#ClarinetFest

[ksbeditor]

Getting to Know Improbable Beasts

Getting to Know Improbable Beasts

How can one not gravitate to the name of a band called Improbable Beasts?  Improbable Beasts is a Boston-based professional bass clarinet ensemble –15 members strong — dedicated to bringing the deeply expressive power of multiple bass clarinets before a broad audience. Their repertoire ranges from Renaissance choral music to brand-new compositions to klezmer tunes and holiday songs. Their mission…

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#Adolphe Sax #bass clarinet #ClarinetFest #classical music #Cornelius Boots #Edmund Welles #ensembles #Eudaimonia #Hildegard von Bingen #Improbable Beasts #Jonathan Russell #Mahler #Marc Mellits #Shostakovich #Sqqonk #Tchaikovsky #Tunefoolery #Vivian Montgomery

[migueldelaguila]

This Saturday July 10, 8:45pm PT tune in to #ClarinetFest2021 #YouTube channel for a wonderful #dance #performance of #MigueldelAguila's #PacificSerenade and #Milonga Performs: Javier#Vinasco #clarinet #CarlosBentancour #piano #LuisaCarmona & #DomingoAcevedo #dancers - Streaming: https://youtu.be/KcapDd57WxU

#miguel del aguila #clarinet #clarinetfest #clarinetfest 2021 #clarinetists #international clarinet association #pacific serenade #milonga #javier vinsasco

[illuminatinggames]

My #clarinet septet after a #chambermusic performance on Sunday - Eb, 3 Bb, Alto, Bass, and Contra-alto clarinets. We played Roger C. Vogel’s Cityscapes, a tone poem for the city of Chattanooga which you can get from Brixton Publications. It’s relatively recent, from 2014 - I picked it up somewhat randomly at #ClarinetFest when it was in Baton Rouge and I was first getting in to chamber music, I want to say 2015? Anyway, it’s a fun piece, fairly short and episodic with evocative sounds and rhythms. The second part, Riverbank, is actually fairly difficult due its complex rhythms and lack of a clear pulse, but otherwise it’s not a hard piece and the instrument mix is pretty cool. All the different clarinets are in the same family, but a bass clarinet is no more a Bb with a lower range than a violin is a just small cello; clarinets are acoustically deeply weird and each instrument has its own voice in the group. This piece does a nice job of mixing and matching the different timbres. There are a couple recordings on YouTube, but recording clarinets is hard so it’s better in person 😄. Anyway, I thought our performance came together nicely. As with most live amateur music there were some bumps along the way, but the overall results were good, and it’s always fun to play unusual pieces that nobody knows and have it turn out that people like it 😊 (at South Bay Chinese Seventh-Day Adventist Church) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwDhsFaDeJe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mw1g50qgrdkt

#clarinet #chambermusic #clarinetfest

[geraniumsforinej]

Thanks for the link, I'll definitely read it :D It's lovely that writing can be such an outlet for exploration and putting words to your own feelings. I do it myself as well, and always notice while reading fanfic when something is close to the author's heart!! This one is for the weird, final days of 2020: was there anything you'd planned to do this year that fell through? Or if you'd rather have a MDZS question: where in the MDZS world would you like to spend a nice, long holiday? :) - CC 🌠

yes exactly!! i would ask you for your own favorite fic you’ve written but then this would be not as classified. i’ll ask you after the month is over hahahaha. for your questions, a lot fell through this year because of covid 🥲 i was supposed to go compete at taekwondo nationals in april and go to clarinetfest over the summer but those got canceled and it looks like they won’t be happening next year either. i’m a bit bummed but i’m just happy that i can still practice with the taekwondo team this year even if it’s distanced. for the mdzs question, i think i’d like to spend my time in gusu (not the cloud recesses though, too many rules) just because jiangsu seems like such a cool place to visit

#asks #mdzsnetcc

[mehetibel]

Liked on YouTube: "Ancient Roots" for bass clarinet orchestra by Cornelius Boots. Live 2018 Belgium Clarinetfest https://youtu.be/Ml4P99gupQ8

#IFTTT #YouTube

[lesser-known-composers]

Ernest Chausson - Andante et Allegro

Bb Clarinet: Pierre Genisson Piano: Ellen Sommer Live recording, ClarinetFest Lawrence, USA - 2016 Buffet Crampon evening Concert

#Ernest Chausson #Buffet Crampon evening Concert

[texasborderbusiness]

Texas Border Business

By Amanda L. Alaniz

Rio Grande Valley, Texas – Three University of Texas Rio Grande Valley music ensembles wowed fellow musicians overseas this summer.

The UTRGV clarinet, tuba/euphonium, and saxophone ensembles traveled to Europe in July to perform at international festivals and conferences in different countries.

The UTRGV Clarinet Ensemble performed at ClarinetFest 2018 in Oostende, Belgium, in early July. Sixteen students comprise the ensemble and two conductors.

Dr. Lorne (William) O’Neil, professor of clarinet in the School of Music, UTRGV College of Fine Arts, helped create the ensemble more than a decade ago and directs the ensemble in Edinburg. Dr. Jonathan Guist, associate professor of music in the School of Music, directs the UTRGV Clarinet Ensemble in Brownsville.

O’Neil said the ensembles were ecstatic when they found out they were chosen to perform at the ClarinetFest, and he wants the students to take away inspiration from these experiences.

“You hear magnificent clarinet players, you start realizing, ‘Hey, this is possible on the clarinet.’ Sometimes you might be inspired to actually start composing for the instrument. It certainly expands your knowledge,” he said.

Each year, UTRGV ensembles travel to various music symposiums, but for some of the students, this was the first trip abroad.

“We’ve gone to Lubbock for the (North American Saxophone Alliance) National Biennial Conference and we’ve gone to Oklahoma, as well as Fort Worth and a few other Texas-based conferences,” Dr. Cindy Cripps, associate professor of saxophone at the School of Music department, said. “This one is really huge because it’s the first international conference that we will be attending.”

Cripps conducts the UTRGV Saxophone Ensemble, made up of nine students. The ensemble performed at the 18th World Saxophone Congress in Croatia on July 13.

She joined her students for a few pieces, saying any chance to “pick up an instrument and play along is kind of nice.”

The UTRGV Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble performed at Festival AEYTB in Madrid, Spain, under the direction of Dr. Scott Roeder, associate professor of tuba and euphonium at the UTRGV School of Music.

Roeder said the students were excited to learn they would be performing at the festival and partook in the music selection they would be performing.

His hope is that his students grow creatively from trips like these.

“I want them to see that there’s a whole world that’s possible,” Roeder said.

UTRGV senior Ediel Ovalle, of McAllen, said being part of the Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble has given him valuable opportunities to travel and embrace music.

“It’s so cool to be part of something that you don’t get to be part of somewhere else,” he said. “Most other universities, the bigger schools, they usually don’t travel that often. We’re one of the ensembles who are usually persistent and always consistently going to the conferences.”

Conductors of all three UTRGV ensembles shared similar aspirations for their students, especially the hope that they gain musical inspiration.

“I think a lot of times, people don’t think big enough,” Roeder said. “So we try to get them out to see there’s a lot out there, help them see, you can go be a part of this, you have opportunities.”

Three UTRGV Music Ensembles Perform this Summer in International Music Festivals Texas Border Business By Amanda L. Alaniz Rio Grande Valley, Texas – Three University of Texas Rio Grande Valley music ensembles wowed fellow musicians overseas this summer.

#Europe #International #The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley #UTRGV Music Program

[trueclarinet-blog]

ClarinetFest 2017!

This week I'll be attending my first ever International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest! This year it is conveniently located in Orlando, Florida. Hundreds of vendors, teachers, professionals, and clarinet enthusiasts will be in attendance. I'm personally looking forward to exploring new gear (I'm looking for a backup ligature and a new barrel because mine cracked recently), meeting new and interesting clarinetists, and soaking up the sounds. I’m excited for the quartet recitals, the clarinet and electronics recital, and Kinan Azmeh who blends world music and clarinet together.

I'll be performing in the Southern Winds clarinet section for the Friday night concert of clarinet concertos with wind band. It's going to be stellar program with arrangements of Weber's Concertino, Rossini's Introduction Theme and Variations, as well as a new original piece, Maslanka's concerto, and Variations on Au Claire de la Lune. Don’t miss this concert, it’s going to rock!

It's going to be a busy and jam packed couple of days but it'll be an incredible experience I'm looking forward to! 

If you’re attending ICA or have been before, what are you looking forward to the most? Any tips for newbies like me?

[migueldelaguila]

Here an excerpt of #MALAMBO for clarinet and piano with clarinetist #JavierVinasco and myself as pianist. Bravo Javier! such great playing! https://youtu.be/bFh28h-yJF0

#Malambo #clarinet #klarinette #piano #klavier #miguel del aguila #javier vinasco #clarinetfest #contemporary #clarinet music

[illuminatinggames]

I picked this piece up at ClarinetFest 2013 because a) the title was cool and it was inspired by a visit to the Air & Space Museum, and b) it was for solo bass clarinet. It also may have involved c) it was relatively inexpensive. But mostly it was b). Back then it was really too technically challenging for me, but I guess I've made some progress - I started hacking away at it today and it started coming along nicely! It's a bit more "modern" than I usually like, but I often find the best way for me to appreciate new music is just to try and play it, and it's growing on me a bit.

[banvitperisi]

Bandırma'mızın gururu üstad Kirpi(Bülent Altınbaş) hocam.. 👏 #Bandırma #10.5 #uluslararasıklarnetfestivali2016🤗#klarnetfest #klarnetfestivali #istanbulnefesalıyor #clarinetfest (Life Park Bahçekõy)

#klarnetfest #10 #bandırma #clarinetfest #uluslararasıklarnetfestivali2016🤗 #istanbulnefesalıyor #klarnetfestivali

[crystal-writes-music]

ClarinetFest, day four

Oh yeah. I was gonna write about this. Well. I don't want to leave, but I SO need CF to be over. Geez. I'm having a good time, but I am EXHAUSTED. Half-day tomorrow left, though, and I'm gonna make the best of it. Today was a day full of lectures. First, a lecture on reedmaking, which I REALLY want to try. He explained the basic process, and it think it's something I could do. He worked out the math, and it does save money long-term, but the initial outlay is just prohibitive right now. *sigh* Then was supposed to be a lecture/workshop on Greek clarinet, but that got replaced with "Winning a College Teaching Job." That's not necessarily part of my plans, but the guy was cool, and there was useful stuff in there, so no big deal. Next, a lecture and workshop on breathing and the Alexander technique. Revelation of the day: I am a LOT more tense when I'm standing up. Probably explains my problems with playing while standing. Then lunch and the exhibits again. I tried an actual working metal clarinet, and bought a good silk swab. I wanted to play my Selmer babies again, but it would've made me too sad to put them back down. Then more lectures! One on entrepreneurship that was really deep and still has me thinking. Then one about how two clarinet studios, separated by miles, came together via videos and a Facebook group. It was really cool and interesting. Next was tips on reaching people online with "your clarinet-related business" but really any business. I knew a lot of the stuff, but some was new, and the lady was nice. She's holding a webinar later, and I'm going to see if I can be there. Also she got themed lip balm "because it looked fun." LOL! ... I got one. Last was one about the "21st century doubler." I really liked that one. He has a doctorate in multiple woodwinds, I think. Not, like, multiple doctorates, but one. He talked about the differences in expectations for doublers in this generation compared to the last, and it was striking. I am fairly good at both saxophone and clarinet, and don't consider myself to have a "primary" besides having to choose one for school. That makes me pretty different from a lot of my fellow students by itself. But a lot of gigs demand being good at five or more instruments. He talked about the spreading thin of resources, which is the main problem. Although he did call mixing up fingerings a "fake problem," and while it isn't MAJOR, it definitely happens. One really useful tip he had was how to schedule practicing for having more instruments than time. He wants to play all of his five at the same level, and said that's what he prioritizes for, but it would change based on the person. Anyway, if you had, say, five instruments, and could carve three hours out per day for practice, it goes like this: Day 1- a, b, c; day 2- b, c, d; day 3- c, d, e; and so on. If you do less than about an hour on any, it doesn't give enough time to get any useful practice in. If you have a day on and then several off, you lose your momentum. I like that, and when I get one of my flutes fixed I'll add it in like that. Anyway, yeah, like I said, good day, but I am exhausted and overwhelmed and kinda glad it's almost over. And I'm still sad I'm not planning on going next year. Because, you know, SPAIN. And internship. Although I'm considering entering the composition competition. I mean, it's not like I'll win. LOL. And I'd still have to get myself to Spain, but, you know. If I won, I'd find a way. And any decent employer would give me time off in that circumstance, I figure ;-)

#ClarinetFest

[migueldelaguila]

Here new clip of the new #ClarinetQuartet #TRANSOCEANICA recently premiered by #VientosDulces at International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest 2019 | Nuevo video del cuarteto de clarinetes TRANSOCEANICA estrenado recientemente en ClarinetFest https://youtu.be/W6dbe7aDj_w

#clarinet quartet #clarinet music #klarinettenquartet #miguel del aguila #clarinetfest #2019 #international clarinet association #Transoceanica

[banvitperisi]

Ramazan Sesler.. 👏#uluslararasıklarnetfestivali2016 #klarnetfest #klarnetfestivali #istanbulnefesalıyor #clarinetfest @ (Life Park Bahçekõy)

#klarnetfest #clarinetfest #istanbulnefesalıyor #klarnetfestivali #uluslararasıklarnetfestivali2016

[clarimeme]

I just really want to be aT CLARINETFEST OKAAAAAY

#clarinet #I'm so sad #clarinetfest