Font’s tutelage, culminating in a “Grado professional”
degree in 2019. Venturing further, he pursued studies at ESMUC and currently at the
Leopold Mozart College, Augsburg.
Ionas’s virtuosity has garnered acclaim worldwide. His accolades include triumphs
at prestigious competitions like “Jugend musiziert” and the “International Mozart
Competition.” Notably, his stellar performances earned him the “Assoluto Prize” inKarlsruhe and the “First Prize” in various international contests. Recognized for his
technical brilliance and artistic finesse, Ionas continues to amaze audiences globally, his
recent feat being the third prize at the “Music International Grand Prix” in New York.
The Miami University Clarinet Choir is comprised of undergraduate students from
Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA. The ensemble continues to champion lesserknown works in concerts and performances, enhancing the educational opportunities inlike-instrument ensemble playing.
MiamiClarinet was founded by Margaret Donaghue Flavin, Professor at the Universityof Miami Frost School of Music, and is comprised of UMiami alumni, now professorsof clarinet at universities across the country. MiamiClarinet is comprised of Dawn
McConkie, Emporia State University; Michael Walsh, South Dakota State University;and Danielle Woolery, Texas Woman’s University.
Benjamin Mitchell is the founder of the Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra andhas also collaborated with the Aspen Music Festival, Eighth Blackbird, Ensemble
intercontemporain, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Lucerne Festival, Houston Symphony,Nash Ensemble, Riot Ensemble, and Royal Opera House. Benjamin holds degrees fromthe University of California at Los Angeles, Rice University, Indiana University, Zürcher
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Hochschule der Künste, University of Southern California, Royal Academy of Music, andis also a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique.
Osiris J. Molina is Professor of Clarinet and Woodwind Area Coordinator at the
University of Alabama. He is currently Principal Clarinet of the Tuscaloosa SymphonyOrchestra and Assistant Principal with the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra. His chamber
work includes his membership in the Vuorovesi Trio, a flute, oboe, and clarinet ensemble.
Vuorovesi will perform at the 2024 IDRS conference and the 2024 ICA ClarinetFest
in Dublin, Ireland and later this year will release their first album. In 2022 Dr. Molina
celebrated the release of Cuba, Alabama, an album of music by Cuban composers and is in
the final stages of recording an album of works for clarinet and string quartet by Alabama
composers. Dr. Molina is an endorsing artist for Selmer Paris, Silverstein, Gonzalez, and
D’Addario and performs on the Recital clarinet and the Privilege Bass Clarinet.
Richard Ferrarelli and Lindsey Hutchinson formed Morii Duo in 2021 to performthe music of Jonathan Russell on Hutchinson’s degree recital. During rehearsals for thisevent, the pair decided to continue pursuing repertoire and performance opportunities thathighlight New Music, especially focusing on works with electronics. At 2022 ClarinetFest®
in Reno, Nevada, Morii Duo performed in masterclasses for Evan Ziporyn and Drs.
Joshua and Stefanie Gardner, and at 2023 ClarinetFest® in Denver, Colorado they were
programmed, performing BEASTS by Jessica Lindsey.
Kathleen Gardiner Mulcahy, DMA, is Director of Woodwinds and Associate Professorof Clarinet at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. She is an active freelance musician
in the Washington, DC metro area, performing frequently with the Kennedy Center Opera
House Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Gardiner Mulcahy also holds
the position of principal clarinetist with the Alexandria (VA) Symphony, and has been amember of the Annapolis (MD) Symphony, Buffalo (NY) Philharmonic, and the Grant Park
Orchestra in Chicago. In addition to her performing activities, Dr. Gardiner Mulcahy is acertified yoga instructor, specializing in classes and clinics for the college-age performing
artist. In her spare time, she enjoys practicing yoga, hiking, paddle boarding, and kayaking
and works hard to achieve a healthy work-life balance. Kathleen Gardiner Mulcahy is a BuffetGroup USA performing artist, and is grateful for their sponsorship and support.
Nora-Louise Müller enjoys her career as a performing artist, researcher and educationist.
She studied with Reiner Wehle at Musikhochschule Lübeck, graduating in performing artsand clarinet pedagogy. Nora is a well-regarded artist in festivals such as (DA)(NE)S (Maribor,Slovenia), Microfest (Amsterdam), klub katarakt (Hamburg) and IMPACT (Eupen,
Belgium). She is a lecturer in clarinet pedagogy at Musikhochschule Lübeck. She holds a
PhD in musicology and is a dedicated clarinet teacher for students of all ages.
Musetta Ensemble was born from the idea of downsizing pieces from operas and musicals
to produce pocket-size performances that can reach both smaller and larger audiences. The
Ensemble began from the standpoint of creating tailor-made, balanced musical arrangements;
while striving to explore creative ways to bring chamber music and vocal accompanimentcloser together. The ensemble performs excerpts from a variety of works where the audience
is introduced to different leading roles; as if one were having a cup of tea with their favourite
character. Thus, making the music more accessible and allowing the audience to experiencea broader yet intimate music experience. Both the orchestral and vocal scores are thoroughly
studied by the Ensemble in order to be arranged into a format that fits the instruments, while
maintaining the integrity of the original music.
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Matthew Nelson is Professor of Clarinet at the University of Louisville. He previously
served on the faculty of Utah Valley University, and he was a NOVA Chamber Music
Series artist from 2011 – 2014. Nelson’s frequent chamber music collaborations include
performances at the Beyond the Music International Chamber Music Festival, theSchumann Festival, the Gentse Vleugels Festival, and the Park City International Music
Festival, among others. Nelson is the former principal clarinet of the Utah Chamber
Orchestra (Ballet West).Nelson’s discography includes a 2023 album of clarinet works byMarc Satterwhite, all which Nelson commissioned and/or premiered. His 2019 Northern
Fantasies release was featured on APM’s Performance Today, and Nelson’s debut solo
CD, Meditations and Tributes, included the premiere recording of Kaija Saariaho’s Duft.
He has recorded as a soloist or chamber musician for the Soundset, Centaur, Parma, andAlbany labels. Nelson is a Buffet-Crampon and D’Addario Woodwinds Artist.
Critically acclaimed clarinetist Christopher Nichols enjoys a dynamic career with recent
performances across the United States and in Italy, Costa Rica, Belgium, Malta, Canada,
and the Netherlands in orchestra, military band, chamber ensemble, and solo engagements.
He is a 20-year veteran of Army Bands and currently serves as the First Sergeant of
the 287th Army Band in Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. Nichols joined the faculty of the
University of Delaware School of Music in 2013 where he is Associate Professor of Clarinet
and Director of Graduate Studies. He is a Légère Reeds Endorsing Artist, Silverstein Pro
Team Artist, a Rice Clarinet Works Artist, and a Buffet Crampon USA Artist Clinician.
Dr. Nichols will join the International Clarinet Association board of directors as President
Elect on September 1, 2024.
Joanna Nicholson studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and theRoyal College of Music, London, with an Exhibition Scholarship. She has pursued a lively
freelance career based in Scotland, performing with many of the UK’s finest orchestras,
including the Royal Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National, BBC Scottish Symphony, andas a soloist with the Scottish Ensemble and at the BBC Proms. Chamber music includes
Red Note Ensemble, Turning the Elements voice and clarinet duo, Daniel’s Beard, andYiddish Song Project. Joanna’s compositions include the score for the dance work In Situ,
winning a Herald Angel at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and several works for clarinet,and clarinet and voice, featuring on recent recordings Gyre and No Trees to Whisper, both
shortlisted for New Music Scotland awards in 2023. She is currently working on an electro
sonodrama ‘The Deep Minded,’ which will premiere at soundfestival this October. https://joannanicholsonclarinet.co.uk/
Dr. Eunah Noh is a leading Haegeum Performer in South Korea. A Professor of KoreanMusic at Seoul National University, she is a Trustee of Society of Haegeum Practitioners,
Director of Korean Jeongak Center, and a member of Gazenakhoe. She has given overtwo dozen solo recitals in Korea and other prestigious festivals and venues around theworld, including a recital at New York City’s Carnegie Hall. Dr. Noh is a recipient ofmany distinguished awards, including Gold Prize at the 14th Dong-A Korean Music
Competition (Haegeum Division), Peace Award at the 1st World Culture Open (WCO),
Silver Prize at the Seoul National University Music Competition (Traditional Instrumental
Music Division), and Fringe Award at the 6th Tongyeong International Music Festival.
Dr. Noh is received all her music degrees (B.M., M.M., and D.M.A.) at Seoul National
University College of Music.
Northern Accord is a chamber music trio comprised of Grammy nominated, mezzosoprano Kirsten Gunlogson, pianist Eileen Cornett (Peabody Institute) and clarinetist
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Elizabeth Gunlogson (University of New Hampshire) that performs throughout theUnited States both well-loved classics and little-known contemporary pieces composed
for its distinctive instrumentation. With the mission of offering high-caliber music that isaccessible and enjoyable, Northern Accord constantly challenges itself to unearth pieces
that will suit its spirited, quirky and personable nature.
Dr. Keith Northover is a professional educator, performer, and researcher of clarinets. He
is currently on faculty at Indiana University teaching historical clarinet. With a uniquefondness for auxiliary and historical clarinets, he advocates for their continued virtuosic
utilization in often forgotten and/or newly commissioned works. He holds degrees from
Indiana University and the University of Florida, and is a founder of the Novacane Quartet
and Aether Wind Quintet. For more visit: www.keithnorthover.com
Macdara Ó Seireadáin is a First Class Honours graduate of both the Hochschule fürMusik und Theater Hannover and Royal Irish Academy of Music.
In November 2019, after holding positions in Austria and Germany, Macdara joined the
RTÉ Concert Orchestra. He has worked with numerous orchestras including Deutsche
Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Staatsoper Hannover, Philharmonsiches Orchester Kiel,
Irish Chamber Orchestra, and performed as soloist with the RTÉ National SymphonyOrchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Uelzen Kammerorchester and others. A keen chambermusician, Macdara performs regularly with pianist Gintaras Januševičius and is a memberof the Ficino Ensemble. He has collaborated with John O’Conor, Johannes Peitz, Sharon
Kam, Finghin Collins, the Vanburgh, Apollon Musagete Quartet, and performed atnumerous festivals including Great Music in Irish Houses, Fredener Musiktage, andCellissimo. Additionally, Macdara lectures on performance psychology and coaches at the
Klaipeda Piano Masters and Feuerwerk Einbeck academies and hosts the music podcast“Harmonically Speaking”.
Willful Devices is the duo of Pat O’Keefe (clarinet/bass clarinet) and Scott L. Miller(computer), collaborating since 2003 to create music that combines composition andimprovisation within the realm of real-time sound synthesis. Those who work withcomputers or instruments know that despite your best efforts, these devices are never fully
under your control. We accept and celebrate this fact, because within this unpredictabilitylies the potential for unimagined sonic discoveries, hence our name Willful Devices.
Clarinetist Pat O’Keefe is active in many genres, and performs regularly with the newmusic ensemble Zeitgeist, the Brazilian group Choro Borealis, and the Indian fusiongroup The Maithree Ensemble, among others. He was awarded a McKnight Foundation
Performing Musician Fellowship and teaches at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls.
Composer Scott L. Miller is a three-time McKnight Composer Fellow, a Fulbright Scholar,a past president of SEAMUS, and teaches at St. Cloud State University.
Gregory Oakes is an energetic performer and a passionate champion of the music of ourtime. He is Professor of Clarinet at Iowa State University and Principal Clarinet of the Des
Moines Symphony Orchestra.
Odd Partials is a clarinet and electronics duo that performs precomposed interactive
compositions by a variety of composers, as well as live improvisations. Formed in 2011by electronic musician Greg Dixon and clarinetist Rachel Yoder, Odd Partials takes acollaborative and flexible approach to composition and performance, equally at home in
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concert halls, dive bars, and house shows. The duo’s appearances include the International
Computer Music Conference, Society for Electroacoustic Music in the U.S. (SEAMUS)
conference, the Wayward Music Series (Seattle), and the University of Wyoming New
Frontiers Festival.
Seattle-based clarinetist Rachel Yoder is instructor of clarinet at Western Washington
University and serves as editor of The Clarinet, quarterly journal of the International
Clarinet Association. Greg Dixon is assistant professor of music and sound design at
DigiPen Institute of Technology in Redmond, WA, and his compositional research focuseson interactive audio systems.
Music Ancestry is a non-profit organization founded in 2022 by Kassandra OrmsbyHutcheson with a mission to give musicians, hobbyists, and scholars insight into learning
about their pedagogical lineage and begin conversations and forge connections amongst the
global community. In other words, we are creating a musical “family tree” with which we
strive to preserve and pass on this specialized field of knowledge in an easily accessible way.
Established in 2020, The Painted Sky Ensemble has quickly established themselves
as a strong proponent of commissioning and performing new music by underrepresented
composers. The first group of commissioned works to be recorded in 2024 are written by
Theresa Martin, Chia-Yu Hsu, Till Meyn and Paul Schoenfeld. Painted Sky has performed at
the Estonia Academy of Music and Theater, the European Clarinet Association in Krakow,
Poland and at the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest in Reno and in Denver.
Paradise Winds, a Phoenix, AZ-based reed quintet have been performing together since2005. Paradise Winds has been featured on American Public Media’s Performance Today,
and the ensemble has collaborated with the Phoenix-based award-winning Downtown
Chamber Series, and Grammy-winning Phoenix Chorale, as well as Classical Revolution
PHX. Recently, they released All Things and Beautiful (2022), Journey on a Comet’s Tail,an album of entirely original commissioned works for reed quintet, was released in late2017, and Live Beneath Stained Glass (2016), a Blues/Funk collaboration with the Jackie
Myers Band. Advocates of original repertoire, Paradise Winds has commissioned works byCornelius Boots, James Cohn, Deborah Kavasch, John Marvin, Robbie McCarthy, Kurt
Mehlenbacher, Alyssa Morris, Don Owens, Tom Peterson, Kincaid Rabb, Jamie LeighSampson, Karalyn Schubring and premiered the first North American concerto grosso forreed quintet and orchestra by Graham Cohen. Paradise Winds actively tours, records, andholds residencies across the globe.
Dr. Kelsey Paquin is Assistant Professor of Music (Clarinet) at University of North
Alabama. She has served as Adjunct Applied Faculty in Clarinet at Troy University andTeaching Assistant in Clarinet at Florida State University. Dr. Paquin holds a Doctor ofMusic degree from Florida State University, a Master of Music degree from The Universityof North Carolina at Greensboro, a Bachelor of Music degree from Ithaca College, and hasstudied at G. Verdi Conservatorio di Musica in Milan, Italy.
Rocco Parisi, born in San Pietro a Maida (CZ) – Italy, studied in Holland, where he gainedbrilliantely which is the Getuigschrift diploma in bass clarinet and in Italy gained “cumlaude” the clarinet master degree at the Conservatorio “ Ghedini” of Cuneo. Recognized
as a talent interpreter of contemporary music and as an innovator of new techniques for thebass clarinet, many original compositions have been dedicated to Parisi. He gave the world
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bass clarinet and orchestra both by Luciano Berio and “Come un’onda” by Ennio Morricone.
He gave concerts at the ICA convention in New Orleams Stockholm, Salt Lake City, Austin .
Assisi, Baton Rouge, Ostenda .Parisi has recorded CDs for labels Taukay, Stradivarius, DDT,
Nuova Era, AOC Classic – Edizioni Leonardi, Concerto Music-Media, Amadeus, Brilliant.
He is sponsorized by Silverstein Works, “Patricola” clarinets.
Patriot Reeds: George Mason University Clarinet Choir is the resident clarinet
ensemble for the Reva and Sid Dewberry School of Music at George Mason University
in Fairfax, VA. The group is comprised of undergraduate music majors, music minors,
and non-majors, and usually has 12-15 members, but a smaller contingent has traveledto perform in Dublin. The group is led by Dr. Kathleen Gardiner Mulcahy, Director of
Woodwinds and Associate Professor of Clarinet at George Mason. In addition to appearing
in on-campus recitals, Patriot Reeds has had the opportunity to perform for recital series
throughout Northern Virginia, and also had the honor of performing in the MillenniumStage Concert Series at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.
This is the group’s first appearance at ClarinetFest, and they are thrilled to travel to Dublin
to present this program.
Dmitry Perevertailenko is an Associate Professor of Clarinet at the Tarleton State
University. He has performed throughout the United States and Europe. His performanceexperience includes ICA ClarinetFests® in Denver, Reno, Knoxville, Ostend, Orlando,
Lawrence, Madrid, and Baton Rouge, CMS conference in Vancouver, TMEA conventionsin San-Antonio as well as Copland Clarinet Concerto with the Kharkiv Municipal
Orchestra and the North Texas Symphony Orchestra. Currently, he is a principal clarinetist
with Brazos Chamber Orchestra. Dmitry has won multiple competitions including
the International Competition for the 50th Anniversary of Israel and the North Texas
Concerto Competition. Prior to his position at TSU, Dr. Perevertailenko was an Adjunct
Professor of Clarinet at the Sam Houston State University. He also held a Development
Associate position with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Dmitry has obtained B.M. from
the Moscow State Conservatoire, M.M. from the Sam Houston State University, and
D.M.A. from the University of North Texas.
Nicolai Pfeffer “presents strong dynamic contrasts, a richness of color, sensitivity, andpassion,” summarized The Clarinet, and DER SPIEGEL recently raved about the “colorful,shimmering clarinet sound of the highly virtuosic player.” Within the younger generation,
the “clarinet poet” (la Repubblica) is in demand both domestically and abroad as a soloist,chamber musician, and skilled educator.
In addition to his extensive artistic activities, he is deeply interested in the neweditions of chamber and solo compositions for the clarinet, which, along with his own
arrangements, have been published by renowned music publishers such as G. Henle Verlag
and Breitkopf & Härtel. Radio, CD, and television recordings, as well as concerts in the
major halls of Germany and Europe, round off his activities as a musician. In 2018, hemade his debut under Fabio Luisi during the Festival della Valle d’Itria. Furthermore, he
has performed with Markus Stenz, Daniel Spaw, Mario Venzago, and Jonathan Webb.
His discography now includes Brahms’ Clarinet Sonatas (Cavi/Deutsche Grammophon),concertos by Mozart and Weber (Novantiqua), as well as other highly acclaimed concert
and chamber music recordings.
Jonie Pijpers studied clarinet at the Fontys Conservatory in Tilburg (NL) and English
Language and Culture at the Leiden University. In the Netherlands Jonie Pijpers is arenowned clarinet teacher. She performs regurlarly in small ensembles, like the Arundo
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Kwintet, and as a soloist with various concert bands. Steven Henry is a bass_clarinet
specialist and composer. Although classically trained, Steven Henry enjoys exploring
many musical worlds and technological possibilities; such influences can be heard in his
compositions and performances, which often transcend genre definition. Besides being a
musician, Steven Henry graduated in the field of physics at the Eindhoven University ofTechnology. Since 2020 Steven Henry is the artistic director of the MuST foundation.
MuST organises and supports project in the fields of MUsic, Science and Technology.
The Prestige Clarinet Quartet, founded in 1995 at the University of Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music, is comprised of the versatile and diverse clarinetists:
Anthony Costa, John Kurokawa, Janice Minor and Sarah Nowlin. PCQ members
are active as orchestral players, recitalists, chamber musicians, clinicians, and universitymusic educators. Most recently, audiences have been inspired by their performances ofengaging and exciting repertoire at the 2023 Single Reed Summit at Penn State University
and at ClarinetFest 2022.
Spencer Prewitt serves as Associate Professor of Clarinet at Austin Peay State University
and is on faculty at Bay View Music Festival. Prewitt earned degrees from the Universityof Oklahoma and Bowling Green State University. As an orchestral musician he has
performed with many orchestras and is an active studio musician in Nashville. As arecitalist and clinician, he has given recitals and masterclasses throughout the world.
Spencer is a Buffet Crampon performing artist and clinician
Q’iru Duet is a Chilean–Colombian guitar and clarinet duo that fuses rhythms from
Latin American regions. The exquisite blend of clarinet and guitar sounds creates anextraordinary musical atmosphere for the audience. Q’iru Duet performs music from Latin
America with elegance and passion, combining it with the technical aspects of classicalmusic. The duet has performed on various stages in the Chicagoland area, southern Illinois,
Phoenix and Tucson, AZ, Reno, NV, Denver, CO, as well as in Colombia and Mexico.
“We love performing and sharing our musical backgrounds and Latin American culture
with attendees, and we look forward to learning as much from everyone as we can.” Gloria
and Nico
Clarinetist and pedagogue, Dr. Aileen Razey, will join St. Olaf college this fall as
Assistant Professor of Clarinet. She is a D’Addario Woodwind Clinician, Conn Selmer
Artist, member of the ICA Health and Wellness Committee, and President of CMS
Northeast. Razey has performed with Syracuse Orchestra, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra,
Lucerne Festival Academy, Aspen Music Festival, and Klangspuren International Ensemble
Modern Academy. She holds degrees from University of North Texas, University of Denver,and Ithaca College.
Marilyn Cole, Melissa Kritzer and Angela Shankar formed Reeds Amis as an
ensemble inspired to champion new and unperformed music, particularly the music ofwomen composers. Both the group and its members have commissioned and premiered
new works for their instruments, including collaborations with The Chelsea Symphonyin NYC. Reeds Amis has been working on the Fernande Decruck Project with esteemed
conductor and Decruck scholar Matthew Aubin since 2013. In August 2015, they wereinvited to perform and present the unpublished works of Decruck at the IDRS Convention
in Tokyo. In 2016, they recorded the six reed trios and piano sextet of Decruck. The CD;
Reeds Amis, The Reed Trios of Fernande Decruck, is available for purchase and it can bestreamed on YouTube Music, Apple Music, and Spotify. Members of the trio can be heard
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playing on Broadway, with top orchestras throughout the country and with rock bands
such as Guster and AJR.
Wesley Rhodes is originally from Wilson, North Carolina. He earned his Bachelor of
Science in university studies, with concentrations in music performance and psychology,
from East Carolina University. He has performed with community ensembles such as
Triangle Wind Ensemble and Triangle Pride Band. He also served as a board member andlibrarian for Triangle Pride Band. He works towards raising awareness of and creating
resources for classical music from the African Diaspora. He is putting together a databaseof clarinet repertoire. He earned Master of Music in Clarinet Performance at the Universityof Kansas, where he is currently pursuing his DMA.
Described as “captivating” and “expertly blended” (Brutal New Music Reviews), themusic of Dalton H. Regnier (aka Dalton Ringey) explores themes of consumerism,
environmentalism, nature, and the human psyche. He has been commissioned by the
University of Delaware Wind Ensemble, Hope College Wind Ensemble, trombonist
Nathaniel Lease, and clarinetist Julia Lougheed, and has also collaborated with ensembles
such as Sputter Box, Quince Ensemble, icarus Quartet, loadbang, and University of
Delaware Symphony Orchestra. Dalton has been awarded by the Delaware Division ofArts, Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble, and the International Clarinet Association, andhis music has been featured at festivals and conferences such as Hot Air Music Festival,
American Single Reed Summit, Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival,
Connecticut Summerfest, New Music on the Bayou, and ClarinetFest.
In 2023, Rebeca Romero Demuynck graduated from the Master at the Fontys School of
the Arts in Tilburg (Netherland), working with teachers Geert Baeckelandt, Lars Woutersand specially Henri Bok where she specialized in bass clarinet. During her career she
collaborated with varius national and international groups on the clarinet staff
Clarinetist, bass clarinetist, composer, and arranged Jonathan Russell is a member of
the Sqwonk bass clarinet duo, leader of the Improbable Beasts bass clarinet ensemble, asoloist, and a freelancer in the Boston area. As a composer, he is especially known for his
innovative and expressive bass clarinet and clarinet compositions.
Born in 1986, Franck Russo is currently Principal Clarinet of the Toulon Provence
Méditerranée Opera Symphony Orchestra. It was at the CRR of Rueil-Malmaison that hebegan his professional studies with Florent Héau, winning a 1st prize, a prize of excellence
and a 1st prize in chamber music in the class of Michel Moraguès in 2006. The same year
, he was unanimously accepted at the CNSM in Paris, in the class of Michel Arrignon, atrue Master of the French School. He obtained his prize there with Jérôme Julien-Laférièrewith very good mention. Winner of the Banque Populaire and Meyer foundations aswell as numerous international competitions (Prague Spring, Classic Winds in Hamburg
and Tel Aviv, Debussy in Paris, Nielsen in Denmark, Lancelot in Rouen and Tokyo),Franck won the 3rd prize, the prize of public and the “Young Talent of the Nocturnes ofRouen Cathedral” prize at the 1st International Jacques Lancelot Competition as well as a
special prize for the best interpretation of Claude Debussy’s Rhapsody at the Tokyo 2014
Competition. It is in Spring 2015 at Prague, just before joining the Orchestra, he won 3rd
prize in the prestigious competition. In March 2020, just before the pandemic, he won the
1st prize and special prize for the piece “Verdiana” by Alexey Shor at the “Classic Winds”
Competition in Tel Aviv, Israel. Furthermore, he won the Classical Music Awards and willsoon perform at Carnégie Hall in New York.
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Dr. Jeremy Ruth is Assistant Professor of Music at Lander University in Greenwood,
South Carolina, where he teaches applied clarinet and music history and coaches the LU
Woodwind Ensemble. His performance interests are wide-ranging, but he has a particularinterest in contemporary music, performance art, and exploring new extended techniques
for the clarinet. Ruth presented his research on different techniques of vocalization during
clarinet performance in the 2019 ICA Research Competition and won first place. His
scholarly work has also been published in the NACWPI Journal and The Clarinet. As asoloist and as a founding member of The Ambassador Trio, Ruth has performed as a guest
artist and given masterclasses at universities throughout North America, in addition to
being invited to premiere new works at numerous international conferences.
Micheale Ryan, a graduate for New England Conservatory of Music, former memberof Sarasota Opera Orchestra, relocated to New York City after being casted in the offBroadway show “Swingtime Canteen”. She stays active in the theater world by substituting
in various Broadway orchestras, including “Lion King” and “Wicked”. Micheale performs
with Christine in the chamber ensemble Metamorphic Winds and can be heard performingwith clarinetist Richard Stoltzman on his recording “Aria”.
Dr. Larkin Sanders is based in Kansas City, Missouri where she is the clarinet instructorat Washburn University and William Jewell College, owns the Clever Clarinetist (a clarinet
specialty store), is the Executive-Artistic Director of the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra, isthe utility clarinetist for the Topeka Symphony Orchestra, and performs frequently with avariety of other ensembles. Dr. Sanders is an Henri Selmer Paris, Behn, D’Addario & Co.,
Brian Corbin Clarinet Products, and Silverstein Pro Team Artist. In addition to her activities
as a clarinetist, teacher, and administrator, Dr. Sanders is also a digital artist, composer, andauthor of several books and self-publishes her original compositions and clarinet methods.
Her works are inspired by the talents of her friends and colleagues, and the genres of her
works span from chamber operettas, art songs, children’s music, and more.
Luca Saracca is Professor of clarinet at the Conservatory of Music “Francesco Morlacchi”
in Perugia (Italy) where he is also Press Agent and Head of the Communication Office.
He has participated in various music festivals including Spoleto 2 World Music Festival,
Festival Pontino, Biennale in Venice, Tribina Compositora of Beograd, and in concert
seasons in Italy, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, France, Belgium,
Istanbul (Turkey) and the US (San Francisco and Bay Area). He played clarinet and basset
horn in the Namaste Clarinet Quartet (NCQ), which was a winner and finalist in morethan ten international chamber music competitions. Creator and conductor of a “Music
Appreciation Program” and radio speaker with “Blue Monday” he is also a lecturer andparticipated in previous ClarinetFests with conference/concerts and regularly publishedarticles and interviews in the magazines “The Clarinet” and “L’Arte del Clarinetto”. After
5 years of service as Chair of International Relations he was recently elected International
Vice President of ICA
Cpl. Ben Savage took up the clarinet age 7. He joined the Royal Marines Band Service
in 2008 on clarinet and violin and passed out of training as a solo clarinet player. Ben has
served in the bands of Scotland, Collingwood and Lympstone. Whilst in Scotland, he took
up curling and successfully managed to compete at county level. Since then, Ben has taken
up cycling, along with swimming and running and can often be found riding the country
lanes of Devon. His sporting highlight has been competing for GBR triathlon at the world
triathlon champs in Mexico. He is also a keen fruit and vegetable enthusiast.
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Eric Schultz is an American clarinetist equally in demand as a soloist, chamber musician,and interpreter of new music. Hailed a “mastermind” in the Myrtle Beach Herald and“superhuman” by The Chanticleer, Schultz was recently selected as a quarterfinalist forthe 2024 GRAMMY® Music Educator of the Year Award. As a performer, he maintains
an active schedule performing with orchestras around the country and has appeared withpreeminent artists such as Valerie Coleman and Joshua Bell in top halls across the world.
He can be seen on Netflix and heard on National Public Radio.
An uncompromising advocate for the music of our time whose unique voice on theclarinet has inspired many of today’s finest composers, Schultz is known for his liquid,
soulful tone quality and singular abilities on the instrument, including an unrivaled fiveoctave range, limitless facility of technique, and improvisations that span many dialects. As
founding clarinetist of the Victory Players new music ensemble, his performing has beenfeatured extensively by NPR through syndication.
Exalted as a “pathfinder” by iconic composer Valerie Coleman, Schultz encourages anindividualized, project-based and passion-fueled creative approach to music learning while
advocating for living composers and expanding repertoire lists toward a more intentionally
inclusive and relevant future model. He is known for his transformational masterclasses
with recent visits to the Conservatorio de Música Ástor Piazzolla in Buenos Aires, Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico, Clemson, Stony Brook,and more. Schultz currently serves as Assistant Professor of Music at Coastal Carolina
University, where he is coordinator of the woodwind area and director of the Edwards
Center for Inclusive Excellence.
As a Buffet Crampon performing artist, he performs exclusively on Buffet Crampon
clarinets. @ericschultzclarinet
Robin Seletsky, a second-generation klezmer clarinetist, grew up with the sound of
klezmer in her family’s Brooklyn home. Her classical training, however, was initially her
primary focus and brought her to New England Conservatory and the Juilliard School,
where she studied with Peter Hadcock and Leon Russianoff, respectively. Robin was amember of both the San Antonio and Albany Symphonies and recently retired after 35
years as principal clarinetist with the Glimmerglass Opera Festival and the Binghamton
Philharmonic. Her interest in klezmer began in the 1990’s and coincided with the klezmer
revival. She has appeared around the country as a klezmer soloist and with her Jewish
music ensemble, Big Galut(e). Her compositions and arrangements have been performedby symphony orchestras, ballet companies, and featured on National Public Radio. Robinenjoys contributing to the perpetuation of the tradition through her many YouTube
teaching tutorials, master classes/clinics, and online teaching studio.
Principal Clarinet with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra since 2012, Andrew
Seymour’s playing has been described by reviewers as “soaring and colourful,” “anastonishing display of instrumental virtuosity” and “his every note was meaningful.”
Andrew has performed as guest principal Clarinet with the Australian Chamber Orchestra,
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, West Australian, Melbourne, and Canberra SymphonyOrchestras. Featuring regularly as soloist with the TSO, Andrew has performed many ofthe major concertos, new works by Tasmanian composers Jabra Latham, Maria Grenfell
and Stephen Cronin, alongside Norwegian Violinist Henning Kraggurud in a world
premiere performance and a diverse range of other solos from Klezmer to Jazz inspired
works. As a chamber musician Andrew has appeared in the Tasmanian Chamber Music
Festival, with the Southern Cross Soloists and Virtuosi Tasmania. Andrew is Lecturer
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in Clarinet at the University of Tasmania and is a Backun artist performing on Backun
Clarinets crafted in Cocobolo wood.
Erich Barganier (guitar/violin/electronics) and Ford Fourqurean (clarinets/electronics)
are Shutterspeed Duo, a composer/performer ensemble combining contemporaryclassical composition, diy aesthetics, multimedia electronics, and video art. The group
released their debut EP Iris in February 2021. The Classicyl Vine described their latest
release as “a kaleidoscope of textural and timbral shifts in the electronic processing of
acoustic instrumentals,” and pushes the genre of indie-classical to new realms.
Silent Voices Project is a large-scale project initially funded through a Bemidji
State University New Faculty Scholarship and Innovation Fund grant. Members
Sarah Elizabeth Lee (bassoon), Miriam Brack Webber (bassoon), and Hilary
Lowery (clarinet), seek to raise awareness of womxn composers through commissions,performances, education and other research venues.
Nadine B. Silverman is a composer–clarinetist with a deep connection to humanemotions and how they interact with the world around us. She is a passionate musician
and teacher whose music has been performed by students and professionals across thecountry and internationally. She currently serves as Adjunct Professor of Music Theory andComposition at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
Assembled for ClarinetFest 2024 in Dublin, Ireland, the clarinet ensemble for Smoky
Mountain Lullaby by Roger Zare is comprised of leading performers and pedagogues
from across the United States: Erin Cameron, Soo Goh, Joanna McCoskey Wiltshire,
Christopher Nichols, Jeffrey O’Flynn, Lisa Perry, Spencer Prewitt, and Larkin
Sanders. The group will be conducted by Alexandra Dee, Director of Orchestral
Activities at Appalachian State University.
Lynne Snyder is the Clarinet/Woodwinds Coach and Clarinet Choir Director at the
California Institute of Technology, as well as the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles YouthClarinet Ensemble. Currently completing her DMA (Thornton School of Music, USC),
she is a frequent performer/educator throughout Southern California. Lynne has publishedwith The Conversation, CMS, and MTAC, presented at ICA, CMEA, and CASMEC, andworked with many SoCal universities and youth music organizations.
Nadia Sofokleous (Hamoudi) was born in Romania and started playing the clarinet at theage of 13. After just three years she won several national competitions and the international
competition Jeunesses Musicales Bucharest. More prizes and scholarships followed, likethe “Emma Contestabile” of the Accademia Chigiana in Siena and second prize at theinternational competition “Saverio Mercadante” in Italy. In 2020 she got an advancement
award: “Kulturpreis Schwarzwald Baar” for her excellent pedagogical work. As soloist
she performed with orchestrasand bands like Corda Cracovia Orchestra, Radio Chamber
Orchestra Bucharest, Oradea Philharmonic Orchestra, and Sinfonieorchester VillingenSchwenningen, Airforce Academy Band USA, Band of Bunol. Nadia has given masterclasses
in University Bucharest (2023), Clarinet Days in Hungary, in Miskolc and Budapest (2023);
in Krakow at the 11th ECA Clarinet Congress (2022), University of Oradea (2018), Clarinet
Festival Waldshut Tiengen (2019) and was was between 2021-2022 guest lecturer at the
University of Music in Trossingen. She is since 2007 head of the woodwind department at
the Music Academy Villingen-Schwenningen. She is a Chedeville artist and plays on the
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Chedeville Umbra model (https://chedeville.com/ ).Nadia Sofokleos is an RZ Clarinets artist,plays on the high-end model RZ Solo Magoo clarinet (www.rzclarinets.com/en/) and a SCV
Ligatures artist (www.saxclinic.com/) and plays on the Tonus Mundi model ligature.
Sonoran Swamprats is a bass clarinet duo in Phoenix, Arizona. A collaborative endeavorof Julia Lougheed and Alanna Benoit, the Sonoran Swamprats are both heavily
influenced by the music of Sqwonk, and are united in their mission to expand composer
representation within music written for bass clarinet duo. The Sonoran Swamprats lovethe range, scope, and versatility of the bass clarinet, and exploit these characteristics in therepertoire they perform.
Keith Spradlin is a clarinetist currently pursuing a Doctorate in music performance at
Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. He holds a bachelor’s in music
performance from the University of Alabama and a master’s in music performance fromSouthern Illinois University. As a performer, Keith has performed with notable orchestras
in the Southeast including the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra and the Tupelo SymphonyOrchestra. He currently holds the position of Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at Ocean
County College.
Robert Spring, described as “one of this country’s most sensitive and talented
clarinetists”, Arizona Republic, and “formidable soloist” Copenhagen, Denmark, Politiken.
His recording of Tower’s works for clarinet, called by The Clarinet Magazine as “truly
outstanding....one would be hard pressed to find better performances. “The Instrumentalist
Magazine says of his “Dragon’s Tongue”, “His musicality and technique make this a mustfor every CD collection.” America Record Guide says of his Copland Clarinet Concerto,“Spring is fabulous….by the end, it feels like an improvised jam session.” He was awarded
three degrees from University of Michigan, the “Citation of Merit Award”, was Presidentof the International Clarinet Association from 1998-2000, and Professor of Clarinet
at Arizona State University, awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chinese
Clarinet Association and an Honorary Membership in the ICA. He is a Selmer Paris Artist
performing on the Privilège clarinet.
Christian Stene is the Associate Professor of clarinet and Ph.D. Artistic Research Fellow
at The Grieg Academy – Department of Music at the University of Bergen, Norway. He
is also the National Chairperson (Norway) for the International Clarinet Association(ICA) and a Buffet Crampon and Vandoren performing artist. Christian was the principal
clarinetist of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra from 2010 to 2022 and the Norwegian
National Opera Orchestra from 2007 to 2010. In addition to teaching the clarinet classat the Grieg Academy, Christian regularly gives masterclasses in Norway as well as in
Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Singapore, Malaysia,
China, Australia, and the U.S.A. Christian regularly appears as guest principal clarinet
with various Scandinavian, European, Asian, and Australian orchestras, notably thePhilharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, and Sydney SymphonyOrchestra. For more information and sound examples please visit: www.christianstene.com
Daryll Stevens is the Clarinet Instructor at Colorado College. She performs in the PIkes
Peak region and has performed at Colorado Clarinet Day and ClarinetFest. She received
her music degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles. Her teachers haveincluded Frank Sabin, Mitchell Lurie, and Gary Gray.
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Taylor Stirm is a current Doctoral student at UNC Greensboro and is a clarinet instructor
at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts Community Music School andthe University of North Carolina-Greensboro Community Music School. She has beenfeatured at conferences of the International Clarinet Association, American Single Reed
Summit and HERo, and is a founding member of the clarinet trio Chaos Incarné.
William Sweeney born in Glasgow, studied clarinet at the RSAMD with WT Clucas andat the RAM with Alan Hacker. Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of Glasgow.
As well as a number of works for clarinet, his Sonata for Cello and Piano won a BASCA/Radio 3 British Composer Award 2011. Recent works include “These Lands, This Wall”,
2012 for the Lammermuir Festival, “Absence”, for Wind, Strings and Percussion (2014)
for the Sound Festival, Aberdeen, and “Eolas nan Ribheid” (The Wisdom of the Reeds), a
clarinet concerto commissioned by the BBC and broadcast in 2017 by the BBC Scottish
Symphony Orchestra, soloist Yann Ghiro. Latest work is “Westlin Winds”, a concerto for
Bass-clarinet and strings, premiered in April 2022 by Sarah Watts and the Glasgow Barons.
The Clarinet Choir at TAMUC is directed by Mary Alice Druhan. The 25-35 pieceensemble performs for events on and off campus and hosts events like the Clarinet
Colloquium and Clarinets & Cookies. This team will also be helping host ICA’s conferencein Fort Worth in 2025. Members of our group will perform with friends in Dublin to fillout parts.
Founded in 2011, the Tara Winds Clarinet Choir (TWCC), primarily composed ofmembers from Tara Winds—“Georgia’s Community Band,” is celebrated worldwide forits musical excellence. Dedicated to the promotion of new music and the expansion of theclarinet choir repertoire, TWCC’s performance at the Dublin, Ireland, Clarinetfest marks
the group’s third appearance at ClarinetFest, following memorable performances in Baton
Rouge, LA, and Knoxville, TN. TWCC boasts an impressive history of performances,including a notable appearance at Carnegie Hall in 2022. In 2015, the choir was featured
at the MidWest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago alongside artist Julian Bliss.
Additional performances include collaborations with the acclaimed bass clarinet duo
Sqwonk at Kennesaw State University, appearances at the Festival of Reeds in France, andnumerous performances at colleges and schools throughout the Southeastern US.
Anthony Taylor is Associate Professor of Clarinet at the University of North Carolina,
Greensboro, where he has taught since 2007. He also holds positions as Principal Clarinet
for the Winston-Salem Symphony and 2nd/E-flat for the Eastern Music Festival, andplays regularly with the North Carolina Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, and Greensboro
Symphony. He is also a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique.
Dr. Meghan S. Taylor is a clarinetist and musician-research who helps performing artists
develop wellness practices. As the SMTD Coordinator Health Education and Wellness
Promotion at Colorado State University, she creates educational programming for musicians,
dancers, and actors. With a particular interest in hearing health, Dr. Taylor is a Certified
Occupational Hearing Conservationist and a member of the World Hearing Forum. Dr.
Taylor earned a Ph.D. in Performing Arts Health from the University of North Texas.
Established in 2012, the TEKOHÁ Clarinet Quartet features a diverse repertoire spanningfrom concert music to Brazilian Popular Music. The ensemble has performed at notable
Brazilian clarinet events as well as international stages. Comprising Jônatas Zacarias,

Genilson Luiz, Amandy Bandeira, and Marcos Cohen, the quartet embodies a uniqueblend of musical expressivity and cultural richness.
The Ambassador Trio (Jack Liang, Jeremy Ruth, Patrick Englert) is a clarinet
trio dedicated to expanding the repertoire and sonic palette for the ensemble throughcommissioning and performance. The trio is known for pushing the boundaries withprovocative performances exhibiting a wide array of new and extended techniques. They
have performed extensively throughout North America and Europe, often premiering newcommissions.
The Aspen Clarinet Quartet is comprised of colleagues from the the time they met 1998
at Aspen, CO at the Aspen Music Festival in their formative years studying the clarinet.
They have kept in contact throughout the past 25 years, following and supporting eachothers’ careers in the musical world. Hailing from Canada, South Korea, and the UnitedStates, they are thrilled to be collaborating as a quartet to bring a program of innovative
quartet music to Dublin, Ireland for ClarinetFest 2024.
The Camellia Duo is a faculty ensemble at the University of Montevallo in Montevallo,
AL. Members include Melanie Williams (soprano) and Lori Ardovino (clarinet). The Duo
is dedicated to promoting music by contemporary composers and has premiered numerous
works for voice and clarinet. Lori Ardovino is an Artist/Clinician with Conn-Selmer
Company and D’Addario Woodwinds. She currently serves as Professor of Music at the
University of Montevallo, where she is the Chair of the music department and teaches
clarinet, saxophone, and woodwind methods and ensembles. Melanie Williams has anactive career performing solo, chamber, opera, and choral repertoire. She earned the MM
and the DMA in Vocal Performance at Louisiana State University. Melanie Williams
is Professor of Music at the University of Montevallo, where she teaches Applied Voice,Vocal Pedagogy, and English and French Diction courses. This duo also performs with the
LeBaron Trio and the Meàllo Trio.
The Ember Winds Project is Dr. Valerie Nuzzolo, Heather O’Gara, and all of theirclarinets. Heather is a freelance clarinetist based in New York; she finished her M.A.
and Postgraduate Diplomas at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Valerie is Professor of
Clarinet at Five Towns College in New York, and holds a D.M.A. from Michigan State
University. This duo, born in 2023, aims to spark excitement for new music and innovative
performances. The Ember Winds Project is thrilled to premiere their first commission
from composer and friend Emmanuel Berrido at ClarinetFest 2024 and look forward torepresenting his musical vision.
The Florida State University Graduate Clarinet Ensemble strives to use music asa vehicle to promote thought-provoking discussions surrounding equity in music, while
representing the values and artistry of the College of Music. The ensemble is composedof eight clarinetists who collaborate with composers and visual artists to create dynamic
multi-media performances that support their mission and attract a variety of audience
members. The FSU Clarinet Studio, located in Tallahassee, Florida, is comprised ofundergraduate and graduate students representing a variety of majors including Clarinet
Performance, Music Education, Commercial Music, and General Music. Under the
direction of Dr. Deborah Bish and Dr. Jonathan Holden, the studio maintains a culture of
dedication to musicianship and comradery and is one of the largest in the United States.

ARTIST BIOGRAPHIESThe Larkspur Reed Trio is made up of Amy McCann, Stephanie Carlson, andSusan Miranda. As pioneers of new music, particularly by women and underrepresented
composers, the ensemble seeks to expand the repertoire written for this ensemble, oboe,
clarinet, and English horn. They have performed nationally and internationally at The
International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest and other regional tours. As a reed trio these
women will break barriers and create and build upon this innovative chamber ensemble.
Orange County Clarinet Consort [USA] is a premiere performance ensemble made up
of professional and freelance clarinetists and music educators under the direction of Dr.
Joshua Phillips. The group promotes the mixed clarinet ensemble through the commissionof new works and arrangements, and provides mentorship to college-aged clarinet students
via side-by-side performance opportunities in our community. OCCC makes continuous
efforts to diversify and expand the clarinet choir repertoire and present culturally sensitive
and aware concerts.
In their 26 years together, The Sapphire Trio has toured Japan, Germany, Austria, Italy,
Spain, South America, Ireland and most regions of the U.S. performing as featured artists
at chamber music festivals, national clarinet symposia, and ICA international Clarinetfests.
They served as U.S. State Department Diplomatic Cultural Ambassadors in a tour of
Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia and performed in four tours in the West Bank.
They served on international juries for Palestinian National Music Competitions as U.S.
representatives along with European judges promoting the value of music as a common
ground for peace. The Trio continues to perform the repertoire of The Verdehr Trioand new commissioned works in concerts, workshops for composers, and master classes
nationally and abroad. Members are Maxine Ramey, clarinet, Margaret Baldridge,
violin, and Jody Graves, piano. Full bios and the Sapphire Trio history and events can befound at www.sapphire3.org
The Stanfill-Nozny Duo consists of clarinetist, Dr. Marissa Stanfill, and percussionist,
Dr. Brian Nozny.
Marissa Stanfill teaches at the University of South Alabama. Having appeared oninternational stages, Marissa has presented clinics and master classes at Conservatorio
Nacional de Música, Troy University Clarinet Day, and Magic City Clarinet Festival, andfrequently performs with the Mobile and Panama City Symphony Orchestras. Marissa
completed her doctoral treatise on the clarinet music of Carl Vollrath and is continuing her
research to perform and promote these works.
Brian Nozny is in demand as a performer, composer, and educator throughout theUnited States. As a performer, he has worked in a diverse number of settings throughout
the US, and his compositions are regularly programmed throughout the world and havebeen featured on multiple international recordings. Brian resides in Mobile, AL where he isan Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of South Alabama.
The Stark Quartet (Italy) performed at ClarineFests 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015,2017, in several concert seasons (in Italy and abroad) and in TV and Radio broadcasts(RAI 1, Italy – Radio Vaticana, Italy – Lazio Channel, Italy – Tele Etere, Italy – Womr
Radio, U.S.A – Troy University Public Radio, U.S.A.). The Stark Quartet performed in the2008 ClarinetFest Orchestra Gala Concert in Kansas City with Larry Combs. Recordings:
Clarinetranscriptions (2006, Duchesne), The Three Billy Goats Gruff and the Troll (2006,
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Tactus), Pezzi Fantastici, Stark Quartet & Paolo Beltramini (2019, Musica Viva), Saudade
do Brasil (2024, Notami Jazz).
The University of South Florida 2x2 Quartet is composed of four of the top
performance majors at the University of South Florida. Members of the quartet haveattended festivals such as the National Music Festival, the Rocky Ridge Music Festival,
the San Francisco Conservatory Bass Clarinet Intensive, and the Buffet Crampon Summer
Clarinet Academy. In addition to ensembles, they are also accomplished solo performers,
with members having won multiple concerto competitions including the First Coast Wind
Symphony Concerto Competition, the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras ConcertoCompetition, and the USF Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition. They have also
performed in larger ensembles at ClarinetFest 2023 and are thankful to be playing here
again at ClarinetFest 2024 in the quartet and with USF’s clarinet ensemble.
Michael Sidney Timpson (b. 1970 USA) works continue to be featured throughout Northand South America, Europe, and Asia. His orchestral works have received performances andrecordings by the Kiev Philharmonic, the Czech Philharmonic, the Brno Philharmonic,
the Florida Orchestra, the Jacksonville Symphony, the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, theDaegu Symphony Orchestra, the Korean Symphony Orchestra and the National Orchestraof Korea. He has won awards from ARKO, BMI, ASCAP, and the FROMM and FulbrightFoundations. Formerly holding positions at the University of Kansas, Rhodes College,
and the University of South Florida, he is now a Professor of Music Composition at Ewha
Womans University in Seoul, Korea and studied at the University of Southern California,
Eastman School of Music, and the University of Michigan.
The repertoire of the Trío Contrastes is made up of original works from the 20th and21st centuries, with its members having a clear commitment to the music of our time andespecially to Spanish music. Since its fundation in 1998, Trío Contrastes has performed
at important Spanish music and contemporary music festivals in Europe, EEUU, SouthAmerica and Asia. The trio has been rewarded by the excellent reviews and audience
reactions to its productions. They also design multidisciplinary projects. The work of the
Trío Contrastes in favor of contemporary music has brought them into contact with a large
number of composers, some of whom have written and dedicated their works especially to
the Trío or its components, so they have a wide and growing repertoire. Their most recent
participations in contemporary music festivals are in the XXV and XXVIFESTIVAL
INTERNACIONAL DE MÚSICA CONTEMPORÁNEA DE MADRID (2023, 2024),
and in the SIMN, International Week of New Music in Bucharest (2024).
From the Canadian Prairies, Trio Joya unites three established performers, educators,
and passionate advocates for Canadian music. Based in Manitoba and supported by theirhome base of Brandon University, Trio Joya is violinist Kerry DuWors, pianist Madeline
Hildebrand, and clarinetist Catherine Wood. Recent highlights include performing in the
Netherlands, Armenia, Georgia, and Portugal with JUNO-award winning composer and jazzpianist David Braid. Committed to performing works of their time, Trio Joya has performed
for Canada’s oldest contemporary celebrated music series, GroundSwell. As individuals,
Kerry DuWors is a four-time laureate of the Canada Council Musical Instrument Bank, andone half of duo526 with pianist Futaba Niekawa; their discography includes two albums on
the PARMA label. Madeline Hildebrand has performed with Philip Glass and the Kronos
Quartet. She anticipates an album release this fall with Canada’s Leaf Music label. Catherine
Wood has toured and recorded with Victoria Sparks in Icelandic-Canadian clarinet/marimba
duo Viðarneisti. The duo is under Prairie Debut management.

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Kalamus Trio came together sharing a passion for the sonority, colour and timbre of
the clarinet as it developed through different ears and repertoire that is as vast as it is
intriguing. The Ensemble is comprised of Rodolfo La Banca, Marco Mauro, Giuseppe
Scotto Galletta ,and its main focus is on the High to Late Baroque and Early Classicalclarinet which enables a unique expressive dynamics to come into being,one that is nolonger possible to savor with modern instruments. In fact, for this evening’s concert,
Kalamus shall be regaling the audience with different types of clarinet, ranging from thetenor,alto, and bass Denner’s prestigious ‘chalumeau’ to the 6-key classical instrument byGrenser. They have also attended specialized master classes at the Royal College of Music,Stockholm, the Conservatorio Statale di Musica A.Buzzolla di Adria, Istituto Musicale
Luigi Boccherini di Luca, the Conservatorio Superiore Xi’An, and a Luoyang, China. They
have also performed all over Europe and South America,to include Argentina an Brazil.
The three members of Kalamus are Professors of clarinet, performance, composers andtranscribers and are particularly dedicated to the ancient repertoire as well as having morethan a superficial interest in contemporary music.
Trio Montage is a unique ensemble comprised of baritone voice, clarinet and piano.
Our members are clarinetist Marguerite Levin (Northeastern University, Boston
Massachusetts), vocalist Phillip Collister (Towson University, Towson, Maryland) andpianist R. Timothy McReynolds (Mercer University, Macon Georgia). The group has
made one of its missions to commission works for this distinctive combination. In addition,
our vocalist has taken many of the standard works from the traditional vocal repertoireand created a third voice in the addition of clarinet and bass clarinet. Performances include
venues in Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I., Assisi, Italy, Massachusetts, Maryland, Texas,
Florida and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City. We are giving theinternational premiere at ClarinetFest®2024 of Marine and La Nuit from Quatre Croquis
by Cruzan composer Valencio Jackson, Jr., poetry by Paul Verlaine and Erik Franklin’s The
Ballad of Maurice Connor, an Irish folk tale adapted by the composer.
Dr. Pei-Lun Tsai is a versatile artist with a varied career as a soloist, chamber musician,educator, and music director. She has performed at numerous music festivals throughout theworld. She holds degrees from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (DMA), Northwestern
University (MM), and Taipei National University of the Arts (BM). Currently, Dr. Tsai serves
as the Instructor of Clarinet at International and Japanese schools in Tokyo; International
Clarinet Association (ICA) Youth Involvement Committee. Also, she is the clarinetist with
the Euodia Orchestra in Tokyo and has served on the Jury of many distinguished Japan
International Music Competitions. Website: http://pei-luntsai.com/
Lelio Di Tullio has performed concerts in his native Italy as well as in abroad (Europe,
North and South America). His works have been performed in Salzburg Festival and he has
also written for plays and films (International Film Expo in Venice, NICE Festival in New
York City, etc.). He was “composer in residence” at Vivavivaldi Festival in Mexico City. Di
Tullio currently teaches at the National Conservatory of Music in Campobasso, Italy.
Dr. Ian Tyson is the clarinetist in Trio 212, and is on faculty at Vassar College, Manhattan
School of Music Pre-College, and Special Music School (NYC). Dr. Tyson is the
Executive Director of Daraja Music Initiative, a non-profit organization that works in
Tanzania teaching students to play the clarinet and helps with conservation efforts of theAfrican Blackwood tree. Dr. Tyson is a Rice Clarinet Works Performing Artist. For more
information, please visit www.IanTysonClari.net.
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The UNF Clarinet Choir was formed in 2014 under the direction of Dr. Sunshine
Simmons. This ensemble consists of music performance, education, and technology
students who have performed on various stages in Florida, as well as the ICA conferences
held in Orlando, Belgium, Knoxville, Reno, and Denver. Collaborating with fantastic
soloists, composers, and other clarinet choirs, they are excited to continue bringing
engaging and innovative performances to the stage.
The University of South Florida Clarinet Ensemble is comprised of graduate
and undergraduate students from the University of South Florida School of Music andis directed by USF Assistant Professor of Clarinet, Calvin Falwell and USF AdjunctInstructor of Clarinet, Asher Carlson. The University of South Florida Clarinet Ensemble
performs a wide variety of repertoire that spans from the standard literature for clarinet
choir to contemporary premieres of new arrangements and commissioned works. Recent
performances include the Central Florida Clarinet Day, FMEA and appearances at theInternational Clarinet Associations annual conference in 2023 and 2024.
The University of Utah Clarinet Choir was created in 2022 to provide a musical outlet
for clarinetists of all skill sets from the University of Utah. This 25-member group consistsof students from all academic disciplines on campus. Members have also performed with
the ICA Utah Clarinet Choir, including 2023 ClarinetFest in Denver and the 2024 Utah
Clarinet Festival.
USF Clarinet & Percussion Duo: Calvin Falwell and Kevin von Kampen, both faculty
members at the University of South Florida, unite as a dynamic clarinet and percussion duo
to explore diverse repertoire from the 20th century through today and through innovative
collaborations and commissions. In addition to their duties at USF, Falwell is a memberof the Sarasota Orchestra and von Kampen is an active soloist and chamber musician with
the Contemporary Art Music Project. Falwell and von Kampen are dedicated educators
who have given both lectures and masterclasses at home and abroad.. Falwell is a Buffet,
D’Addario and BG Artist. Von Kampen is a Ludwig Drums Artist. More information canbe found at www.calvinfalwell.com and https://kvonkampenmusic.com/
The USF graduate clarinet quartet was formed in the fall of 2023. The members are all
beginning accomplished careers as performers and educators in Florida, having played withensembles such as the Florida Wind Band, the Sarasota Pops Orchestra, and the Illyrian
Symphony Orchestra.
Gabor Varga: Clarinet Born in Hungary in 1974, Gabor Varga studied at the Universityof Szeged and the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest gaining his diplomas in 1996 and1998 respectively. He graduated from the Paris Conservatoire as a Postgraduate in 2002.
His professional orchestral career began in 1995 when he was engaged as Principal Clarinet
in the Györ Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1996 he became Principal of Concerto Budapest,
and since 1997 he has been Principal in the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Between 2005 and 2007 he served as Principal with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
while on sabbatical from Budapest. He has also worked regularly with the Franz Liszt
Chamber Orchestra since 2001. Winner of several national (in 1985, 1988 & 1992) andinternational prizes(1994, 1995 & 2001), he has since performed in more than 25 countries
worldwide (including USA, Canada, Peru, Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, UK, France,
Spain & Italy) and appeared as a soloist in such concert halls as the Musikverein in Vienna
and the Gewandhaus in Lepzig, participating in various music festivals and appearing at
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the most prestigious clarinet festivals. A keen advocate of new music, he has premieredseveral new works of chamber music and commissioned numerous Concerti from leading
composers like M. Patterson , Kovács, Durkó, Fekete, Szentpàli, Vajda and is continually
searching for opportunities to introduce new music to the Hungarian public including the
Sonata by Mieczyslaw Weinberg and Thea Musgrave’s Clarinet Concerto. His recordings
include several chamber works and Concertos by Weber and Mozart for Hungarian Radioand CD recordings of the Nielsen Concerto, Dreamdances by Kovàcs, chamber music by
Drusetzky and Vajda’s clarinet works. He regularly gives masterclasses in Europe, Asia,
North America, South America at major universities (Beijing, Katowice, London etc.) andfor the ICA and ECA clarinet festivals. His teaching career started at the Liszt Academy ofMusic in Budapest in 2001 as an assistant. In 2006 he taught at the NAFA in Singapore.
In 2014 he joined the staff of the University of Debrecen in Eastern Hungary but laterthat year he was appointed Professor of Clarinet at the Tibor Varga Faculty of MusicalArts at the University of Györ. Between 2017 and 2019 he was holding the position of “International Chair of Clarinet “ at the RNCM, Manchester, where later on 2019 he wasappointed to position of “ clarinet tutor “ In 2022 he has been appointed to the Associate
Professor of Clarinet position at The Jacob School of Music, Bloomington, IN.
Diego Vásquez, DMA, is an interdisciplinary musician who loves to play the clarinet
and twerk. His debut EP, “Dr Diego,” was released last year from the seeds of classic deep
house, disco, chiptunes and baroque organ music. Diego has worked for the Lucerne
Festival in Switzerland as both a clarinetist and dancer, is Principal Clarinet of theBerkshire Opera Festival and an active clarinetist in the NY Finger Lakes region, andserves as Assistant Professor of Music at Ithaca College.
Émilien Véret is a French clarinet player who is distinguished by his versatility and ability
to navigate between musical genres. He is recognized both in the classical repertoire and in
improvised music. He regularly plays with the Orchestre National de France and has manycollaborations in different styles (electro, jazz, world music, musical, film music...)Emilien Véret is also a renowned pedagogue, having taught in several conservatories
and musical institutions in France and abroad. With his «Clarinettes Urbaines» (Urban
Clarinets) project, Emilien Véret seeks to push the boundaries of the clarinet by integrating
it into current musical contexts. The exploration of new techniques and technologies(effects pedals, loopstation, human beatbox...) allows it to extend the sound possibilitiesof the instrument. Clarinets Urbaines is available in an educational version published by
Gérard Billaudot. Emilien Véret currently teaches at the Gennevilliers Conservatory, near
Paris. He is a collection director at Gérard Billaudot, acoustic advisor for the manufacturer
Buffet Crampon. Vandoren and Buffet Crampon artist.
Dr. Kathryn Vetter is an internationally award-winning clarinetist based in New York
City. In 2022, she performed at Biennale Musica in Venice, Italy where she won the award
for Best Performance. Kathryn is a founding member of chamber ensembles Sputter Box(bass clarinet, voice, percussion) and Nu (woodwind quintet) and a music professor at Five
Towns College and Mannes Prep at The New School. She earned degrees from Stony Brook
University, University of Oklahoma, and Michigan State University. Originally from New
Jersey, Kathryn now resides in Brooklyn, New York.
An engaging and accomplished clarinetist, Dr. Andrea Vos-Rochefort regularly
premieres new works in recital and at Clarinetfest and has performed with the Dayton
Philharmonic, Orchestra Kentucky, Richmond Symphony, Lima Orchestra, Carmel
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Symphony, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Lexington
Philharmonic, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony, Corpus Christi
Symphony, Midland-Odessa Symphony, Victoria Symphony, and San Antonio Symphony.
Dr. Vos-Rochefort is the Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Texas A&M UniversityKingsville and previously served as Adjunct Instructor of Clarinet at University of Dayton
and Stivers School for the Arts. She is passionate about outreach and has served as Artistic
Director of the Artalism Coalition, Community Engagement & Education Manager
with concert:nova, and developed a program of 20-25 interdisciplinary arts workshops inCincinnati Public Schools each year for grades K-12. Andrea received her doctoral degreefrom Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music studying with Ben Freimuth, her master’s
degree from Manhattan School of Music studying with Mark Nuccio, Diplômes Supérieurs
in Clarinet and Chamber Music from L’Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris studying with
Guy Deplus, and her bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College studying with Michael Galvan.
She is a proud ReedGeek Artist, Buffet Crampon Performing Artist and Clinician, andVandoren Artist Clinician.
Eclectic and versatile, Voyager Reed Quintet was formed in Brooklyn, New York in thesummer of 2022. Our ensemble’s mission is inspired by the golden records aboard NASA’s
Voyager spacecraft. The quintet aims to explore the shared humanity of our players andaudiences by performing music that traverses stylistic boundaries. We are inspired by theintersections of a wide variety of music, particularly that of living composers, jazz andpopular music, contemporary classical music, and older works through transcriptions andarrangements. Voyager Reed Quintet was a semifinalist at the 2024 Fischoff National
Chamber Music Competition in South Bend, Indiana. They have performed throughout thenortheast, most notably at The Juilliard School, the Imani Chamber Winds Music Festival,and Lincoln Center’s “Summer for the City” Concert Series. They are the recipient of theEnsemble Forward Grant from Chamber Music America and the New York City Trust.
Whether it’s Mozart, Monk, Brahms or Bird, clarinetist Mike Waddell has performed ina host of venues, including the Hollywood Bowl and Kennedy Center. A twice recipientof the North Carolina Jazz Composer’s Fellowship, he produced the jazz CDs “Not From
Concentrate” and “Defining Moments” to positive reviews. Mike has performed andor recorded with the Dukes of Dixieland, NC Jazz Festival, American Dance Festival,
Fairbanks and Wilmington Symphonies. He performed solo clarinet on “Déjà Vu” (Henry
Jaglom film), coached clarinetists for “Bolden,” and played on the TV series One Tree
Hill. Waddell received his Master of Music in Clarinet Performance from the Universityof Michigan and his Bachelors of Music Education from East Carolina University. His
teachers include David Shifrin, Robert Listokin, John Mohler, Mike Cyzewski, Herbert
Carter and Buddy DeFranco (jazz). He teaches clarinet and jazz history at the University ofNorth Carolina Wilmington.
Dr. Michael Walsh is Professor of Clarinet at South Dakota State University where healso teaches Music History and Music Entrepreneurship. Walsh received his bachelor’s
and master’s degrees from the University of Miami, FL. He holds the distinction as being
the first student to earn the DMA degree in Clarinet Performance and Pedagogy from the
University of Kansas under Dr. Larry Maxey. Walsh is a member of the Miami Clarinet
Quartet which has commissioned numerous works for the ensemble and recently recorded
their first album of Music by Women Composers. As a bass clarinetist with the quartet andas a soloist, he has performed at the Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium, International Clarinet
Association’s Clarinetfest, the National Association of College Wind and Percussion
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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIESInstructors (NACWPI) national conferences and the World Saxophone Congress. He waselected President of NACWPI in 2014 and has had the pleasure of directing their national
conferences in 2014 and 2015.
Sarah Watts is a British low clarinet specialist. She is Director of Performance at Sheffield
University where she is also course Director of the MA in Music Performance Studies.
Sarah has published Spectral Immersions; A Comprehensive Guide To The Theory And
Practice Of Bass Clarinet Multiphonics, and Multiphonic Miniatures for bass clarinet,
and released recordings for Clarinet Classics, Centaur, Cuillin Sound Music and Hyperion
Records. She is the clarinettist of Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble in Northern Ireland, andplays with rarescale and SCAW. She is a Henri Selmer Paris Clarinet artist, a Vandoren
artist, a Silverstein Pro artist and an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, London.
www.sarahkwatts.co.uk
Jody Webb is Adjunct Instructor of Clarinet at Texas A&M University-Commerceand has taught in the DFW Metroplex for over 30 years. His students have placed as
prizewinners and finalists in numerous competitions and enjoyed success in the TMEA
All-State and Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Ensembles. Former students have gone on
to win positions in the LA Philharmonic and Milwaukee Symphony as well as rewarding
careers in teaching. Jody is a freelancer in the DFW area and is a past winner of the ICA’s
Orchestral Audition Competition. He has performed and presented at ClarinetFest® andthe Texas Music Educators Association Convention. Dr. Webb earned the Doctor ofMusical Arts and the Bachelor of Music degrees from the University of North Texas andhis Master of Music degree from Louisiana State University where he studied with John
Scott and Steve Cohen respectively. Jody is a Backun Artist and plays MoBa Grenadilla
Silver clarinets.
Lowell Weiner is the founder and principal of Corporate Clarinetistry, a communications
consulting firm. He graduated from Indiana University (BM/MM) and NYU (PhD),
studying with Bernard Portnoy and Leon Russianoff. He was on the music faculty at Ohio
University before changing careers to business, where he was a senior executive for 35
years at pharmaceutical and global health care companies. He has served on the Boards of
the New Jersey Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Colonial Symphony, Saint AugustineMusic Festival and the Arts and Business Council.
Nancy Williams has created an innovative and dynamic freelance career as a musician,composer, educator, and coach. She has performed with such groups as the San Diego
Ballet and South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, various chamber ensembles, and as
an international soloist. As a jazz artist, she’s worked with The Four Tops and The
Temptations. Her compositions include commissions by Balinese Gamelan Raga Garnita,
Sioux Falls Municipal Band, and Larkspur Reed Trio. Williams has served on thefaculty of Northwestern, Dordt, and Chadron State colleges, and her book Woodwind
Improvisatory Techniques of the Classical Era: A Pedagogy Method was published in 2021.
Since receiving a Doctor of Arts in clarinet performance with a musicology secondary fromthe University of Northern Colorado, Williams has been based out of Rapid City, SD,
where she serves as state chair for the International Clarinet Association and lives with her
husband and five cats.
The Wind and Wood Duo, featuring Andrew DeBoer, associate professor of clarinet
at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith, and Tommy Dobbs, assistant professor of
percussion at Oklahoma City University, has performed widely across the United States.
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They released their first album, titled Reimagined Possibilities, in 2020 and are working
on their second album, Strange Dreams, to be released in 2024. DeBoer serves as principal
clarinetist with the Fort Smith Symphony and can be heard on the it’s critically-acclaimed
albums of Florence Price symphonies and works by Louis Wayne Ballad. Dr. DeBoer
completed his graduate degrees at Arizona State University with internationally renowned
artist and teacher, Robert Spring.
Dobbs has performed and given clinics throughout the United States. He is an educator/
artist endorser for Pearl/Adams Musical Instruments, SABIAN cymbals, Innovative
Percussion Sticks/Mallets, Grover Pro Percussion, and Beetle Percussion. Dr. Dobbs
received his graduate degrees from Florida State University.
Recently awarded second place in the 2023 American Prize for Woodwind Performance,
Jeremy Wohletz’s performances have been described as “tasty and elegant” with “a lovely
tone to his sound and great control throughout.” As a performer, he maintains a highly
active performance schedule and is a large advocate for new music, both performing andcommissioning new compositions. As a solo recitalist, he presented performances andmasterclasses throughout the United States, Canada, and Portugal. He is also on facultyat the International Music Camp, where he teaches clarinet sectionals, masterclasses, andchamber coaching. For more information and links to audio/video please visit: www.
jeremywohletz.com
Woodwind Ensemble of the Royal Norwegian Navy Band, a professional full-timewind orchestra based in Horten, south of Oslo, comprises 27 musicians. With a diverse
repertoire encompassing classical, jazz, soul, and popular music, the band performs up to
150 concerts, parades, and smaller events annually. Over the last 25 years, the band hasearned recognition as one of the premier wind orchestras in Europe, with several criticallyacclaimed CDs. The Royal Norwegian Navy Band has collaborated with renowned
soloists such as Jose Carreras, Melody Gardot, and Ole Edvard Antonsen. The Woodwind
ensemble primarely plays baroque-music and romantic piano-music especially arranged forthis ensemble.
Cpl. Rachel Wright began playing the clarinet aged 8 years old. She mainly learnt by
being involved in a cadet marching band, which led on to her joining the Royal Marines
Band Service in 1992. Over the years, Rachel has travelled extensively with the RMBS.
Some of the countries visited include Hong Kong, Canada, Australia, New Zealand alongwith a 3 month deployment around the Mediterranean on HMS Ocean in 1999. Rachel’scareer highlight was playing the Adagio from Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto at the Royal
Albert Hall in 2009, to over 15,000 people over 3 nights. Other memorable engagements
include marching through London for the 2012 Olympics Victory Parade and playing forQueen Elizabeth II’s funeral. Rachel has served almost 32 years in HM Royal Marines
Band Service and is currently passing on her knowledge to the new recruits at the Royal
Marines School of Music, based in Portsmouth.
Noah Wright received his Bachelor in Music from Arkansas State University studying
with Erin Cameron and Ken Hatch. He is currently enrolled at Austin Peay State
University’s Masters program and studying with Spencer Prewitt.
Samantha Wright is a clarinetist, composer, researcher and educator based in Hamburg,
Germany. Since 2019 she has been part of the jazz department at the Hochschule fürMusik und Theater, Hamburg, where she teaches jazz clarinet and directs seminars in
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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIEStranscription and analysis. She has performed as a guest soloist with leading ensembles,
big bands and symphony orchestras across Europe, and regularly presents her research atconferences and workshops internationally. In 2021, Samantha released her debut album:“How About Now”, receiving critical acclaim worldwide.
Her latest band IVYMIND dances between the lines of improvisation, melodic interplay
and soundscapes, engaging with popular songs as well as new compositions, with the goalof creating honest music.
Now in its 43rd season, Yellowstone Chamber Players offer a varied series of chambermusic concerts. Originally organized to offer serious local musicians the opportunity to
explore and perform works from the vast chamber repertoire, the organization evolved toprovide its members not only the opportunity to continue their own professional growth,but, more importantly to share some of the world’s greatest music with their community.
Now, ensembles of a variety of sizes and instrumentations come together reflecting
the interests and ideas of YCP’s artist members. Continued contribution to the everincreasing cultural activities in Billings and across Montana remains the goal of
Yellowstone Chamber Players.
Evan Ziporyn (b. 1959, Chicago) began clarinet in 3rd grade, after his school ran out of
trumpets. A few years later, as a high school freshman, he was for unexplained reasons
shunted onto bass clarinet and baritone sax, a decision for which his back has yet to forgive
him. A student of David Tuttle and Keith Wilson, he learned the principals of extended
techniques from legendary flutist Robert Dick while attending a baseball game at
Candlestick Park; his roommates later asked if he’d ‘broken’ his instrument. Member,
Bang on a Can All-stars, 1992-2012. Recorded Steve Reich’s ‘New York Counterpoin’t for
Noneuch; other premiere recordings include Philip Glass’ ‘Best Out of Three,’ Don Byron’s‘Clarinet Concerto,’ his own works (‘This is Not a Clarinet,’ ‘Drill,’ ‘Big Grenadilla’), an
album of multitrack cover tunes (Pop Channel). In 2023 he organized ‘Poppy 88’, a sixcontinent live telematic performance; his latest record, ‘Art Decade’ will be released in
January 2025.
Amy Zuidema (they/she) is a clarinetist, composer, creator, & educator. They specialize
in bass clarinet with an improvisational basis for their performances & compositions. Amyis an interdisciplinary creator & performer with roots in a diverse practice of improvised
music, from jazz to contemporary to noise. A classically-trained clarinetist, they actively
strive to bridge the gap between classical and DIY musical settings, challenging the
expectations of the classical canon and opening up space for communal art-making.
Dr. Christine Carter is one of the few active concert artists worldwide conducting
research in performance psychology, bridging the gap between research and current practice.
She leads an interdisciplinary team on music learning and is a sought-after expert in the field, having published in a variety of outlets and presented over 100 performance psychology
workshops for thousands of students at music institutions around the world. Christine isalso the clarinetist of the critically acclaimed Iris Trio and the inter-arts Looking Glass
Ensemble. Associate Professor of Single Reeds at Memorial University (Canada), she is a
Buffet Crampon Artist and was recently inducted into the Royal Society of Canada’s
College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists. www.christine-carter.com

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Mouthpiece”– Jim Kanter

The New Chedeville
Kanter Cinema Model
Designed in collaboration with legendary
studio musician and famed mouthpiecemaker James Kanter, the new Chedeville
Kanter Cinema Clarinet model has abeautiful warm sound while being very
flexible, and works very well for a variety
of settings. It stands in the middle of
tip openings and facing designs andappeals to more players than any othermouthpiece in the Chedeville range.

Life Without Limits

Jody Espina& Jim Kanter

PIANIST BIOGRAPHIES
Korean pianist Eunhye Grace Choi is an active pianist and chamber musician and iscurrently Artistic Director of Chamber Music Amici (Eugene, OR). She has performed
extensively throughout the United States, France, Belgium, the UK, Netherlands, Spain,
Finland, Taiwan, Singapore, and South Korea, and has recorded for Naxos, Emeritus, andOrigin Classical. Her performances have also been broadcast on NPR’s Performance Today. A
versatile keyboardist, she was harpsichord soloist for J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto cycle
and collaborated with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. As a collaborative
pianist in great demand, Choi regularly performs with musicians from the major symphonyorchestras, including Cleveland, Philadelphia, St. Paul, Dallas, Chicago, and San Francisco
Symphony as well as many of the world’s most prestigious music schools and conservatories.
Lance Coburn: …one sat awe-inspired in amazement, wondering how it could possibly
be played any better…” is how the Kölnische Rundschau described Lance Coburn’s
performance of Prokofiev’s 3rd Piano Concerto. Since winning first prize at the Tomassoni
International Piano Competition, Cologne in 2001, Lance has performed in Austria,
Germany, Italy, Greece, Israel, Russia, United States, Ireland, South Africa, Australia andKorea as both concerto soloist and recitalist.
He has performed with the Central Florida , the Israel and Sydney SymphonyOrchestras, the RTE National Symphony and Hibernian Orchestras in Dublin, and mostother Australian Orchestras. With the WDR – Cologne Orchestra, one critic described his
performance of Beethoven’s “Emperor” concerto thus: “Coburn approached the grandiosework….with the vigour of a classically-inspired artist”.
Kim Davenport is a piano soloist and collaborative artist with a focus on music byunderrepresented composers. She is an advocate for bass clarinet music, performing fornearly 20 years with her father Michael as Duo Alea, and continuing his legacy throughAlea Publishing, a sheet music catalog featuring nearly 400 titles featuring the instrument.
A native of Marshalltown, Iowa, Gail Novak now lives and performs in the Phoenix area.
Gail is in demand as a collaborator across the United States and frequently performs withstudents, professors, and guest artists at Arizona State University. Gail’s extensive repertoire
list for many different instruments has landed her invitations to perform at the National
Trumpet Competition, the International Clarinet Festival, the International Double Reed
Society, the National Flute Association, the International Trumpet Guild, the International
Women’s Brass Conference, and the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference. She isfeatured on recordings with David Hickman, Robert Spring, and Brad Edwards.
Gail is on the faculty at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona, the collaborative
piano staff at the Indiana Summer Music Festival, and is an avid teacher for young pianists.
Ekaterina Tangarova earned her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees fromthe National Academy of Music “Pancho Vladiguerov” in Sofia, Bulgaria, under the
direction of Prof. Anton Dikov. She established a national and international reputation ofa highly- experienced collaborative artist, chamber musician, and teacher. She has taught
at the National School of Dance Art in Sofia, The Superior School of Music and Dancein Monterrey, The University of Monterrey, and The Liceo de MTY, Mexico. During her
career, Tangarova has collaborated with world-renowned musicians and soloists. In 2005,
she established a vibrant piano studio in Austin, TX. Since then, Tangarova has been afrequent guest artist and collaborative pianist with faculty and students at the University ofTexas at Austin Butler School of Music and Texas State University. Since 2016, Tangarova
has been a resident pianist for the International Clarinet Association.
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DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Aberdam, Eliane

Statuettes (2006)

Eliane Aberdam

Timothy BonenfantThursday, 1 August,
10:30am, Wicklow 5

Adler, Richard

Variants of an English
MelodyICA Festival Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
3:15pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Advocat, Amy

Improvisation

Amy Advocat, NoraLouise Müller

Friday, 2 August, 2:45pm,
Wicklow 5

Ailís Ní Ríain

Counterweight

Sarah Watts

Friday, 2 August, 2:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Alicia Díaz De La
FuenteDeshieloTRÍO CONTRASTES

Friday, 2 August, 2:15pm,
Wicklow 1

Alwyn, William

ConversationsTRÍO CONTRASTES

Friday, 2 August, 2:15pm,
Wicklow 1

Amada SantosOcampo De Francesco

Sonata for Clarinet
and Piano

Anthony Costa

Thursday, 1 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 1

Ana Karina Rosales
Martinez

Resilio

Kathryn Vetter

Saturday, 3 August,
10:45am, Wicklow 5

Anderle, Jeff

Symphony of Songs

Jeff Anderle

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Ardovino, Lori

Jazz Set

Fabulous FourClarinet Quartet

Friday, 2 August, 3:30pm,
Wicklow 2

Ardovino, Lori

Any Woman: A song
cycle on poems by
three Irish women

The Camellia Duo

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Wicklow 5

arr. Avi Ariav

Medley of chantsfrom the Bible

Maskit clarinet choir

Sunday, 4 August, 9:15am,
Liffey Hall 1

arr. Boris Pigovat

Hava Naggila

Maskit clarinet choir

Sunday, 4 August, 9:15am,
Liffey Hall 1

arr. Guido,

Idée Six

Claribel Clarinet
Choir Guido Six

Saturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

arr. Michele Napolí

Suite Espanola
Zarzuela for clarinet
quartetERSO Clarinet
QuartetFriday, 2 August, 3:30pm,
Wicklow 2

Arrieu, Claude

Capriccio

Kristine Dizon

Sunday, 4 August,
10:15am, Wicklow 1

Athinodorou,
Christina

RODAFNOÚ (2023)

George Georgiou

Thursday, 1 August,
2:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 4

Aubin, Francine

Deux pieces en forme
de jazz

Kristine Dizon

Sunday, 4 August,
10:15am, Wicklow 1

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Azarova, Svitlana

PUBLISHERPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Trojaborg 2

Adella Carlson

Saturday, 3 August,
4:15pm, Wicklow 5

Babin, Victor

Hillandale Waltzes

Shuqing Lyu

Sunday, 4 August, 9:00am,
Wicklow 1

Bach, J. S.

Violin Sonata No. 1 ing minorGabor Varga

Saturday, 3 August,
2:45pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 1

Bach, J. S.

Cello Suite No. 6 in
D majorGabor Varga

Saturday, 3 August,
2:45pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 1

Bach, J.S.

Partita BWV 826

Jeff Anderle

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2Bach, J.S.

Prelude in c minor

Duo Humeros

Sunday, 4 August, 1:00pm,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Bach, J.S.

Chromatic Fantasia

Henry Caceres

Thursday, 1 August,
3:30pm, Wicklow 2

Baermann, Heinrich

Clarinet Quintet
No. 3, Opus 23

Danny Goldman

Thursday, 1 August,
11:00am, Auditorium –Main Hall

Baert, Bernard

Camminare

Golden River Music
Belgium

Claribel Clarinet
Choir Guido Six

Saturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Barganier, Erich

Ropes

Barganier Music

Shutterspeed Duo

Saturday, 3 August,
10:00am, Ecocem

Basler, PaulJambo

ICA Festival Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
3:15pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Bassi, Luigi

Divertimento sopra
motivi dell’opera

Edizioni Eufonia

Duo Claripiano

Thursday, 1 August,
11:00am, Wicklow 3

Bassi, Luigi

Fantasia from ‘I
Puritani’Southern Music
Company

Claire Annette

Friday, 2 August, 5:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Bazzini, Antonio

La Ronde des Lutins,
Scherzo fantastiqueop. 25

Calamus Clarinet
EnsembleThursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Becker, Dan

Better Late

ClaricelloSaturday, 3 August,
3:00pm, Wicklow 5

Beethoven, Ludwig

Sonata “Pathetique”
no.8 in c minor

Duo Humeros

Sunday, 4 August, 1:00pm,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Belcastro, Richard

Claws and Effect

Christy Banks,
Timothy Bonenfant,
Soo Goh, Richard
Ferrarelli, Lindsey
Hutchinson

Thursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Ecocem

The Ensemble Music
Press, Summit N.J.

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DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Ben-Amots, Ofer

Coloraduo

Ofer Ben Amots

Pamela Diaz, Daryll
Stevens

Saturday, 3 August,
4:15pm, Wicklow 5

Bennett, Ed“Monster” for Bass
Clarinet and tape

Patrick Burke

Thursday, 1 August,
3:30pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 1

Bermel, Derek

SchiZm (1994)

Šarūnas Jankauskas

Sunday, 4 August, 1:00pm,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Berrido, Emmanuel

Tri-Cycle Bicycle(2024)The Ember Winds
Project

Friday, 2 August, 3:00pm,
EcocemBerti, Sauro

Screening of the film
AVENUE DE L’OPÉRA
by Alice Guy-Blaché

Stark Quartet

Friday, 2 August, 10:00am,
EcocemBertrand, Simon

The Bells of SaintAdolphe (2024)

Jean-Guy Boisvert

Saturday, 3 August,
10:00am, Ecocem

Bey, TanburiŞeddi Araban Saz
Semaisi

Pat O’Keefe

Friday, 2 August, 2:00pm,
EcocemBizet, Georges

CarmenMusetta Ensemble

Sunday, 4 August, 1:00pm,
Wicklow 2

Blardony, Sergio

Metaphors of metal,
for clarinet, violin
and pianoTRÍO CONTRASTES

Friday, 2 August, 2:15pm,
Wicklow 1

Bonfá, LuizManhã de Carnaval

Araya

Saturday, 3 August,
3:00pm, Ecocem

Bonis, Mel

Près du ruisseau
opus 9Filipendule

Saturday, 3 August,
10:30am, Wicklow 2

Boots, Cornelius

Underground Sun

Jeff Anderle

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Boots, Cornelius

Theosebia’s Oracular
Grotto (2024)

Stefanie Gardner

Thursday, 1 August,
12:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Boots, Cornelius

Freakwood (2024)

Paradise Winds

Thursday, 1 August,
12:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Boots, Cornelius

Black Earth

Maiken Schmidt,
Stefanie Gardner,
Andrea VosRochefort, Joshua
Gardner

Sunday, 4 August, 9:15am,
Liffey Hall 1

Boots, Cornelius

Root Doctor

Maiken Schmidt,
Stefanie Gardner,
Andrea VosRochefort, Joshua
Gardner

Sunday, 4 August, 9:15am,
Liffey Hall 1

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Les Arts-Boutants

COMPOSERCOMPOSITION

Boots, Cornelius

PUBLISHERPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Bigfoot Revelation

Maiken Schmidt,
Stefanie Gardner,
Andrea VosRochefort, Joshua
Gardner

Sunday, 4 August, 9:15am,
Liffey Hall 1

Boots, Cornelius

Holy Old Soul

Maiken Schmidt,
Stefanie Gardner,
Andrea VosRochefort, Joshua
Gardner

Sunday, 4 August, 9:15am,
Liffey Hall 1

Bottigliero, Francesco

Hommage à Poulenc

Nadia SofokleousThursday, 1 August,
5:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Bowen, York

Phantasy Quintet
Op. 93

Shannon Kiewitt
and ConTempo
String Quartet

Saturday, 3 August,
8:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Brahms, Johannes

Hungarian Dances
No. 1, 4, 5

István Kohán

Saturday, 3 August,
5:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Brahms, Johannes

Hungarian Dances

ICA High School andCollege Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 1

Brahms, Johannes

Academic Festival
Overture Op.80

Tara Winds Clarinet
Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
2:30pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Braid, David

Pale Crescent (2023)

Trio Joya

Wednesday, 31 July, 1pm,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Braid, David

Wash Away (2023)

Trio Joya

Wednesday, 31 July, 1pm,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Brand, Spencer

Bird of Prey (2024)

Olivia Meadows

Friday, 2 August, 4:00pm,
Wicklow 5

Brandon, Jenni

In the City at Night

Maryanne LacailleFriday, 2 August, 3:00pm,
Wicklow 1

Brandon, Jenni

At Night

University of Utah
Clarinet Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Brandon, Jenni

Mobula Ray

Aileen Razey

Sunday, 4 August,
10:30am, Wicklow 3

Brandon, Jenni

At Night

ICA High School andCollege Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 1

Brooks, Joseph

Syllogism-Evolutionof a Virtuoso

josephbrooks52@
icould.com

Jeffrey Brooks

Friday, 2 August, 10:45am,
EcocemBrotons, Salvador

Cinc Petites PecesOp. 27

B & M Musicals

Prestige Clarinet
QuartetSunday, 4 August, 9:15am,
Wicklow 2

Editioni Eufonia

Lakeshore MusicALRY Publications

Jenni Brandon Music

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Brusca, Sergio

PERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Screening of thefilm UNE FEMME
COLLANTE by Alice
Guy Blaché

Stark Quartet

Friday, 2 August, 10:00am,
EcocemBrusca, Sergio

GALOPE MANCO
for clarinet quartet(2023)

Stark Quartet

Friday, 2 August, 10:00am,
EcocemBurbano, José

Amanecer Andino(1992)

Q’iru Duet

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Wicklow 5

Burkali

Clarisonus No. 2

Gabor Varga

Saturday, 3 August,
2:45pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 1

Burkhardt, Rebecca

Ackerbatics

AmandaMcCandless

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Wicklow 2

Butterworth,
Meredith

At Least One

Christy Banks,
Timothy Bonenfant,
Soo Goh, Richard
Ferrarelli, Lindsey
Hutchinson

Thursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Ecocem

Büyükberber, OğuzPROCESSING

Oguz Buyukberber

Saturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Ecocem

Cafolla, Roma

Fantasia No. 3

Geldrich-Lowe-Pifer
Trio

Thursday, 1 August,
2:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2Cafolla, Roma

Suite De Danses

www.romacafolla.
co.uk

Adam Ballif

Friday, 2 August, 8:15am,
Wicklow 5

Cafolla, RomaCapers, Sonata For
Wind Triowww.romacafolla.
co.uk

Adam Ballif

Friday, 2 August, 8:15am,
Wicklow 5

Cafolla, Roma

CanzoneForton Music

Christopher Nichols

Saturday, 3 August,
3:15pm, Wicklow 1

Camargo, Rodrigo

In Pieces

Janghyun Kim

Friday, 2 August, 9:00am,
Wicklow 1

George Mason
University Clarinet
Choir

Sunday, 4 August,
10:45am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Campbell, Mathew

PUBLISHER

Rebecca Burkhardt

Ponte las Pilas (2023) Mat Campbell Music

Cannon, Chad

Citizen 13660
Vignettes

Rachelle Goter

Thursday, 1 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 5

Cardi, Mauro

Child (2003)

Sauro Berti

Saturday, 3 August,
4:30pm, Wicklow 1

Carlson, Asher

Untitled (NewCommission)

Ambassador trio

Friday, 2 August, 2:15pm,
Wicklow 2

Carmichael, Hoagy;
Stuart Gorrell

Georgia On My Mind

Michael Lowenstern

Friday, 2 August, 8:00pm,
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Cerrone, Christopher

PUBLISHERPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Nervous Systems

Benjamin MitchellThursday, 1 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 5

Chagas, Chico

Pro Paulo

TEKOHÁ Clarinet
QuintetSaturday, 3 August,
9:15am, Wicklow 2

Chamberlain, Nicole

Frenemies (2024)

Duo Electra

Wednesday, 31 July,
2:15pm, Wicklow 5

Chaminade, Cecile

Callirhoë

Capriccio Clarinet
Orchestra

Thursday, 1 August,
2:30pm, Auditorium –Main HallChampagne,
Sébastien

Cathédrale

Bass Clarinet
Association of
CanadaFriday, 2 August, 11:00am,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Charbonnier, Mauricio

Rapsodia Trágica

Martin Castillos

Thursday, 1 August,
9:00am, Auditorium –Main Hall

Chen, Yao

Through Waters, by
Mountains

Shuqing Lyu

Sunday, 4 August, 9:00am,
Wicklow 1

Cherdchoo-ngarm,
MorakotThree Dances forclarinet and piano

Tanyawat
DilokkunanantSaturday, 3 August,
3:15pm, Wicklow 1

Cherubini, Luigida Medea: Ouverture

Calamus Clarinet
EnsembleThursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Chesemore, Nicholas

The Willow

Nicholas Chesemore

Thursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Ecocem

Chise, Liudmila

Echoes (2008)

David Barrientos

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Wicklow 1

Ciesla, AlexisCome on and let’s
dance! (2024)

Calamus Clarinet
EnsembleThursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Ciesla, Alexis

Five Bagatelles

The Aspen Quintet

Friday, 2 August, 9:30am,
Wicklow 5

Ciesla, Alexis

Concerto of Clarinets

ICA Enthusiasts
Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
3:45pm, Auditorium –Main HallCieślak, Artur

Music in the Cube II

Barbara Borowicz

Thursday, 1 August,
3:15pm, Wicklow 5

Clarke, Rebecca

Two Songs on Poems
by W. B. Yeats

David Cook

Sunday, 4 August, 9:45am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Coleridge-Taylor,
SamuelSorrow Songs, Op.57

Alea Publishing

Mélanie Bourassa

Thursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2Coleridge-Taylor,
SamuelViolin Sonata in D
Minor, op. 28

Alea PublishingDavid Cook

Sunday, 4 August, 9:45am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Spotted Rocket

Emerald Music
Publications

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Connesson,
Guillaume

Scènes de la vie
contemporaine

Connolly, MurroughDuel: Reeds & Leads

Cook, AlunPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATIONUSF Graduate
Clarinet Quartet

Thursday, 1 August,
8:45am, Wicklow 6

self published

Duelling Reeds &Leads

Sunday, 4 August,
10:30am, Wicklow 3

Molly and theShepherds

self published

TAMUC Choir

Friday, 2 August, 8:45am,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Cook, Alun

What! No Cigar?

aluncook.com

Clarinet Fusion
Clarinet Choir

Sunday, 4 August, 9:00am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Cook, Alun

What! No Cigar?

UNF Clarinet Choir

Sunday, 4 August,
10:45am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Coonan, David

Sonetos del amor
oscuro (Sonnets of
Dark Love)

Berginald RashFriday, 2 August, 11:30am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Cooper, Dan

El Planeta Rojo

Eric Schultz

Thursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Ecocem

Correnti, Vincenzo

Variazioni su Fenesta
che lucevi

Rocco Parisi

Thursday, 1 August,
10:00am, Wicklow 3

Cowie, Edward

Two pieces from
‘Where the Wood
Thrush Forever Sings’

Anna Hashimoto

Friday, 2 August, 4:30pm,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Cox, Jessie

Light-Dots on a
Deep-Space-Image

Gregory Oakes

Thursday, 1 August,
4:00pm, Wicklow 1

D’Rivera, Paquito

The Cape Cod Files

Osiris Molina

Saturday, 3 August,
3:30pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2D’Rivera, Paquito

Afro

Hendon Music
Boosey and Hawkes

Forward 4

Thursday, 1 August,
3:30pm, Wicklow 2

D’Rivera, Paquito

La Fleur de Cayenne

Hendon Music
Boosey and Hawkes

Forward 4

Thursday, 1 August,
3:30pm, Wicklow 2

de Alba, Francisco
Javier

The Distance
Between Us for two
B-flat Clarinets andMultimedia

FJD Music

E.P.I.C Duo

Friday, 2 August, 8:30am,
Ecocemde Bologne, Joseph

Symphonie No.1

Alea PublishingBass Clarinet
Association of
CanadaFriday, 2 August, 11:00am,
Auditorium – Main Hallde Falla , Manuel

Serenata Andaluza

Woodwindensemble of theRoyal NorwegianNavy Band

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2de Falla, Manuel

7 Canciones
Populares Españolas

Musetta Ensemble

Sunday, 4 August, 1:00pm,
Wicklow 2

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DATE/TIME/LOCATION

de Grandval,
Clémence

Deux Pièces (1895)

Creative Commons
Attribution

duo per se

Friday, 2 August, 10:30am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

De Leon, Kristian

Exhalation

Darkwood Duo

Wednesday, 31 July,
3:30pm, Ecocem

Debussy, Claude

Syrinx

Editions Jobert,
1927, Paris.

AgnieszkaDąbrowska-Kras

Wednesday, 31 July,
3:30pm, Wicklow 5

Debussy, Claude

Clair de Lune

William A.R. May

USF Graduate
Clarinet Quartet

Thursday, 1 August,
8:45am, Wicklow 5

Debussy, Claude

Maid with the Flaxen
Hair

University of Utah
Clarinet Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Debussy, Claude

Premiere Rhapsody

Shuqing Lyu

Sunday, 4 August, 9:00am,
Wicklow 1

Decruck, Fernande

Cantilène

Nancy Williams

Wednesday, 31 July,
2:15pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Decruck, Fernande

Capriccio

Reeds Amis

Thursday, 1 August,
9:45am, Wicklow 5

Decruck, Fernande

Variations sur un air
Pyreneen

Reeds Amis

Thursday, 1 August,
9:45am, Wicklow 6

Decruck, Fernande

PavaneReeds Amis

Thursday, 1 August,
9:45am, Wicklow 7

Decruck, Fernande

Trio ClassiqueReeds Amis

Thursday, 1 August,
9:45am, Wicklow 8

Decruck, Fernande

Variations en trio surlair du p’tit quinquin

Reeds Amis

Thursday, 1 August,
9:45am, Wicklow 9

Del Favero, Chris

The Sunn & Roy
Flynn

JFUNK

Thursday, 1 August,
8:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Demaree, Jessie

Los Trovadores Paisa

JFUNK

Thursday, 1 August,
8:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Demaree, Jessie

The Dove

JFUNK

Thursday, 1 August,
8:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Denny-Chambers,
KristenFriendship

Katherine Cooke,
Michelle Anderson,
and Josh Goo(commissionedby the Enthusiasts
Committee)

Thursday, 1 August,
11:00am, Liffey Meeting
Room 3

Desportes, Yvonne

Homage (1984,
2024)

MiamiClarinet

Thursday, 1 August,
2:15pm, Wicklow 2

Éditions Billaudot

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Destenay, Edouard

PERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Trio in b minor, Op.
27 for Oboe, Clarinet,
and Piano

A Harmonious
FusionFriday, 2 August, 10:00am,
Wicklow 1

Di Tullio, Lelio

Ninna Nanna

Lelio Di Tullio

Saturday, 3 August,
11:00am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2Díaz, Jaime

Pink Cloud Ballade(2022)

Low Clarinet Choir

Sunday, 4 August, 2:00pm,
Liffey Hall 1

Dilokkunanant,KomsunEchoes of Nora afantasie for clarinet
and piano (2024)

Tanyawat
DilokkunanantSaturday, 3 August,
3:15pm, Wicklow 1

Dixon, Greg

Premonitions/Tracers(2024)

Rachel Yoder

Thursday, 1 August,
2:00pm, Ecocem

Domínguez, Alberto

FrenesíAraya

Saturday, 3 August,
3:00pm, Ecocem

Dominguinhos,

Nilopolitano

TEKOHÁ Clarinet
QuintetSaturday, 3 August,
9:15am, Wicklow 2

Donaghue, Margaret

Banish Misfortune(2024)

MiamiClarinet

Thursday, 1 August,
2:15pm, Wicklow 2

Donatoni, Franco

Clair (1980)

Sauro Berti

Saturday, 3 August,
4:30pm, Wicklow 1

Donatoni, Franco

Clair (1980)

Jeremy Ruth

Sunday, 4 August,
10:30am, Liffey Hall 1

Donatoni, Franco

Ombra (1984)

Jason Alder

Sunday, 4 August,
10:30am, Liffey Hall 1

Donatoni, Franco

Soft (1989)

Patrick Englert

Sunday, 4 August,
10:30am, Liffey Hall 1

Donatoni, Franco

Clair II (1999)

Jack Liang

Sunday, 4 August,
10:30am, Liffey Hall 1

Donizetti, Gaetano

StudieGabor Varga

Saturday, 3 August,
2:45pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 1Donizetti, Gaetano

Sinfonia per fiati

Italian Clarinet
ConsortSaturday, 3 August,
10:15am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Dorff, Daniel

BFF

Theodore Presser
Company

Hudson Duo

Saturday, 3 August,
10:30am, Wicklow 2

Dowland, John

Three Songes

CAMco, LLC

TAMUC Choir

Friday, 2 August, 8:45am,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Druhan, Mary

Leviathan and
Lilliputian Moods(2023)

CAMco LLC

Mary Alice Druhan

Friday, 2 August, 11:30am,
Wicklow 5

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DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Druhan, Mary

Beautiful andPowerful Sí Women(2024)

CAMco LLC

Mary Alice Druhan

Friday, 2 August, 11:30am,
Wicklow 5

Dujoncquoy, Paul

Dolphy Retrospective

Les Arts-Boutants

Filipendule

Saturday, 3 August,
10:30am, Wicklow 2

Dukas, Paul

Sorcerer’s Apprentice

University of Utah
Clarinet Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Dupre, Marcel

Prelude and Fugue
No. 3 in G Minor, op.7

Malejo Publications

Tara Winds Clarinet
Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
2:30pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Dvorak, Antonin

American Quintet,
Finale for String
Quartet in F Major,
Op. 96

Sigma SquaredMusic

Maryland Clarinet
Society Choir

Friday, 2 August, 9:30am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2Dvořák, Antonin

Symphony No. 9“From the New
World”

wvjohnson.com

Clarinet Fusion
Clarinet Choir

Sunday, 4 August, 9:00am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Edge, Kenneth

Falling Twigs of SongDublin Clarinet
Ensemble

Wednesday, 31 July,
4:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Edwards, Logan

The International
Travelers

Split Reed MusicWind and Wood
Duo

Saturday, 3 August,
4:30pm, Ecocem

Elgar, Edward

NimrodAlea Publishing

Maryland Clarinet
Society Choir

Friday, 2 August, 9:30am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Ellenwood, Christian

to hope again

Soaring Heron Music

Rachelle Goter

Thursday, 1 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 5

Ellenwood, ChristianVibrations in Orange

Rachelle Goter

Thursday, 1 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 5

Engebretson, MarkMouthpiece (2021)

Anthony Taylor,
Taylor Stirm

Thursday, 1 August,
8:00am, Ecocem

Erazo, Luis

Escenas tradicionales
para clarinete yguitarra (2024)

Q’iru Duet

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Wicklow 5

Erfani, Hamed

A Night in Coastal
Plain

Wind and Wood
Duo

Saturday, 3 August,
4:30pm, Ecocem

Ernst von Dohnányi

Sonate in B. fürPianoforte &Violoncello, Op. 8

Asher Carlson

Saturday, 3 August,
2:15pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2Escaich, Thierry

Tango Virtuoso

Forward 4

Thursday, 1 August,
3:30pm, Wicklow 2

Esperón, ManuelMéxico 1910

Coro De Clarinetes
De Mexico

Friday, 2 August, 12:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Effiny Music

self published

Gerard Billaudot
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Exaras, Spiros

PERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Nostos (2017)

McConkie-FreezeDuo

Thursday, 1 August,
9:15am, Wicklow 4

Falzone, JamesThe Already and the
Not YetJames Falzone

Thursday, 1 August,
4:30pm, Ecocem

Farrin, Suzanne

ma dentro dove
(deeper within)

Gregory Oakes

Thursday, 1 August,
4:00pm, Wicklow 1

Ferguson, Howard

Five Irish Folk Tunes
from the Petrie
Collection of Ancient
Irish Music

Oxford University
Press, London

Maureen Hurd
Hause

Thursday, 1 August,
4:30pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Ferguson, Howard

Four Pieces for
Clarinet and Piano,
Op. 6

Boosey and Hawkes

Christopher Nichols

Saturday, 3 August,
3:15pm, Wicklow 1

Feria, Roger

Re: Stinky Tofu

Amy Advocat, NoraLouise Müller

Friday, 2 August, 2:45pm,
Wicklow 5

Findley, Dylan;
Csaba Jevtic-Somlai

Celebrate!

Csaba Jevtic-Somlai,
Dylan Findley

Wednesday, 31 July,
2:30pm, Ecocem

Fine, Elaine

The Collar

Asher Carlson

Saturday, 3 August,
2:15pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Folk Song,A csitári hegyekalatt /Under the
Mountains of Csitár

Duo Humeros

Sunday, 4 August, 1:00pm,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Fourqurean, Ford

Not In Fact Dead

Shutterspeed Duo

Saturday, 3 August,
10:00am, Ecocem

Fraioli, Antonio

INSPIRATIONALWOMAN (2024)

Stark Quartet

Friday, 2 August, 10:00am,
Ecocem

Fraioli, Antonio

Screening of the film
LES RÉSULTATS DUFÉMINISME by Alice
Guy Blaché

Stark Quartet

Friday, 2 August, 10:00am,
EcocemFranklin, Erik

The Ballad of Maurice
ConnorTrio Montage

Friday, 2 August, 10:30am,
Wicklow 3

Frisch, Jean-Paul

Claritmico

Luxembourg
Clarinet
Ambassadors

Saturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 2

Furnari, Yuri

Le forme Dell’Acqua(2024)Calamus Clarinet
EnsembleThursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Gabriel, Wolfgang

6 Elegies, Op. 82

Mélanie Bourassa

Thursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2192|

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self publishedself published

Alea PublishingCOMPOSERCOMPOSITION

Galay, DanielKlezmer Suite

Gallegos, Antonio

Scenes from Santa
Rosa

García, Everardo

El Aventurero

Garner, Lucas

Strands (2020)

Garrop, Stacy

The Solitude of Stars(2022)

Garrop, Stacy

Stubborn as HellGarrop, Stacy

Stubborn as Hell for
two clarinets

Garson, Michael

PUBLISHERPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Luxembourg
Clarinet
Ambassadors

Saturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 2

Wind and Wood
Duo

Saturday, 3 August,
4:30pm, Ecocem

Coro De Clarinetes
De Mexico

Friday, 2 August, 12:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Olivia Meadows

Friday, 2 August, 4:00pm,
Wicklow 5

Julianne Kirk Doyle

Thursday, 1 August,
9:45am, Wicklow 2

Theodore Presser
Company

The Ember Winds
Project

Friday, 2 August, 3:00pm,
EcocemTheodore Presser

Jenny Maclay,
Maura Marinucci

Saturday, 3 August,
3:30pm, Wicklow 3

Paganini Variations

Duo Humeros

Sunday, 4 August, 1:00pm,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Gentile, A.

,,,come dal nulla…

Rocco Parisi

Thursday, 1 August,
10:00am, Wicklow 3

Gentilucci, Armando

Al telaio del tempo

BMG Ricordi S.p.A.

Josè Daniel
Cirigliano

Friday, 2 August, 11:30am,
Wicklow 2

Gershwin, George

Rhapsodie in blueLakeshore Music

István Kohán

Saturday, 3 August,
5:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Gershwin, George

I got rhythm

Nicolai Pfeffer

Wednesday, 31 July,
3:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Gershwin, George

Summertime

Lindsey Hutchinson

Friday, 2 August, 8:30am,
EcocemGersten, Mike

Kids These Days

Mike Gersten

Thursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Ecocem

Ghosh, Arun

Hope Springs

Arun Ghosh

Friday, 2 August, 8:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Ghosh, Arun

Sister GreenArun Ghosh

Friday, 2 August, 8:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Ghosh, Arun

Hanji!

Arun Ghosh

Friday, 2 August, 8:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Ghosh, Arun

Surrender to the Sea

Arun Ghosh

Friday, 2 August, 8:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Ghosh, Arun

Punjabi Girl

Arun Ghosh

Friday, 2 August, 8:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

self published

C. Alan Publications

mikegersten.com

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Ghosh, ArunPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

AuroraArun Ghosh

Friday, 2 August, 8:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Giarrusso , Justin

Greater than the Sum

University of South
Florida Clarinet
EnsembleThursday, 1 August,
2:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Gilbert, Nicolas

Objets de mémoire,part one

Doberman Yppan

Jean-Guy Boisvert

Saturday, 3 August,
10:00am, Ecocem

Gillam, Robert

Phosphenes for Bb
Clarinet and MixedMedia

unpublished

Kathleen GardinerMulcahyThursday, 1 August,
8:00am, Ecocem

Gipps, Ruth

Prelude for solo
bass clarinet, op. 51(1951)

Tickerage Press

Timothy BonenfantThursday, 1 August,
10:30am, Wicklow 5

Gluck, ChristophDance of the blessed
spirits

Calamus Clarinet
EnsembleThursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Goldstein, Perry

Total Absorption

Michael Lowenstern

Friday, 2 August, 8:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Gomes, Carlos

Aria para clarinete
y pianoMartin Castillos

Thursday, 1 August,
9:00am, Auditorium –Main Hall

Gómez-Estévez,Pablo

NerudaSpencer Prewitt

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Auditorium –Main Hall

Gómez, Ailem

Suite Caribeana for
E-flat solo

ICA Professors’
Clarinet Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
4:15pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Gomez, Francisco

Lorito-Capricho

Dúo RubioBenavides

Friday, 2 August, 9:00am,
Wicklow 1

Gonzalez-Matos,
AdonisOkó (2024)

Osiris Molina

Saturday, 3 August,
3:30pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Gooch, Anderinna

Island Serenade

Sarah Watts

Friday, 2 August, 2:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Goode, Elizabeth

Aistear na Sionainne

Geldrich-Lowe-Pifer
Trio

Thursday, 1 August,
2:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 3Grainger, Percy

Irish Tune fromCounty Derry

ICA Professors’
Clarinet Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
4:15pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Grainger, Percy

Molly on the Shore

British Clarinet
Ensemble

Friday, 2 August, 10:15am,
Auditorium – Main Hall

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www.pabloge.com/

Bassus Ediciones,
2024.

COMPOSERCOMPOSITION

Grainger, Percy

Molly on the Shore

Grainger, Percy

The Immovable Do

Grainger, Percy

Irish Tune fromCounty Derry

Grainger, Percy

Faeroe Island

Grant Still, William

Danzas de Panama

Green, Bradley

Irish Heart

Green, Geraldine

PUBLISHERPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

University of Utah
Clarinet Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

G. Schirmer, Inc.

Tara Winds Clarinet
Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
2:30pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Alry Publications

Clarinet Fusion
Clarinet Choir

Sunday, 4 August, 9:00am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

UNF Clarinet Choir

Sunday, 4 August,
10:45am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

William Grant Still
Music

Miami University
Clarinet Choir

Friday, 2 August, 2:15pm,
Wicklow 2

self publishedMary Alice Druhan

Friday, 2 August, 11:30am,
Wicklow 5

From Six Studies for
Various Solo Clarinets

Keith Northover

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Wicklow 5

Griffin, Fran

Once there were birds

Fabulous FourClarinet Quartet

Friday, 2 August, 3:30pm,
Wicklow 2

Gualdi, H.

Ninna nanna

Rocco Masci

Friday, 2 August, 11:30am,
Wicklow 1

Guastavino, Carlos

Tonada y Cueca

Rocco Parisi

Thursday, 1 August,
10:00am, Wicklow 3

Guastavino, Carlos

Tonada y Cueca

Kathya Galleguillos

Thursday, 1 August,
11:00am, Wicklow 4

Gutiérrez, Edwin

Suite Caloto (2024)

Q’iru Duet

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Wicklow 5

Gutierrez, Joaquin

Quinteto

Manuel Hernandez
and ConTempo
String Quartet

Saturday, 3 August,
8:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Guzzo, Anne

Antelope Pavane(2012)

Duo Lucent

Thursday, 1 August,
10:30am, Wicklow 5

Hablewitz, Christin

Sláinte!

The Orange County
Clarinet Consort

Wednesday, 31 July,
3:00pm, Wicklow 1

Häendel, G.F.

Arrival of the Queenof Sheba

Bass clarinet choir
LaBaCie

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:30pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Hahn, Reynaldo

À Chloris

Nicolai Pfeffer

Wednesday, 31 July,
3:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Hailstork, Adolphus

Second Novelette(excerpt)

ClaricelloSaturday, 3 August,
3:00pm, Wicklow 5

Hancock, Susanna

Everything In Bloom

Calvin Falwell

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Wicklow 2

Christin Hablewitz

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DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Harberg, Amanda

Hall of Ghosts (2022)

Presser/composer

Timothy BonenfantThursday, 1 August,
10:30am, Wicklow 5

Harberg, Amanda

Tenement Rhapsody

unpublished

George Mason
University Clarinet
Choir

Sunday, 4 August,
10:45am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2Hare, Ryan

Drei charakteristischeÜbungen

Alea Publishing

Pei-Lun Tsai

Friday, 2 August, 4:15pm,
Wicklow 1

Harris, Olga

Duo for Marimba andClarinet in D minor(2016)

self published

Duo Rodinia

Thursday, 1 August,
3:30pm, Wicklow 2

Harrison, Ellen

Beneath a Canopy of
Wings

Ellen Ruth Harrison

Duo Electra

Wednesday, 31 July,
2:15pm, Wicklow 5

Harvey, Jessi

Tater Dreams (2021)

Rachel Yoder

Thursday, 1 August,
2:00pm, Ecocem

Harville, Grant

Music I Have NeverHeard and Will Likely
Never Hear (2024)

Yellowstone
Chamber Players

Thursday, 1 August,
2:15pm, Wicklow 2

Heifetz, Robin

Prisoners of Our
Better Nature

Michael Walsh

Sunday, 4 August, 9:45am,
EcocemHenryson, Svante

Suit Off Pist

Henry Caceres,
Daron Bradford

Thursday, 1 August,
3:30pm, Wicklow 2

Herryman-Rodriguez,
IvetteBlack Montuno(2015)

Julianne Kirk Doyle

Thursday, 1 August,
9:45am, Wicklow 4

Hidalgo, EnriqueBarcelonesa

Araya

Saturday, 3 August,
3:00pm, Ecocem

Hindemith, PaulClarinet Quintet
Op. 30

Selin Gürol and
ConTempo String
QuartetSaturday, 3 August,
8:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Hinze, Karl

Interlude for Basset
Horn and Piano

Karl Hinze
Publications

Maryanne LacailleFriday, 2 August, 3:00pm,
Wicklow 1

Hoekman, Timothy

Three Irish Folksongs(Shule Agra, The
Pretty Girl Milking
Her Cow, QuickClassical Vocal
Reprints

Elizabeth Gunlogson

Wednesday, 31 July,
2:15pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Hoekman, Timothy

A Frog Went
A-Courtin’

Classical Vocal
Reprints

Elizabeth Gunlogson

Wednesday, 31 July,
2:15pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2Hofmeyr, Hendrik

Canto notturno

Maria du Toit

Friday, 2 August, 3:30pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Holiday, Billie

God Bless the Child

Lindsey Hutchinson

Friday, 2 August, 8:30am,
EcocemHolmes, Augusta

Fantasie pour laclarinette et piano

Kristine Dizon

Sunday, 4 August,
10:15am, Wicklow 1

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DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Holmès, Augusta

Fantasie for Clarinet
and Piano

Evette & Schaeffer

Macdara Ó
Seireadáin

Thursday, 1 August,
5:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Horick, Sarrah

Looking Glass
Changes

Sarahhorick.com

Jeffrey Brooks

Friday, 2 August, 10:45am,
EcocemHorovitz, Josheph

Sonatina for Clarinet
and Piano

Novello & Co

Ian Tyson

Thursday, 1 August,
2:45pm, Wicklow 1

Hou, Chih-Cheng「漫步星空下」 Strolling
Amidst a Starry Night

Hudson Duo

Saturday, 3 August,
10:30am, Wicklow 2

Houchins, Andrew

Metal Spiders

McConkie-FreezeDuo

Thursday, 1 August,
9:15am, Wicklow 5

Howell, Matthew(un?)Fairly
Ambiguous

Duo Ferula

Sunday, 4 August, 1:00pm,
Wicklow 2

Hristov, Svetlin

Sonatina for clarinet
and piano (2024)

Duo Agitare Bene

Saturday, 3 August,
11:00am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Hughes, Eric

Celebration Overture

Bass clarinet choir
LaBaCie

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:30pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Hunt, Natalie

Clarinet Duets in Red
and Black

SOUNZ

Jenny Maclay,
Maura Marinucci

Saturday, 3 August,
3:30pm, Wicklow 3

Hurlstone, William

Four Characteristic
PiecesEmerson Edition

David Cook

Sunday, 4 August, 9:45am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Iachimciuc, Igor

Ca La Breaza

Forward 4

Thursday, 1 August,
3:30pm, Wicklow 2

Ibarra, Victor

Paysage Frontière forsolo B-flat clarinet

Claire Annette

Friday, 2 August, 5:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Iga, Takuro

Triptyque (2018)

ASKS Winds

Pei-Lun Tsai

Friday, 2 August, 4:15pm,
Wicklow 1

Indulti, Giovanni

LebhaftunpublishedJosè Daniel
Cirigliano

Friday, 2 August, 11:30am,
Wicklow 2

Iturralde, Pedro

Orchestral Czárdás

UnpublishedMAD4clarinets

Wednesday, 31 July,
2:15pm, Wicklow 5

Jackson, Jr., Valencio

Quatre Croquis

self published

Trio Montage

Friday, 2 August, 10:30am,
Wicklow 3

Jahn, Grant

Pulse

ICA Enthusiasts
Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
3:45pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Jaime-Donjuan,
Nubia

A su merced, Don
José

Coro De Clarinetes
De Mexico

Friday, 2 August, 12:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

James , Nikolas

Two Friends (2023)

MiamiClarinet

Thursday, 1 August,
2:15pm, Wicklow 2

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DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Jense, Maarten

Fanfarella Tarantellamaartenjense.nl

Clarinet Fusion
Clarinet Choir

Sunday, 4 August, 9:00am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Jespersen, Hanne

Metamorphoses(2023)

Anna Klett

Friday, 2 August, 9:15am,
Wicklow 2

Johnson, Tom

Rational Melodies(1982)

Editions 75, Paris

Roger Heaton

Friday, 2 August, 2:45pm,
Wicklow 5

Johnson, Tom

Bedtime Stories

Editions 75, Paris

Roger Heaton

Friday, 2 August, 2:45pm,
Wicklow 5

Johnston, Matt

To Bend the Knotted
Oak

Alry Publications

The Orange County
Clarinet Consort

Wednesday, 31 July,
3:00pm, Wicklow 1

Joplin, Scott

The Strenuous LifeRW Publications

Maryland Clarinet
Society Choir

Friday, 2 August, 9:30am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Joy, Catherine

We are the same

Virginia Figueiredo

Friday, 2 August, 3:00pm,
Wicklow 1

K. Badelt en H.
Zimmer

Pirates of the
CarribeanBass clarinet choir
LaBaCie

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:30pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Kander, John

CabaretMaryland Clarinet
Society Choir

Friday, 2 August, 9:30am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Kazykin, Slava;
Svetlana Kazykina

Bachiazzola

Fabulous FourClarinet Quartet

Friday, 2 August, 3:30pm,
Wicklow 2

Khackaturian, A.

Dalla Suite
Masquerade Galop(polka)Forward 4

Thursday, 1 August,
3:30pm, Wicklow 2

Khumalo, Andile

Tracing hollow traces

Maria du Toit

Friday, 2 August, 3:30pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Kim, Janghyun

Earth

Janghyun Kim

Friday, 2 August, 9:00am,
Wicklow 1

Kim, Snow

Ethereal Dialogue

The Larkspur Reed
Trio

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Wicklow 5

Kim, Youngsun

Blue Bird “새야새야 파랑새야

Wonkak Kim

Friday, 2 August, 3:30pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Kline, Tyler

Stillness left fromempty husks

Calvin Falwell

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Wicklow 2

Knight, Edward

Raven (2004)

Subito Music

Duo Rodinia

Thursday, 1 August,
3:30pm, Wicklow 2

Kohán, István

Kabukimono

Lakeshore Music

István Kohán

Saturday, 3 August,
5:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Kolodub, Levko

Poem“Muzychna
Ukrajina”, Kiyv, 1973.

DmitryPerevertailenko

Friday, 2 August, 10:30am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Kolodub, Levko

Ukrajinski Vytynanki(Ukrainian
Ornaments)“Muzychna
Ukrajina”, Kyiv, 1998.

DmitryPerevertailenko

Friday, 2 August, 10:30am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

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Arrangements

Edizioni Eufonia

COMPOSERCOMPOSITION

Komschlies, Chelsea

Moons over the
Spires of Echo-9

Kovács, Béla

À la flamenca.
Hommage a M. de
Falla

Kovács, Béla

PUBLISHERPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Erin Cameron

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Wicklow 5

UnpublishedMAD4clarinets

Wednesday, 31 July,
2:15pm, Wicklow 5

Hungarian folksong and variations.
Hommage á Z.Kodály

UnpublishedMAD4clarinets

Wednesday, 31 July,
2:15pm, Wicklow 5

Kovács, Béla

Also sprach R.Strauss

UnpublishedMAD4clarinets

Wednesday, 31 July,
2:15pm, Wicklow 5

Kraevska, Sofia

Lacrimae (2022)

McConkie-FreezeDuo

Thursday, 1 August,
9:15am, Wicklow 3

Kreisler, Fritz

Tambourin Chinois(1910)

Xiaoting Ma

Sunday, 4 August, 9:00am,
Wicklow 1

Krushev, Yovcho

Sonatina for clarinet
and piano (1984)

Duo Agitare Bene

Saturday, 3 August,
11:00am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Kuzmenko, Larysa

Polyniya(2009/2023)

Canadian Music
CentreStephen Fox, Jane
EllsworthThursday, 1 August,
2:45pm, Wicklow 1

Kuzmenko, Larysa

A Dream Within aDream (1992/2023)

Canadian Music
CentreStephen Fox

Thursday, 1 August,
2:45pm, Wicklow 1

Kwiecień-Długosz,
Katarzyna

Sol-Tanto

Barbara Borowicz

Thursday, 1 August,
3:15pm, Wicklow 5

Kyr, Robert

Reconciliation
Variations (2024)

Wonkak Kim

Friday, 2 August, 3:30pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Lacerda, Benedito

Cheguei choro

Q’iru Duet

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Wicklow 5

Lacerda, Benedito;
Pixinguinha

Cheguei

TEKOHÁ Clarinet
QuintetSaturday, 3 August,
9:15am, Wicklow 2

Larsen, Libby

Yellow Jersey (2004)

Duo Lucent

Thursday, 1 August,
10:30am, Wicklow 5

Larsen, Libby

Song Without Words

E. C. Schirmer Music
Company, Inc.

Alexandra Doyle

Thursday, 1 August,
2:45pm, Wicklow 1

Larsen, Libby

Canti Breve (1974)

Libby Larsen
Publishing

Duo Rodinia

Thursday, 1 August,
3:30pm, Wicklow 2

Latham, Jabra

Fire Musicjabralathammusic.
com

Andrew Seymour

Thursday, 1 August,
10:15am, Auditorium –Main Hall

Lau, KevinTo the Edge of theSky

Trio Joya

Wednesday, 31 July, 1pm,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Leclair, FrançoisHugues

Fulgurances

Jean-Guy Boisvert

Saturday, 3 August,
10:00am, Ecocem

Doberman Yppan

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Lehár, FranzPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Giuditta

Musetta Ensemble

Sunday, 4 August, 1:00pm,
Wicklow 2

Liverani, Roberto

Mozart in Romagna

Italian Clarinet
ConsortSaturday, 3 August,
10:15am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Liverani, Roberto

Musicante

Italian Clarinet
ConsortSaturday, 3 August,
10:15am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Llopis, Javier

Gloom© Javier Llopis 2020

AgnieszkaDąbrowska-Kras

Wednesday, 31 July,
3:30pm, Wicklow 5

Lloyd, Charles

Annette (1886)

Novello, Ewer & Co.

Matthew Nelson

Sunday, 4 August,
10:15am, Wicklow 1

Lloyd, Charles

Trio (1900)

Rosewood
Publications

Matthew Nelson

Sunday, 4 August,
10:15am, Wicklow 1

Lloyd, Charles“Bon Voyage!” (1888)

Lazarus Edition

Matthew Nelson

Sunday, 4 August,
10:15am, Wicklow 1

Loevendie, Theo

Duo

Michael Lowenstern

Friday, 2 August, 8:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Long, Zhou

Tales from the Nine
Bells (2014)

Maritime Silk Road
Ensemble

Friday, 2 August, 11:00am,
Wicklow 1

Love, Joel

Éléments

Duo Entre-NousThursday, 1 August,
8:00am, Ecocem

Love, Joel

Éléments

Pictures On Silence
Publishing

8/11 DuoFriday, 2 August, 4:00pm,
Wicklow 5

Lovrien, David

Lone Star Portrait(1988/2001)

self published

TAMUC Choir

Friday, 2 August, 8:45am,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Lowenstern, Michael

1985

Michael Lowenstern

Friday, 2 August, 8:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Lowenstern, Michael

Ten Children

Michael Lowenstern

Friday, 2 August, 8:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Lowenstern, Michael

Spasm

Michael Lowenstern

Friday, 2 August, 8:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Lowenstern, Michael

Jetsons

ICA Professors’
Clarinet Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
4:15pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Lucas-Page, Sarah

Puzzle Pieces

Sarah Lucas-Page

Friday, 2 August, 8:30am,
EcocemLucas-Page, Sarah

Synchronizing
Personas

Morii DuoFriday, 2 August, 3:00pm,
EcocemLucas-Page, Sarah

Synchronizing
Personas

Sentient Banana
Bread

Saturday, 3 August,
10:00am, Ecocem

Lutoslawski, Witold

Dance Preludes

ERSO Clarinet
QuartetFriday, 2 August, 3:30pm,
Wicklow 2

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Oxford University
PressCOMPOSERCOMPOSITIONPUBLISHERPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Mace, Tristan

La soeur singulière

Les Arts-Boutants

Filipendule

Saturday, 3 August,
10:30am, Wicklow 2

Magnani, Michele

Blues from George
Gershwin’s “An
American in Paris”

unpublished

George Mason
University Clarinet
Choir

Sunday, 4 August,
10:45am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2Magrinelli, Darkson

Choronga –Isolamento

Dúo das Américas
Clarinet & Guitar

Friday, 2 August, 11:30am,
EcocemMagrinelli, Darkson;
Esmok Lew

Milonga Nuestra

Dúo das Américas
Clarinet & Guitar

Friday, 2 August, 11:30am,
EcocemMahle, Ernst

Quarteto

TEKOHÁ Clarinet
QuintetSaturday, 3 August,
9:15am, Wicklow 2

Mahler, Gustav

3 Lieder from Song
cyclesDuo Claripiano

Thursday, 1 August,
11:00am, Wicklow 1

Makdissy-Warren,
Katia

Croisements

Bass Clarinet
Association of
CanadaFriday, 2 August, 11:00am,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Makor, Andrej

Histria et amor
(2016)

Edicije DSS

Duo Claripiano

Thursday, 1 August,
11:00am, Wicklow 2

Mandat , Eric

Winter Fantasy(2019)

Cirrus Music

Olivia Meadows

Friday, 2 August, 4:00pm,
Wicklow 5

Mandat, Eric

Higher Ground(2024)

Cirrus Music

Jeremy Wohletz

Saturday, 3 August,
10:45am, Wicklow 5

Mangani, Michele

Romanza (2012)

Rocco Masci

Friday, 2 August, 11:30am,
Wicklow 1

Mangani, Michele

Executive (2011)

Rocco Masci

Friday, 2 August, 11:30am,
Wicklow 1

Mangani, Michele

Verdiana

Anna Hashimoto,British Clarinet
Ensemble

Wednesday, 31 July,
8:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Mangani, Michele

Danze di corte

Calamus Clarinet
EnsembleThursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Mangani, Michele

Joking (2024)

Calamus Clarinet
EnsembleThursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Mangani, Michele

Clariquintet

Edizioni Eufonia

Caroline Hartig

Friday, 2 August, 2:00pm,
Wicklow 5

Mangani, Michele

China Melody

Edizioni Eufonia

Caroline Hartig

Friday, 2 August, 2:00pm,
Wicklow 5

Mangani, Michele

Theme

Edizioni Eufonia

Caroline Hartig

Friday, 2 August, 2:00pm,
Wicklow 5

Universal Edition

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DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Mangani, Michele

Tango Duets

Edizioni Musicali“Eufonia”

Jenny Maclay,
Maura Marinucci

Saturday, 3 August,
3:30pm, Wicklow 3

Márquez-Barrios,
VictorSan Benito enPrimavera

Paniva Publishing

Sonoran Swamprats

Sunday, 4 August, 9:15am,
Wicklow 2

Márquez, Arturo

Zarabandeo

Peer Music ClassicalVic Chavez

Thursday, 1 August,
8:45am, Wicklow 1

Martin, PhilipCarnival Evening(1977)The Contemporary
Music Center Ireland,
DublinThe Sapphire Trio

Thursday, 1st August,
9:00am, Auditorium –Main Hall

Martin, Theresa

Compass

Emporia
Community Clarinet
Choir

Wednesday, 31 July,
1:45pm, Wicklow 1

Martin, Theresa

Endurance‘Vive Ensemble

Thursday, 1 August,
8:45am, Wicklow 7

Martin, Theresa

Emerald Isle

McConkie-FreezeDuo

Thursday, 1 August,
9:15am, Wicklow 2

Martin, Theresa

Live Wire (2010)

Duo Lucent

Thursday, 1 August,
10:30am, Wicklow 5

Martin, Theresa

Oasis

Verdant PublishingDesertLake Duo

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Wicklow 5

Martin, Theresa

Fire and Ice Duet(2010)

Verdant PublishingCo

Kindred Duo

Saturday, 3 August,
3:00pm, Wicklow 5

Martin, Theresa

Live Wire (2010)

Verdant PublishingCo

Kindred Duo

Saturday, 3 August,
3:00pm, Wicklow 5

Martin, Theresa

Dark Embers

Verdant Publishing

Sonoran Swamprats

Sunday, 4 August, 9:15am,
Wicklow 2

Mascagni, P.

Intermezzo from
“Cavalleria Rusticana”

Bass clarinet choir
LaBaCie

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:30pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Matamoros, MiguelLágrimas Negras(1929)

Q’iru Duet

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Wicklow 5

Mayer, Jonathan

Raga Kedar

Kelsey Paquin

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Auditorium –Main Hall

Mayer, Jonathan

Phulpati

Kelsey Paquin

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Auditorium –Main Hall

Mazone, Tyler

Reconciliation Sonata

Hannah Shilvock

Thursday, 1 August,
8:45am, Wicklow 4

Mazone, Tyler

Always Here for solo
clarinet (2023)

Julianne Kirk Doyle

Thursday, 1 August,
9:45am, Wicklow 3

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Tyler Mazone

COMPOSERCOMPOSITION

Mazone, Tyler

Episode

McAllister, ScottBlack Dog

McDonnell, Anselm

When Aslan shakes
his mane (2020)

McDowall, Cecilia

Le Temps Viendra

McKennon, Anne

Rival for Flute andClarinet (2015)

McMichael, Catherine

Gaelic Offering

McNamara, Christy

Bóthar na cearta
and Night watching(2020)

McNeff, Stephen

PUBLISHERPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATIONICA Festival Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
3:15pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

LYDMusic.com

Claire Annette

Friday, 2 August, 5:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Lyrebird Publishing

Daniel Becker

Sunday, 4 August,
11:15am, Wicklow 2

Anthony Costa

Thursday, 1 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 1

Duo Electra

Wednesday, 31 July,
2:15pm, Wicklow 5

Los Padres delClarinete Bajo

Sunday, 4 August,
11:15am, Wicklow 2

Maureen Hurd
Hause

Thursday, 1 August,
4:30pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

The Darkling
Serenade

British Clarinet
Ensemble

Friday, 2 August, 10:15am,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Mejías, Sonia

SHELLEY I

Rebeca Romero
Demuynck

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Ecocem

Messiaen, OlivierAbîme des Oiseaux

Anna Hashimoto

Friday, 2 August, 4:30pm,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Miller, Scott

Piano Forte I, II, III

Pat O’Keefe

Friday, 2 August, 2:00pm,
EcocemMiller, Scott;
Pat O’Keefe

Mirror Inside

Pat O’Keefe

Friday, 2 August, 2:00pm,
EcocemMiurav, Mari

Clover Fantasy

KYOGEI Music
Publishers

Prestige Clarinet
QuartetSunday, 4 August, 9:15am,
Wicklow 2

Montilla, Jorge

Registro de Pajarillo

Woodwindiana Inc.,
2010

AgnieszkaDąbrowska-Kras

Wednesday, 31 July,
3:30pm, Wicklow 5

Moore, Undine

Introduction andDance

Luke Ellard

Thursday, 1 August,
8:45am, Wicklow 3

Morricone, E.;
M. Mangani

Love Theme

Rocco Masci

Friday, 2 August, 11:30am,
Wicklow 1

Morris, Alyssa

SHE (2024)

Égide DuoThursday, 1 August,
12:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Morrison, Lise

Fallout

Maria du Toit

Friday, 2 August, 3:30pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Moss, Piotr

Meditation et Danse

AgnieszkaDąbrowska-Kras

Wednesday, 31 July,
3:30pm, Wicklow 5

Sheet Music Plus

Christy McNamara

Arpeges Diffusion(IMD) 2008

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Mozart, Wolfgang

PERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Turkish MarchDuo Humeros

Sunday, 4 August, 1:00pm,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Mozart, Wolfgang

The marriage of
FigaroBass clarinet choir
LaBaCie

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:30pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Mozart, Wolfgang

Samba… alla Turca!

Bass clarinet choir
LaBaCie

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:30pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Mozart, Wolfgang

Impresario Overture

University of Utah
Clarinet Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Mozart, Wolfgang

Divertimento No. 3,
K. 439b

GySgt Parker Gaims,
GySgt Andrew Dees,
GySgt Shannon
Kiewitt

Friday, 2 August, 9:15am,
Wicklow 2

Mozart, Wolfgang

Duo No. 4 from 6
Duetti Concertanti

Cpl Rachel Wright,
Cpl Benjamin
SavageFriday, 2 August, 9:15am,
Wicklow 2

Mozart, Wolfgang

Adagio in B-flat
Major K. 411

Cpl Rachel Wright,
Cpl Benjamin
Savage, GySgt
Parker Gaims, GySgt
Andrew Dees, GySgt
Shannon Kiewitt

Friday, 2 August, 9:15am,
Wicklow 2

Mozart, Wolfgang

The Impresario
Overture

Maryland Clarinet
Society Choir

Friday, 2 August, 9:30am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Mozart, Wolfgang

Allegro in Bb KV Anh
91 (516C)

Nicola Bulfone

Saturday, 3 August,
12:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Mozart, Wolfgang

Quintet in A major
K. 581

Ivan Villar Sanz

Saturday, 3 August,
12:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Mozart, Wolfgang

Divertimento nr. 1.

Trio Kalamus and
Xu JieSaturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 5

Mozart, Wolfgang

Voi Che sapete(Nozze di Figaro)

Trio Kalamus and
Xu JieSaturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 5

Mozart, Wolfgang

De vieni non tardar(Nozze di Figaro)

Trio Kalamus and
Xu JieSaturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 5

Mozart, Wolfgang

non so piu cosa soncosa faccio (Nozze diFigaro)Trio Kalamus and
Xu JieSaturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 5

Mozart, WolfgangCosì fan tutte

Musetta Ensemble

Sunday, 4 August, 1:00pm,
Wicklow 2

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Bill Malcom
Publication

COMPOSERCOMPOSITION

Mulligan, Jayce

PUBLISHERPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Ice-9

Emporia
Community Clarinet
Choir

Wednesday, 31 July,
1:45pm, Wicklow 1

Mulligan, Jayce

Transitory Places
for Clarinet Quartet(2024)

MiamiClarinet

Thursday, 1 August,
2:15pm, Wicklow 2

Muraro, Heriberto

Saudade do
Cavaquinho

Araya

Saturday, 3 August,
3:00pm, Ecocem

Murillo, Jacob

discOverWind and Wood
Duo

Saturday, 3 August,
4:30pm, Ecocem

Murphy, Kelly-Marie

Postcards From
Home, III. Hoe-down

Trio Joya

Wednesday, 31 July, 1pm,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Murray, Anna

Untitled*

Kathryn Vetter

Saturday, 3 August,
10:45am, Wicklow 5

Nabors , Brian

Synergy

Friends in Low
PlacesSunday, 4 August,
11:15am, Wicklow 2

Nabors, BrianBlack

Daniel Troncoso,
Kevin Perez

Sunday, 4 August,
11:15am, Wicklow 2

Ní Ríain, Ailís

Don’t!

ClaricelloSaturday, 3 August,
3:00pm, Wicklow 5

Nichifor, Serban

CarynxWesley Ferreira

Saturday, 3 August,
11:30am, Wicklow 2

Nichols, Charles

Step-Dancing at the
M&M (2006)

The Sapphire Trio

Thursday, 1 August,
9:00am, Auditorium –Main Hall

Noble, Jason

dona eis pacem

The Florida State
University Graduate
Clarinet Ensemble

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Ecocem

Norcross, BrianThe Entry

Christy Banks,
Timothy Bonenfant,
Soo Goh, Richard
Ferrarelli, Lindsey
Hutchinson

Thursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Ecocem

Northover, Keith

Postcards fromthe North Atlantic
Archipelago

Keith Northover

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Wicklow 5

O.Smith, William

Jazz Set for 2
Clarinets

Jeremy Ruth,
clarinet
Patrick Englert

Friday, 2 August, 2:15pm,
Wicklow 2

O’Brien, Ultan

Wrap Me in Red
Duine dhá chroíthrioblóidí

Dublin Clarinet
Ensemble

Wednesday, 31 July,
4:00pm, Auditorium –Main HallJ SweetRaphael Presswww.
charlesnichols.com

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PUBLISHERPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

JackieSinéad’s Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 2

O’Connor, Sinéad

Feel So Different

Sinéad’s Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 2

O’Connor, Sinéad

MandinkaSinéad’s Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 2

O’Halloran, Emma

here and now

Benjamin MitchellThursday, 1 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 5

O’Leary, JaneFootsteps acrossDublinDublin Clarinet
Ensemble

Wednesday, 31 July,
4:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

O’Leary, Janemurmurs and echoes Jane O’Leary/The(2015)
Contemporary Music
Centre, Dublin,
IrelandMaureen Hurd
Hause

Thursday, 1 August,
4:30pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Oforka, Grace

Olorun mi

Maria du Toit

Friday, 2 August, 3:30pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Oliveira, Fernando

Matinta Pereira(2016)

Eduardo Freitas

Thursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Oliveira, Fernando

Ironic Waltz (2018)

Eduardo Freitas

Thursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2Palmer, George

Black, white and alittle blue

Nadia SofokleousThursday, 1 August,
5:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Pann, Carter

Ramp

Égide Duo

Sunday, 4 August, 1:15pm,
EcocemPann, Carter

How to Build aClarinet

Égide Duo

Sunday, 4 August, 1:15pm,
Ecocem

Pascoal, HermetoBebê / Libertango

Dúo das Américas
Clarinet & Guitar

Friday, 2 August, 11:30am,
EcocemPasos, Jonny

Serenata Colombiana

Kathya Galleguillos

Thursday, 1 August,
11:00am, Wicklow 6

Pedini, Carlo

C’era Ciro

Rocco Parisi

Thursday, 1 August,
10:00am, Wicklow 3

Perkins, Brian

Travel (2013)

Cottonwoods
Clarinet Quartet

Wednesday, 31 July,
3:30pm, Ecocem

Piazzolla, Astor

Café 1930

Dúo das Américas
Clarinet & Guitar

Friday, 2 August, 11:30am,
EcocemPicqueur, Bart

Sonate in Tango Formfor 2 clarinets andclarinet choir

Claribel Clarinet
Choir Guido Six

Saturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

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LimitedMinor Scale Music
Belgium

COMPOSERCOMPOSITION

Pijpers, Jonie;
Steven Henry

PUBLISHERPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATIONA Short Irish
Clarinetistic Horror
Story

Jonie Pijpers andSteven Henry

Saturday, 3 August,
2:15pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Piqueur, Bart

Sueño Andaluz

Rebeca Romero
Demuynck

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Ecocem

Pitt, Percy

Concertino in C minor
op. 22

Dúo RubioBenavides

Friday, 2 August, 9:00am,
Wicklow 1

Plowman, Lynne

Helter Skelter

British Clarinet
Ensemble

Friday, 2 August, 10:15am,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Ponchielli, Amilcare

Il Covengno Op. 76

Anne Harper,
Berginald Rash,
British Clarinet
Ensemble

Wednesday, 31 July,
8:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Price, Florence

Adoration

Tara Winds Clarinet
Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
2:30pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Price, Florence

Sonata in E Minor

Voyager Reed
QuintetFriday, 2 August, 10:30am,
Wicklow 2

Público, Dominio

Suite Mexicana

Coro De Clarinetes
De Mexico

Friday, 2 August, 12:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Público, Dominio

La Bruja

Coro De Clarinetes
De Mexico

Friday, 2 August, 12:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Purcell, Henry

Hear My Prayer,
O LordImprobable Beasts

Sunday, 3 August,
12:00pm, Liffey Hall 1

Pyke, Kyle

Lavender Trance

Darkwood Duo

Wednesday, 31 July,
3:30pm, Ecocem

Qiu, Yang

Rhapsody for Clarinet
and Piano (2023)

Xiaoting Ma

Sunday, 4 August, 9:00am,
Wicklow 1

Rabelo, Henrique

Sonata for Clarine
Solo

Blake McGee

Saturday, 3 August,
10:45am, Wicklow 5

Rameau, Jean-PhilipRappel des oiseaux

Woodwindensemble of theRoyal NorwegianNavy Band

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2Ramírez , Ariel;Félix Luna

Alfonsina y El Mar

Araya

Saturday, 3 August,
3:00pm, Ecocem

Ran, Shulamit

Flight of the Brave
Chicken: Ode to Nina
(2018)

Duo Electra

Wednesday, 31 July,
2:15pm, Wicklow 5

Ran, Shulamit

SpiritBarbara Borowicz

Thursday, 1 August,
3:15pm, Wicklow 5

Bassus Ediciones,
2024.

unpublishedhttps://jonrussellmusic.com/compo
sition/Theodore Presser
Company

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DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Ran, Shulamit

Three Scenes for
Clarinet

Theodore Presser
Company

Sinéad’s Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 2

Rayborn, Andy

Charm

Jeff Anderle

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Regnier, Dalton

what now? forunaccompaniedclarinet (2023)

Dalton H. Regnier

Dalton H. Regnier

Thursday, 1 August,
10:30am, Wicklow 5

Regnier, Daltonlike a broken record
for unaccompanied
bass clarinet (2022)

Dalton H. Regnier

Dalton H. Regnier

Thursday, 1 August,
10:30am, Wicklow 5

Reller , Paul

Moderato AF

University of South
Florida Clarinet
EnsembleThursday, 1 August,
2:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Remirez

Misa Criolla

Maskit clarinet choir

Sunday, 4 August, 9:15am,
Liffey Hall 1

Renosto, Paolo

Samurai

unpublishedJosè Daniel
Cirigliano

Friday, 2 August, 11:30am,
Wicklow 2

Renosto, Paolo

CirociròEDIPAN

Josè Daniel
Cirigliano

Friday, 2 August, 11:30am,
Wicklow 2

Reynolds, Belinda

Dust

ClaricelloSaturday, 3 August,
3:00pm, Wicklow 5

Riley, Terry

Ki (木)

Schirmer

Evan Ziporyn

Friday, 2 August, 2:45pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Robles, SamuelCabangueando

Cayambis Music
Press

Karen Bronson

Friday, 2 August, 8:15am,
Wicklow 5

Roman, Edy

El Vuelo del Cenzontle

Coro De Clarinetes
De Mexico

Friday, 2 August, 12:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Romaniello, Luigi

Sonata in E flat

Lelio Di Tullio

Saturday, 3 August,
11:00am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Rondeau, Joseph

A Subtle Celebration(2023)

Wonkak Kim

Friday, 2 August, 3:30pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Rose, Jennifer

Mystic Embers

Christy Banks,
Timothy Bonenfant,
Soo Goh, Richard
Ferrarelli, Lindsey
Hutchinson

Thursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Ecocem

Rossini, Gioachino

Introduction, Themeand Variations

William Curran,British Clarinet
Ensemble

Wednesday, 31 July,
8:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Roux, Patrick

Endiablado (1996)

Yellowstone
Chamber Players

Thursday, 1 August,
2:15pm, Wicklow 2

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COMPOSERCOMPOSITION

Rueff, Jeanine

PUBLISHERPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Concertino

Kristine Dizon

Sunday, 4 August,
10:15am, Wicklow 1

Rugel, Philip

Circadian Rhapsody(2024)

Sauro Berti

Saturday, 3 August,
4:30pm, Wicklow 1

Russell, Jonathan

Satan’s Ice Cream
Truck

Gregory Oakes, Jeff
AnderleThursday, 1 August,
4:00pm, Wicklow 1

Russell, Jonathan

Groovehttps://jonrussellmusic.com/

Jonathan Russell

Thursday, 1 August,
4:00pm, Wicklow 1

Russell, Jonathan

Sonata #2 for Bass
Clarinet and Piano

https://jonrussellmusic.com/

Jonathan Russell

Thursday, 1 August,
4:00pm, Wicklow 1

Russell, Jonathan

THAT

https://jonrussellmusic.com/compo
sition/Improbable Beasts

Sunday, 3 August,
12:00pm, Liffey Hall 1

Russell, Jonathan

Slow Loris

https://jonrussellmusic.com/compo
sition/Improbable Beasts

Sunday, 3 August,
12:00pm, Liffey Hall 1

Russell, Jonathan

You Are the Universe
In Ecstatic Motion

https://jonrussellmusic.com/compo
sition/Improbable Beasts

Sunday, 3 August,
12:00pm, Liffey Hall 1

Russell, Jonathan

The Midway Blues

https://jonrussellmusic.com/compo
sition/Improbable Beasts

Sunday, 3 August,
12:00pm, Liffey Hall 1

Russell, Jonathan

Evil Robot Spooky
Space JamICA Enthusiasts
Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
3:45pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Rutty, Alejandro

I will Never Fly Again

Anthony Taylor,
Taylor Stirm

Thursday, 1 August,
8:00am, Ecocem

Ryan, Selena

SpinaeSonoran Swamprats

Sunday, 4 August, 9:15am,
Wicklow 2

Rydzewska, Żaneta

WINDows

AgnieszkaDąbrowska-Kras

Wednesday, 31 July,
3:30pm, Wicklow 5

Saint-Saens, Camille

Cello Concerto No. 1
in A minor Op. 33

Lara Diaz, British
Clarinet Ensemble

Wednesday, 31 July,
8:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Sale, James

Dublin ConcertoMark O’Brien, British
Clarinet Ensemble

Wednesday, 31 July,
8:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Salorian, Vahan

Duo for Clarinet and
PianoPeter Cigleris

Saturday, 3 August,
10:45am, Auditorium –Main Hall

Salvador, Antonio

Un Coral por la
Esperanza

Coro De Clarinetes
De Mexico

Friday, 2 August, 12:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Alejandro Rutty
Music Publishing© Żaneta
Rydzewska 2014

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DATE/TIME/LOCATIONSamyn , NoëlSueño de la Plata(1996)Les Productions d’Oz

Yellowstone
Chamber Players

Thursday, 1 August,
2:15pm, Wicklow 2

Sanders, Larkin

SEVEN WOMEN

Clever Clarinetist,
LLC

Larkin Sanders

Friday, 2 August, 4:00pm,
Wicklow 5

Santiago, Gabriel

Choro for Kristin(2009)

Gabriel SantiagoŠarūnas Jankauskas

Sunday, 4 August, 1:00pm,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Santos, Moacir

Bossa Nova / Coisa 1,
Outra Coisa

Dúo das Américas
Clarinet & Guitar

Friday, 2 August, 11:30am,
EcocemSaunders, Robyn

AdolescenceHigh Heels & Bass
Squeals

Saturday, 3 August,
11:30am, Ecocem

Saunders, Robyn

AIDS

Robyn Saunders

Saturday, 3 August,
11:30am, Ecocem

Saunders, Robyn

AcceptanceHigh Heels & Bass
Squeals

Saturday, 3 August,
11:30am, Ecocem

Saygun, Ahmet

Sezisler (Intuitions)

DesertLake Duo

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Wicklow 5

Scarlatti, Domenico

Le donne di buonumora

Woodwindensemble of theRoyal NorwegianNavy Band

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Schickle, Pete

Monochrome III

Emporia
Community Clarinet
Choir

Wednesday, 31 July,
1:45pm, Wicklow 1

Schikele, Pete

Monochrome for 9
clarinets

ICA High School andCollege Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 1

Schoenberg, ArnoldFriede auf Erden,
Op.13 (Peace on
Earth)The Florida State
University Graduate
Clarinet Ensemble

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Ecocem

Schoenfeld, Paul

Eretz Hefetz

Painted Sky
Ensemble

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Auditorium –Main Hall

Schubert, Franz

Sonata Arpeggione
on basset horn

Franck Russo

Saturday, 3 August,
10:45am, Wicklow 3

Schumann, ClaraIch stand in dunklen
TräumenNicolai Pfeffer

Wednesday, 31 July,
3:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Schumann, Clara

1st Romanze opus 22

Franck Russo

Saturday, 3 August,
10:45am, Wicklow 3

Schumann, Robert

Fantasiestücke op. 73

Nicolai Pfeffer

Wednesday, 31 July,
3:00pm, Liffey Meeting
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Schumann, Robert

PUBLISHERPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

1st Romanze opus 94

Franck Russo

Saturday, 3 August,
10:45am, Wicklow 3

Schumann, Robert

Fantasiestücke Op. 73

István Kohán

Saturday, 3 August,
5:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Sekhon , Baljinder

Two Trees

Calvin Falwell

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Wicklow 2

Serna, Cipriano

Juárez Inmortal

Coro De Clarinetes
De Mexico

Friday, 2 August, 12:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Shaw, Caroline

Limestone and Felt

Jorge Variego

Thursday, 1 August,
4:00pm, Wicklow 5

Sheeran, Ed

Shape of You

ICA High School andCollege Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 1

Sierra, Roberto

Cinco Bocetos

Karen Bronson

Friday, 2 August, 8:15am,
Wicklow 5

Silverman, NadineThat Beautiful Thing

The Florida State
University Graduate
Clarinet Ensemble

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Ecocem

Silverman, Nadine

Elegy for Time
Gone By

Keith Spradlin,
Nadine Silverman

Saturday, 3 August,
3:00pm, Wicklow 5

Silverman, Nadine

FER//ULA

Duo Ferula

Sunday, 4 August, 1:00pm,
Wicklow 2

SivucaFrevo Sanfonado

TEKOHÁ Clarinet
QuintetSaturday, 3 August,
9:15am, Wicklow 2

Skoryk, Myroslav

Carpathian Rhapsody

Duma Music Inc.,
1997.

DmitryPerevertailenko

Friday, 2 August, 10:30am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Soenen, Berend

Creation of
meaningfulness outof meaninglessness

Berend Soenen

Claribel Clarinet
Choir Guido Six

Saturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Soenen, Willy

Three Options

Willy Soenen

Claribel Clarinet
Choir Guido Six

Saturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Soler, Saül

Apocriphos

Rebeca Romero
Demuynck

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Ecocem

Sondheim, Stephen

Night Waltz from “A
Little Night Music”

University of South
Florida Clarinet
EnsembleThursday, 1 August,
2:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Song, YueWinds in the
Wilderness

Dublin Clarinet
Ensemble

Wednesday, 31 July,
4:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Song, Yue

Spring Blossoms on
Both Banks: Suite for
Double Clarinet

Katherine Breeden

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Wicklow 5

Subito Music
Publishing, Inc.

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Sparhawk, Alan;
Mimi Parker

Cue the Strings

Srinivasan, Asha

Bapu

Stadler, A.

PERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Jeff Anderle

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Amelia Smith

Thursday, 1 August,
8:00am, Ecocem

Terzetto nr. 2

Trio Kalamus and
Xu JieSaturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 5

Stahl, Sonya

I recognize you fromthe moon

Hilary Lowery
LeonardThursday, 1 August,
8:45am, Wicklow 8

Stahnke, Manfred

The Bird People of
St. Kilda

Amy Advocat, NoraLouise Müller

Friday, 2 August, 2:45pm,
Wicklow 5

Stanford, Charles

Sonata for Clarinet
and Piano, op 129

Stainer and Bell Ltd

Macdara Ó
Seireadáin

Thursday, 1 August,
5:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Stanford, Charles

Three Intermezzi,
Op. 13

Chester Music

Christopher Nichols

Saturday, 3 August,
3:15pm, Wicklow 1

Stanford, Charles

Sonata in F Major,
op. 129

Stainer & Bell Ltd.

David Cook

Sunday, 4 August, 9:45am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Stanley, Jane

The Faery’s Cup(2019)

Jane Stanley

Timothy BonenfantThursday, 1 August,
10:30am, Wicklow 5

Steven, Donald

Sapphire Song

Canadian Music
CentreWesley Ferreira

Saturday, 3 August,
11:30am, Wicklow 2

Stevenson, Jennifer

Tempunse Edax
Rerum?

Tessella Music, 1999

Miami University
Clarinet Choir

Friday, 2 August, 2:15pm,
Wicklow 2

Strauss II, Johann

Die Fledermaus

Musetta Ensemble

Sunday, 4 August, 1:00pm,
Wicklow 2

Stravinsky, Igor

Three Pieces for
Clarinet Solo

Gabor Varga

Saturday, 3 August,
2:45pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 1

Sutherland, Gavin

The Lounge Suite

Peter Cigleris

Saturday, 3 August,
10:45am, Auditorium –Main Hall

Sweeney, William

Nine Days

Jo Nicholson

Saturday, 3 August,
3:30pm, Wicklow 2

Swingle, Ward

Country Dances a la
Swingle Singers

USF Graduate
Clarinet Quartet

Thursday, 1 August,
8:45am, Wicklow 5

Szewczyk, Piotr

Three Cartoons

Jorge Variego

Thursday, 1 August,
4:00pm, Wicklow 5

Tailleferre, Germaine

Arabesque

Nancy Williams

Wednesday, 31 July,
2:15pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2212|

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Asha Srinivasan,(ASCAP)

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Tailleferre, Germaine

PUBLISHERPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Arabesque

Kristine Dizon

Sunday, 4 August,
10:15am, Wicklow 1

Tajino, Masato

Two dances

ICA Festival Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
3:15pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Talma, Louise

Lament (1980)

William Hayter

Friday, 2 August, 3:00pm,
Wicklow 1

Taruya, Masanori

A Picture Book
without a Picture

ICA Professors’
Clarinet Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
4:15pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Taylor, Samuel

Clarinet Quintet in F
sharp minor Op. 10

John Finucane and
ConTempo String
QuartetSaturday, 3 August,
8:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Temple, Alexmod wheel go spinny

Égide Duo

Sunday, 4 August, 1:15pm,
EcocemTheisen, Alan

Gris Gris (2022)

duo per se

Friday, 2 August, 10:30am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Thomas, Carei

A Fragrance ofDistant Sundays

Pat O’Keefe

Friday, 2 August, 2:00pm,
EcocemThomas, Kornel

Obsidian

Aileen Razey

Thursday, 1 August,
9:45am, Wicklow 1

Thomas, Kornel

Indispensable
Pollinators

self published

Aileen Razey

Sunday, 4 August,
10:30am, Wicklow 3

Thome, MarkThis is My Workshop

markthome@comcast.net

Jeffrey Brooks

Friday, 2 August, 10:45am,
EcocemThomson, Ken

Undo

Patrick Englert, bass
clarinet
Jack Liang

Friday, 2 August, 2:15pm,
Wicklow 2

Ticheli, Frank

Shenandoah

ICA Enthusiasts
Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
3:45pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Timpson, Michael

Paronomasia: “Puns”
for four clarinets(2024)The Aspen Quartet

Friday, 2 August, 9:30am,
Wicklow 5

Toro, Mario

Tolo Midi

Jeff Anderle

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

trad. Irish

Wild Mountain
Thyme trad. Irish

Arun Ghosh

Friday, 2 August, 8:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

trad. Irish

The Rocky Road to
DublinTara Winds Clarinet
Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
2:30pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Alan Theisen

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Traditional

PERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Araber Tanz

JFUNK

Thursday, 1 August,
8:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Traditional

Der Heiser Bulgar

JFUNK

Thursday, 1 August,
8:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Traditional

El Zopilote Mojado

JFUNK

Thursday, 1 August,
8:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Traditional

Sammy’s Freilach

JFUNK

Thursday, 1 August,
8:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Trandafilovski,
Mihailo

Sandglass (2015)

Roger Heaton

Friday, 2 August, 2:45pm,
Wicklow 5

Travassos, Alexandre

Sarcasms (2022)

Eduardo Freitas

Thursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Trimble, Joan

The Pool among the
RushesPeter Cigleris

Saturday, 3 August,
10:45am, Auditorium –Main Hall

Tsiartas, Andreas

An old Cypriot
amulet (2024)

George Georgiou

Thursday, 1 August,
2:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 5

Vajda, Gergely

Lightshadows,
Trembling

Editio Musica
Budapest

Wesley Ferreira

Saturday, 3 August,
11:30am, Wicklow 2

Van Winkle, BrianThe Artists (2015)bivdub@gmail.com

The Sapphire Trio

Thursday, 1 August,
9:00am, Auditorium –Main Hall

Vanderveer, Sakari

Two Thoughts and a
Fixation

Sakari Dixon
Vanderveer

AmandaMcCandless

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Wicklow 2

Vaneesorn, Yos

Tai Mek “Ethereal
Climb” for clarinet
and piano

Music Sprout
Publishing

Tanyawat
DilokkunanantSaturday, 3 August,
3:15pm, Wicklow 1

Variego, Jorge

Fuego y Duende

Jorge Variego

Thursday, 1 August,
4:00pm, Wicklow 5

Vasarat, Alamaailman

Riistomaasiirtäjä

Improbable Beasts

Sunday, 3 August,
12:00pm, Liffey Hall 1

Verdi, Giuseppe

Fanta Verdi

Italian Clarinet
ConsortSaturday, 3 August,
10:15am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Verdi, Giusseppe

La Forza del DestinoOverture

Capriccio Clarinet
Orchestra

Thursday, 1 August,
2:30pm, Auditorium –Main Hall214|

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United Music
Publishers

https://jonrussellmusic.com/compo
sitionCOMPOSERCOMPOSITION

Verdin, Giuseppe

PUBLISHERPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Preludio da La
Traviata

Italian Clarinet
ConsortSaturday, 3 August,
10:15am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Véret, Émilien

Urban Clarinets

Émilien Véret

Friday, 2 August, 4:30pm,
EcocemVerhelst, J.

El Burrito y El
Borrachito

Bass clarinet choir
LaBaCie

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:30pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Via, Kelly

Three Korean Folk
Songs

ICA Festival Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
3:15pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Vičar, Jan

Uspávanky(Lullabies)

Alea Publishing

Mélanie Bourassa

Thursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Chôros No. 2

Editions Max Eschig

Karen Bronson

Friday, 2 August, 8:15am,
Wicklow 5

Villoldo, ÁngelEl Choclo Tango

Dúo das Américas
Clarinet & Guitar

Friday, 2 August, 11:30am,
EcocemVind, Meelis

Sündmusedhorisondi kohal(2020)ERSO Clarinet
QuartetFriday, 2 August, 3:30pm,
Wicklow 2

Vivaldi, Antonio

Flautinokonzert

Danny Goldman

Thursday, 1 August,
11:00am, Auditorium –Main Hall

Vivaldi, Antonio

Concerto per flauto
RV 433 “La tempesta
di mare”

Calamus Clarinet
EnsembleThursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Vivaldi, Antonio

La folia

Woodwindensemble of theRoyal NorwegianNavy Band

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Voegelin, Eric

Jack the ripper

Filipendule

Saturday, 3 August,
10:30am, Wicklow 2

Vollrath, Carl

Listful Love

Marissa Stanfill

Thursday, 1 August,
9:15am, Wicklow 6

von Bingen,
Hildegard

O Virtus Sapientiae

https://jonrussellmusic.com/compo
sitionImprobable Beasts

Sunday, 3 August,
12:00pm, Liffey Hall 1

Von SachsenMeiningen, MarieElisabeth

Romanze

Schott Music

Nancy Williams

Wednesday, 31 July,
2:15pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Wallace, Daijana

Suspended

Daijana Wallace

AmandaMcCandless

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Wicklow 2

Les Arts-Boutants

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Walsh, Michael

Coffee Bassklarintata

Ware, Lawren

The Featherheart

Weber, Carl

Fantasia and Rondo
from Quintet, op. 34,
I. Fantasia, II. Rondo

Weber, CarlPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Michael Walsh

Sunday, 4 August, 9:45am,
EcocemB. Ware Works
Publishing

Luke Ellard

Thursday, 1 August,
8:45am, Wicklow 1

Unpublished
Manuscript

Kip Franklin

Wednesday, 31 July, 1pm,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Clarinet Concerto No.
1 in F minor Op. 73

Nicolas Baldeyrou,
British Clarinet
Ensemble

Wednesday, 31 July,
8:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Webster, Michael

Clarinet Sonata(1974)

Danny Goldman

Thursday, 1 August,
11:00am, Auditorium –Main Hall

Webster, Michael

I Remember Lynn

Danny Goldman

Friday, 2 August, 2:00pm,
Liffey Meeting Room 1

Whelan, Bill

River Dance

British Clarinet
Ensemble, British
Clarinet Ensemble

Wednesday, 31 July,
8:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Whelan, Bill

Riverdance

ICA Festival Choir

Saturday, 3 August,
3:15pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Whitmarsh, Jamie

Child of Ruin (2024)

self published

Duo Rodinia

Thursday, 1 August,
3:30pm, Wicklow 2

Whitmarsh, Jamie

Buckle Up (2017)

C. Alan Publications

Duo Rodinia

Thursday, 1 August,
3:30pm, Wicklow 2

Whitmarsh, Jamie

TBD

Asher Carlson

Saturday, 3 August,
2:15pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Wieland, Cassie

Hands

Luke Ellard

Thursday, 1 August,
8:45am, Wicklow 2

Wieland, Cassie

NovemberClaricelloSaturday, 3 August,
3:00pm, Wicklow 5

Wildhorn, Frank

Bring On The Man

High Heels & Bass
Squeals

Saturday, 3 August,
11:30am, Ecocem

Williams, John

Main Theme from
“Schindler’s List”

Maryland Clarinet
Society Choir

Friday, 2 August, 9:30am,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Williams, Nancy

Forever Home

The Larkspur Reed
Trio

Saturday, 3 August,
9:00am, Wicklow 5

Windeshausen, YannBlazing colours

Luxembourg
Clarinet
Ambassadors

Saturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 2

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Self-Published

Reed Machine
Publication

COMPOSERCOMPOSITION

Windeshausen, Yann

PUBLISHERPERFORMER

DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Dicks Perspectives

Luxembourg
Clarinet
Ambassadors

Saturday, 3 August,
2:00pm, Wicklow 2

Wood, Haydn

Mannin Veen

UNF Clarinet Choir

Sunday, 4 August,
10:45am, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Wu, NaJiangnan in Misty
Rain (2021)

Xiaoting Ma

Sunday, 4 August, 9:00am,
Wicklow 1

Yatzkan, Rachel

The Sea Soul’s song(2023)

Anna Klett

Friday, 2 August, 9:15am,
Wicklow 2

Yi, ChenTibetan Tunes(2007/2019)

Shuang Zhu

Friday, 2 August, 11:00am,
Wicklow 1

Yoshimatsu, Takashi

4 Pieces in Bird Shape

Anna Hashimoto

Friday, 2 August, 4:30pm,
Liffey Meeting Room 2

Zalba, Javier

Monólogo

Karen Bronson

Friday, 2 August, 8:15am,
Wicklow 5

Zalba, Javier

Espacios Diferentes

Osiris Molina

Saturday, 3 August,
3:30pm, Liffey Meeting
Room 2

Zamora-Chile, Carlos

Concierto para
Clarinete y Cuerdas(2015)

Editorial Nacional,
Chile

David Barrientos

Wednesday, 31 July,
5:00pm, Wicklow 1

Zandi, Parsa

Persian Musketeers

Universal Edition

Kathryn Vetter

Saturday, 3 August,
10:45am, Wicklow 5

Zárate, Fermín

Jugueteando con el
Clarinete

Coro De Clarinetes
De Mexico

Friday, 2 August, 12:00pm,
Auditorium – Main Hall

Zare, Roger

Smoky Mountain
Lullaby

University of South
Florida Clarinet
Ensemble, Smoky
Mountain Lullaby
Clarinet Ensemble,
ICA Professors’
Clarinet Choir

Thursday, 1 August,
2:00pm, Auditorium –Main Hall / Thursday, 1
August, 2:00pm, Wicklow
1 / Saturday, 3 August,
4:15pm, Auditorium –Main Hall

Zare, Roger

LHC

Roger Zare Music

Chaos Incarné Trio,
Jeff Anderle

Saturday, 3 August,
9:15am, Wicklow 2

Zare, Roger

Entanglement

Roger Zare Music

Chaos Incarné Trio

Saturday, 3 August,
9:15am, Wicklow 2

Zare, Roger(Re)Inventions(2016)

Roger Zare Music

Kindred Duo

Saturday, 3 August,
3:00pm, Wicklow 5

Ziporyn, Evan

Tsmindao Ghmerto

Nicholas Chesemore

Thursday, 1 August,
3:00pm, Ecocem

Theodore Presser
Company

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The University ofSouth Florida 2x2
QuartetFriday, 2 August, 10:30am,
Wicklow 2

Cuatro Líneas Breves

Kathya Galleguillos

Thursday, 1 August,
11:00am, Wicklow 5

Five pieces in folkstone opus 102

Franck Russo

Saturday, 3 August,
10:45am, Wicklow 3

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Alea Publishing
Booth 58
www.bassclarinet.ecwid.com
Sheet music and recordings – specializing in bass clarinet solo and ensemble! Artistictranscriptions as well as new works, shop online!
ALRY Publications, LLC
Booth 7www.ummpstore.com
Sheet music publishers since 1981. Featuring more than 200 composers and arrangers.
Quality selection of music for clarinet solo, quartet, quintet, and choir
Arpeges IMD
Booths 28, 29, 30 ,31
www.arpeges.fr/fr/page/editions-imd
B. Corbin Clarinet Products, LLC
Booth 35
www.corbinclarinetproducts.com
B. Corbin Clarinet Products manufactures and distributes the highest quality, hand-crafted
professional clarinets and accessories, all finished by craftsman Brian Corbin.
Backun Musical Services
Booths Q4
www.backunmusical.com
Backun Musical Services is reinventing the clarinet, one piece at a time, with it’s sought-afterline of clarinets, mouthpieces, barrels, bells and woodwind accessories.
Behn Mouthpieces
Booth 17www.clarinetmouthpiece.com
NEW air-tight, patent-pending reed cases, three new mouthpieces, adjustable barrels,
ligatures, two new bells, and reeds. Come check out BEHN for all of your setup solutions.
BG Franck Bichon
Booth 36
www.bgfranckbichon.com
Founded in 1985 by Franck Bichon, BG Franck Bichon is one of the first French producersof wind instrument accessories. BG Franck Bichon has more than 300 items on sale. From
midrange to professional level products including ligatures, straps, pads, stands, saxophonesets, heated pads, pillows and other cleaning accessories.
Billaudot Publishing
Booth 15www.billaudot.com
Brotons & Mercadal, Edicions Musicals SL
Booth 20www.brotonsmercadal.com/en/
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Buffet Crampon
Booths Q1
www.buffetcrampon.com
Established in 1825, Buffet Crampon is the acknowledged world leader in clarinet
manufacture, accounting for roughly 85% of all professional clarinet sales globally. The brand
was founded by Denis Buffet-Auger in Paris; Denis was succeeded by his son Jean-Louis
Buffet in 1830, who married Zoé Crampon in 1836, creating the iconic brand we know
today. Buffet Crampon cemented its position as the world’s leader in clarinet innovation with
the introduction of the landmark R13 model in 1955. Designed by Robert Carrée, Buffet
Crampon’s legendary acoustician, the R13 first introduced the poly-cylindrical bore, now thestandard for modern clarinet design and concept.
CARBEC
Booth 56
www.chedeville.com
Our goal is simple – to make the greatest clarinet mouthpieces from the finest material
possible.
CASS – Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain
TABLE
www.cassgb.org/
Chedeville
Booths 5, 6
www.chedeville.com
The new Chedeville Classical Clarinet mouthpieces feature the original Chedevillepremium rod rubber recipe, reformulated after years of painstaking historical research.
Now offering some of the finest Clarinet mouthpieces on the market, including special
design collaborations with James Kanter and Milan Rericha. Made from beginning to end
in the JodyJazz factory in Savannah, GA using state of the art CNC machines and expert
mouthpiece craftsmanship on the crucial and indispensable hand work.
D’Addario
Booths Q2
www.daddario.com
D’Addario, a family-owned and operated business with roots dating back to the 17th
century, is the world’s largest musical instrument accessories manufacturer marketed under
several product brands: D’Addario Fretted, D’Addario Orchestral, D’Addario Woodwinds,
Promark Drumsticks, Evans Drumheads, and Puresound Snare Wires. D’Addario now hasover 1,200 employees worldwide with distribution in 120 countries, serves more than 3,300
U.S. retailers, all major e-commerce sites, and manufacturers 95% of its products in the U.S.
Danzi Reeds
Booth 37https://danzireeds.it/en/
Organic professional reeds for B-flat clarinet

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Edizione Musicali Eufonia
Booth 38
www.edizionieufonia.it
Since 1995, we have produced chamber music, music for wind band and string orchestra
with the best Italian composers.
Eppelsheim
Boothwww.eppelsheim.com/en/
Specializes in manufacturing extremly high- and low-voiced woodwind instruments suchas the Soprillo (Bb piccolo saxophone), the Tubax (Eb contrabass saxophone) and theContrabassclarinet.
F. Arthur Uebel
Booths 12, 13, 14
www.uebel-klarinetten.de
Since 1936, the name F. Arthur Uebel has been synonymous with the finest in clarinet
making. Our clarinets are the perfect companions for musicians at any playing level – fromthose just starting out on their musical journey to seasoned professionals performing in soldout concert halls around the world. At our workshops, valuable traditions of clarinet making
are blended with ultra-modern manufacturing processes to create a harmonious symphony ofartisanal perfection. This interplay results in clarinets that produce an unmistakable sound,
captivating audiences and fellow musicians alike. We offer clarinets in both the German
and French fingering systems, allowing you to choose the perfect model for your individual
playing style. Each of our instruments is characterized by comfortable ergonomics, excellent
intonation, and the unmistakable beauty of sound – whether it’s a beginner clarinet or topend concert model. The soul of our clarinets is the wood from which they are made. We use
only the finest Grenadilla and Mopane woods for our instruments, and our natural drying
process has a significant impact on the unique sound of our clarinets. Our craftsmen are
passionate about their work, and every instrument they produce is a true masterpiece.
Gleichweit Mouthpieces
Booth 24www.gleichweit-mundstuecke.com
Mouthpieces and Barrels for clarinet.
Gonzalez Reeds
Booths 18, 19
www.gonzalezreeds.com
The real sound of The Andes. Reeds from Mendoza, Argentina.
Hartshorn Classical/Musica Impromptu
Booth 57
hartshornclassical@gmail.com
Henri Selmer Paris
Booths Q3
www.selmer.fr
Designer and maker of clarinets, mouthpieces, reeds and accessories since 1885 in France.
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International Clarinet Association
TABLE
www.clarinet.org
Visit the ICA’s booth to learn about all of the great initiatives that we have and to pick upsome swag!
J.W. Pepper
TABLE
www.jwpepper.com
Founded in 1876, J.W. Pepper is the best online store for sheet music with over one million
titles in stock. We offer sheet music for directors and performers alike as well as musicequipment, accessories, and software to support your musical journey. ePrint, our digital
sheet music, offers printable sheet music that’s accessible without an internet connection
through the FREE ePrintGo app. Plus, we offer downloadable MP3s – a resource musicians
love. Listen to the music and see the score before you buy, and shop with confidence thanks
to the Pepper Guarantee: satisfaction guaranteed or your money refunded.
Légère Reeds Ltd
Booths 9, 10
www.Legere.com
Légère produces premium synthetic clarinet, saxophone, bassoon and oboe reeds. They areused by players in the most prestigious orchestras and on stages around the world. Légère reeds
produce a warm, vibrant sound while remaining consistent and playable for a very long time.
Lohff and Pfeiffer
Booths 41, 52
www.clarinet.dk/
Clarinet Optimization/Customization and Sales
Marca Reeds
Booths 42, 43
www.marcareeds.com
Professional Reeds
Moe-Bleichner Music Distribution
Booths 45, 46
www.moe-bleichner.com
Our goal is to make quality musical instruments accessible to everyone. With Morrél Clarinets,
we offer student through professional instruments of high quality for extremely competitive
prices. Moe-Bleichner Music is also proud to be the distributor of Moe Custom Clarinets.

Moe Custom Clarinets
Booth 44
www.moe-custom.com
Hand-crafted professional clarinets from Pennsylvania for the sophisticated player.

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EXHIBITOR INDEXNOTO Embouchure and Air Column Activator
Booth 53https://activadornoto.es/
Noto is a device that helps wind players work on the basic technique of their instrument in arigorous and intuitive way.
Patricola Fratelli
Booths 39, 40
www.patricola.com
Patricola Hand Made Clarinets Patricola Clarinets, Woodwind hand made Clarinets.
Specialized in high manufacturing clarinets, with attention to the smallest details, that’s
where is made the difference.
Pereira 3D Clarinet Innovations
Booth 16www.pereira3d.com
Pereira 3D manufactures custom barrels, bells, mouthpieces, and ligatures for the clarinet
through 3D printing technology. In addition, we sell hand-selected Buffet Crampon clarinets
and provide artisan repair services.
Playnick
Booth 54www.playnick.at
Founded in 2008, PLAYNICK produces and designs sound systems.
Rigotti ETSBooth 49
www.rigotti.fr
For more than 50 years, Rigotti’s Establishments have harvested Provence canes to convert
them in reeds adapted to the different types of wind instruments. Based in Cogolin in the
French Riviera, we are specialized in selling reeds, canes and tools for wind instruments:
clarinet, saxophone, flute, oboe, bassoon, cor anglais, contre-basson, bombarde, bagpipe...Our local know-how and our production “Made In France” appeal to musicians
throughout the world.
Ripa Music Italy
Booth 50
www.ripamusic.com
Production and sale of clarinets, sax, flutes, trumpets, oboes, basses, brasses, reeds,
mouthpieces, bags and suitcases, musical accessories.
Rovner MC
Booth 8www.rovnerproducts.com
Rovner Products, now known as Rovner MC, started 50 years ago with the creation of one
ligature, the Rovner Dark. To this day it is the ligature of choice for educators and players of
every description, from beginner to the highest level of professional performer. Over the years
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the Rovner line has expanded to include nine additional models, each bringing something
distinctly different to the playing experience. With access to multiple Rovner ligature
options, players can now find the ideal ligature to meet their needs and help them achieve
their desired sound, allowing them to explore a broader tonal spectrum than ever before.
Durable, reliable and high-performance, patented Rovner ligatures are made in the USA
with an uncompromising dedication to quality and value. We’ve been setting the standards
for woodwind innovation for decades, selling millions of ligatures to support the woodwind
community worldwide. We’re grateful to the many, many players who have made Rovner
their ligature of choice and have remained loyal “Rovnerians.” We thank the educators who
have recommended us and we warmly welcome the next generation of young musicians who
are only now discovering the difference a Rovner ligature can make. Love and appreciation
for the power of music drives everything we do, and your enthusiastic support tells us that we
do it right!
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
TABLE
www.rcs.ac.uk/
Royal Global
Booths 32, 33, 34
www.royalglobal.us
Royal Global provides a selection of clarinets and accessories of unsurpassed quality andvalue. Our products are manufactured from carefully selected materials that allow for a richvariety of timbres and tone colors. Through newly patented technology, Royal clarinets andaccessories offer exceptional tone quality with enhanced resonance and depth. Royal Global
has been hailed as a significant milestone in clarinet technology, the embodiment of beautiful
craftsmanship combined with deep understanding of the acoustics and subtleties of clarinet.
Silverstein Works
Booths 25, 26, 27
www.silversteinworks.com
Silverstein Works understands the journey shared by all musicians and what perfection means
to them. In this journey, the right instrument is like an extension of the musician’s body: itshould respond in exactly the way you want it to. You train it, you explore it and you allow
it to take part in the sound’s artistry. Our goal is not to make simple products but rather tohelp create the artistry, unrestrained by anything other than your own desire and drive for
perfection. The right sound, the right pitch, the right inflection, tone, breath and response— we understand what it takes to shape instruments and accessories that unlock your fullpotential. Silverstein Works and our products were born not only out of the need to be
perfect, but to enjoy and relish the pursuit.
Stanley Drucker Heritage Collection
Booth 4www.digitalforce.com/stanley-drucker-heritage-collection-complete-cd-sets/
UVERSA
Booth 58
uversaworld@gmail.com

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Vandoren
Booths 1, 2, 3
www.vandoren.com
Creating beautiful music through quality, innovative products since 1905.
Wiseman Cases Ltd.
Booth 59www.wisemanlondon.com
Bespoke instrument cases made for all combinations.
Compact, extremely strong, lightweight designs; all cases have a lifetime guarantee.
Available in carbon fibre & wood.
WoodWindDesign
Booth 55
www.woodwinddesign.com/
WoodWindDesign offers ultra light, compact and safe instrument stands that will change
your life.
Yamaha Corporation of America
Booths 21, 22, 23
www.europe.yamaha.com/index.html
Yamaha is the world’s biggest producer of musical instruments and one of the leading
producers of audio equipment for home entertainment and professional use. The company
was founded more than 130 years ago in Japan. The European branch of Yamaha, whichis registered as Yamaha Music Europe GmbH since 2009, exists since 1966. It is the key
organisation for European distribution of all the company’s products, ranging from musicalinstruments to pro audio equipment to home entertainment devices.
ZAC Ligatures
Booth 609
www.zacligature.com/en
Zac Ligature is a unique and innovative ligature system, professional and versatile. In fact, it
is suitable for use on any saxophone and clarinet mouthpiece.

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The International Clarinet Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Please consider
making a tax-deductible gift to support the ICA’s events, programs, and operations.
In celebration of the ICA’s 50th Anniversary year, we introduced the Centennial
Fund, a campaign built to ensure the next 50 years!
The ICA is grateful to those who have contributed to the Centennial Fund.

2023-2024 CENTENNIAL FUND DONORS*Donations reset each year on Giving Tuesday.
Champion: $20,000 and above
Partner: $10,000-19,999
The Walder Foundation
Benefactor: $5,000-9,000
Advocate: $2,500-4,999
Buffet Crampon (Sustaining Sponsor)
Gardner Clarinets
Jessica Harrie and Dean Holden

Patron: $1,000-2,499
Chastity Parks
Michael Webster
Contributor: $500-999
Michael Lowenstern
Evan Lynch
Supporter: $250-499
Diane Barger
Anne French
Denise Gainey
Maxine Ramey

Donor: $100-249
Lori Neprud-Ardovino
Roy Constantine
Steve Cohen
Jan DashPaul and Barbara Dixon
F Gerard Errante
Jerome Korten
Meghan Merciers

Christopher Nichols
May Ryan
Christopher SerequeCatherine Wood

Friend: $5-99
John Aebly
Daniel Bittker
Stephen Borodkin
Jerome Bunke
Ramona Brenholen
Carol Weninger-Calver
Dale CalverMartins Circenis
Kimberly Cole
Bruce Creditor
Bonnie Davis
Julianne Kirk Doyle
Kristine Dizon
Cheryl Dykstra
Robert and Katherine
Evans

Kirby FongDavid FrankPeter GeldrichSusan Hall
Alexis Harthill
Frederick Heyburn
Joel Kabakoff
Robert Kapkin
Terry Lee
Nora Lemmon
Claudia Mickelson
Rona Payne
Sean Perrin
Scott Pytluk
Thomas Piercy
Aileen Razey

Roseanne Rosenthal
Glenn A. Sargent
Robin Seletsky
Pamela Shuler
Hilde SkjevlingJana Starling
Bradley Stevens
Elisabeth Stimpert
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Clarinet
StudioHeather Van Beek
Jody Webb
Stephen White
Beth Yoder
Rachel Yoder

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