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Concert ARRIVALS, under the direction of Tim Ribchester. With concerti for tuba (played by Carol Jantsch, Philly Orch. tubist, and the first female tubist in a major orchestra) and bass clarinet (the young gracious player) Calvin Falwell. Also, songs for baritone (the local rising star Brian Ming-Chu), english horn (Amy Miller), and 2 bass clarinets (Rich Stone, Calvin Falwell) on the text of Jessica Hornik. Sonatina for violin and piano (exciting young violinist) Caeli Smith and Tim Ribchester FREE! BIO FOR CALVIN FALWELL Bass Clarinetist: Calvin Falwell currently resides in Philadelphia PA and performs with wide variety of ensembles in the northeast. Such ensembles include the Bronx Symphony Orchestra, Bronx Opera Orchestra, Johnstown Symphony Orchestra and the Penn Composers Guild. Calvin has also done freelance work with the Louisville Orchestra, Lexington Philharmonic, Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, McKeesport Symphony, Wheeling Symphony Orchestra and Symphony in C. Previous positions include the Paducah Symphony Orchestra (KY), Ars Nova Winds and The American Wind Symphony. His passion for contemporary classical music has resulted in solo appearances with the Beaver Valley Philharmonic, University of Louisville Wind Ensemble, Duquesne University Wind Symphony and the Duquesne Contemporary Ensemble. With a strong interest in contemporary classical music, Calvin has performed numerous pieces by some of America’s most promising young composers such as Todd Goodman, Joseph Hallman and Suzanne Polak. In 2008 he will be giving the premiere of two Concertos for Bass Clarinet by composers Todd Goodman and Joseph Hallman. Calvin is currently on the faculties of Holy Family University, Wilmington University and Lancaster Bible College. Former teaching positions include, Clarinet Instructor at the Creative and Performing Arts High School, Centers for the Musically Talented and Schenley High School in Pittsburgh, PA. Mr. Falwell holds a Bachelors of Music in Clarinet Performance from the University of Louisville and a Masters of Music in Clarinet Performance from Duquesne University. His principal teachers include, Ron Samuels of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Tim Zavadil of the Minnesota Orchestra and Dallas Tidwell of the Louisville Orchestra. Currently, Calvin is under the mentorship of Paul Demers, principal Bass Clarinet of The Philadelphia Orchestra. |
Ottawa Wind Ensemble - Concert Dear music lovers, chères mélomanes, dear wind aficionados: Are you into powerful brass sections navigating dramatic music with poise and gusto? Or do you enjoy the intricate interplay of woodwinds creating shimmering textures and delicate moments? Maybe you prefer an exciting percussion section keeping the beat with energy and rhythm? Vous aimez les passages où la puissance, la brillance et l'énergie des cuivres est au premier plan ? Vous avez un petit faible pour la grâce, la subtilité et la fluidité des bois ? Vous préférez vous laisser emporter par une section rythmique pleine de verve et de moyens ? If a top-notch concert of brass, woodwinds and percussions appeals to you, then the next performance of the Ottawa Wind Ensemble (OWE - http://www.OttawaWindEnsemble.ca) will be an evening to your liking. Le prochain concert de l'Ensemble à vent d'Ottawa (EVO - http://www.ottawawindensemble.ca/francais) sera une occasion parfaite pour savourer la couleur des instruments à vents dans un programme de qualité jouée de façon hors pair. Details / Détails:
Adults/Adultes: $12.00 ($10.00 in advance / en avance) Purchase tickets online using our secure order form: http://www.ottawawindensemble.ca/english/purchase.php Vous pouvez commander vos billets directement de notre site web : http://www.ottawawindensemble.ca/francais/purchase.php Posters and a location map are available at: http://www.ottawawindensemble.ca/english/concerts.php Affiches et cartes disponible à : |
Live Webcast - Philippe Cuper, clarinet: - Master Class Available on the World Wide Web and Internet2 hilippe Cuper will give a free clarinet master class in Northwestern University's Regenstein Recital Hall. Principal clarinet with the Paris Opera Orchestra and an artist for Vandoren and Buffet Crampon, Philippe Cuper is one of the best representatives of the famous French school of clarinet playing. Cuper has won prizes at major international competitions in Verscelli, Geneva, Prague, and Munich, where he now serves on the contest's jury. A member of the Versailles Conservatoire faculty, Cuper has appeared at festivals in Montreux, Prague, Cacovia, London, and Rio with the Czech Philharmonic and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded more than 30 CDs as a soloist and 30 CDs with orchestra. Enjoy musical critique from a master - live from your own computer. This concert is sponsored by Northwestern University School of Music, Buffet Crampon Clarinets, and Vandoren Reeds/Dansr.
How To View the Webcast For Internet2 Users This webcast will also be available on Internet2. Information about the technical requirements for Internet2 viewing is available at http://www.pickstaiger.org/webcast. Further Information If you have any questions regarding testing Real Player or the mpeg2 multicast feed, please contact Michael Curtis at m-curtis@northwestern.edu. All other questions about the event should be directed to nusmweb@northwestern.edu.
Master Class Program and Performers
Sonata by Camille Saint-Saëns
Concerto by Jean Françaix
Première Rhapsodie by Claude Debussy
Cantilène by Louis Cahuzac
Sonata by Francis Poulenc
Concerto by Carl Nielsen
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Tickets: 847.467.4000 |
AudiMozart! 4st International Wind Competition Dear Friends, I am writing on behalf of the Associazione Mozart Italia (Italian Mozart Society). We are organizing the third edition of the "AUDIMozart!" International Wind Competition for the performance of the Mozart's concertos for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and orchestra. I also would like to ask the co-operation of the flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet and horn's teachers in order to promote our prestigious competition to their students. Thank you very much for your kind attention and help. For any further information please don't hesitate to contact us or visit our website: http://www.mozartitalia.org. English version at url: http://audimozart2008.htmania.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=37. NB: Applications must be received no later than 25th April, 2008. Best regards, Arnaldo Volani President of Associazione Mozart Italia Via Mercerie 14 380668 Rovereto Italy http://www.mozartitalia.org email: infoami@mozartitalia.org Tel. ++39/0464/422719 Fax ++39/0464/438282 |
Graduate Fellowships, Teaching Assistantships and Clarinet The University of New Mexico Music Department is looking for excellent students and performers of clarinet wishing to study for a Master's Degree. Continue your education in beautiful Albuquerque, New Mexico. Clear blue skies, fabulous sunsets, along with the spectacular Sandia Mountains make Albuquerque an ideal place to enjoy learning. Coupled with an excellent faculty and a great facility, what better place to get a Master's Degree? A special tuition plan is available for out-of-state students. Keith Lemmons, Professor of Clarinet Keith Lemmons is the Professor of Clarinet and a Presidential Teaching Fellow at The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He has performed at numerous International Clarinet Fests and Univ. of Oklahoma Symposiums, the International Double Reed Society Conference, the Brazilian Clarinet Conference, with USIA grants throughout Mexico and at universities throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. He performs with the acclaimed faculty New Mexico Winds, the Taos Chamber Music Group,Serenata of Santa Fe and the Ay! Clarumba Clarinet Quartet. He has also performed with the Santa Opera Orchestra, the New Mexico Symphony, Montana Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Albuquerque, Santa Fe Pro Musica, and Santa Fe Festival Ballet. He has twice received the UNM Teacher of the Year and has former students teaching at the University and high school levels, and playing in orchestras and prestigious service bands throughout the U.S. His teachers include Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Larry Combs, Charlie Niedich, Thea King, and Robert Schott. University of New Mexico Wind Symphony, Chamber Winds & Orchestra Under the direction of Prof. EricRombach-Kendall, the UNM Wind Symphony has been selected to perform for the Southwest Conference of the College Band Director's Association and the National Conference of the CBDNA. Comprised of approximately 45 musicians, these ensembles perform the very best in wind repertoire, routinely feature world class guest artist and commission and premiere new works. Most recently the Wind Symphony completed a recording project with NY Philharmonic principal trumpeter Phil Smith and principal trombonist Joe Alessi. The CD has recently been issued on the Summit label. The University of New Mexico Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Jorge Perez Gomez presents an average of nine concerts per academic year, including major symphonic repertoire, choral/orchestral works, and a major operatic production. A sampling of repertoire that the orchestra has performed in past seasons: Brahms - Sym. No. 2, Wagner - Meistersinger Prelude, Rimsky-Korsakov - Russian Easter Overture, Respighi - The Pines of Rome, Beethoven - Sym. No. 9, Mozart - Requiem, Revueltas - Sensemaya, Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bald Mountain, Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5, Shostakovich Sym. No. 9, Kodaly - Hary Janos and Orff - Carmina Burana. The Orff has been recorded on CD and is available for purchase through the Music Department. The orchestra is also currently involved in a long term project to record the orchestral music of Revueltas. The University of New Mexico is an institution with a student enrollment around 28,000 students, the Music department has 27 full-time faculty and 25 part-time faculty. It offers one of the finest music rehearsal, practice and performance facilties in the U.S.
For further information please contact: Check out the University of New Mexico website: http://www.unm.edu. |
Scholarships and Assistantship Clarinet Awards The University of Memphis announces scholarships and an assistantship in Clarinet. The assistantship requires a performance tape and a solid academic background. Undergraduate scholarships require a background in computing and accomplishment in clarinet study. All awards are competitive in nature and grounded in performance.
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Dana School of Music Clarinet Position Announcement The Dana School of Music is looking for an artist teacher/performer of the clarinet. If interested please go to Youngstown State University's Dana School of Music website and click on the Artist/Teacher of Clarinet Employment Opportunity link. |
Undergraduate Clarinet Scholarships Available The North Dakota State University Department of Music announces the availability of the Robert & Sheila Challey Music Scholarships for incoming students. Established in 2006, the NDSU Challey Scholarship Fund is committed to attracting and sustaining the finest music students in the region. Specific awards include: The Bill Euren Fellowship, named for the uncle of Robert Challey and Director of Bands at NDSU from 1948-1968. The Euren ("U-reen") Fellowship will be awarded to an incoming music major each year and will be equivalent to full tuition costs for four years. The Myrtle Euren Challey Scholarships, named for the mother of Robert Challey. The amount of these awards will be at least one-quarter the amount of full tuition for four years. The Patricia Yvonne Bizicki Scholarships, named for the mother of Sheila Challey. The amount of these awards will be at least one-quarter the amount of full tuition for four years. The Robert & Sheila Challey Scholarships are additional awards of significant support, presented to both incoming and continuing majors in music. For information on this scholarship program or clarinet studies at North Dakota State University, please refer to our website at http://www.ndsu.edu/finearts/music/, or contact Dr. Michael Thrasher at the following address:
Michael Thrasher, D.M.A. |
The Philharmonia Orchestra's principal Oboe players need you! If you are interested in supporting two of the finest orchestral Oboists playing in Britain today, please see our website on: http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/supportus/individualsupport/endowinganorchestralchair/ Whether it be in honour of an oboe enthusiast you know, or in your own name, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Development department on 020 7242 5001 (ext. 3) or email development@philharmonia.co.uk |
South Wales Clarinet Choir South Wales Clarinet Choir ... A new ensemble in South Wales is open to clarinet players of all ages within South Wales (UK) - all you need is min. Grade 6 and with good ability to sight-read. We need Eb, Alto and Bass clarinet players as well as Bb clarinets!!!
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Capital Philharmonic Orchestra Auditioning very soon: A London orchestra providing focused training at a high level. Please find more information and apply at http://www.capitalphilharmonic.co.uk |
The Georgia State Defense Force Band Military Marching Band recruiting in Atlanta The Georgia State Defense Force is recruiting members for its Atlanta-based marching band. The GSDF is the unarmed, all-volunteer branch of the Georgia Department of Defense. It conducts civil defense missions such as search and rescue throughout Georgia, in support of and in lieu of the National Guard. The band plays marches and popular music, and performs at public venues and at military ceremonies. It is seeking performers with positive, enthusiastic attitudes, in just about every section. For more information, contact band leader LT Tim Anderson at 770-887-1336 or Tandrsn52@hotmail.com, or CSM Peter Bardoul at 770-891-2010 or CSMbardoul@aol.com. More information is also available at http://www.gasdf.com/band.htm. |
Saddle River Valley Concert Band The Saddle River Valley Concert Band has been in existence since 1972. We have about 15-20 concerts per year which include playing at town festivals, health care centers, graduations, tree lightings, concert series, or just about any place where people will listen to us. The band consists of about 40 volunteer musicians. A few are music teachers and professional musicians but most of us are 9-5ers that do something else for our day job. We have an extensive music library of over 500 arrangements which include marches, show tunes, classical pieces and just about every concert band staple piece you can think of. We are an active band that enjoys playing music! We welcome all ages and skill levels! We are seeking ALL woodwind, brass, and percussion players. But we have an extra special need at this time for clarinet, flute, oboe, and bassoon. There are no try outs so just come in, introduce yourself to our conductor Harley Streiff and grab a library folder to read off. If you're interested in becoming a member we'll make a folder for you in the weeks to follow. Rehearsals are every Wednesday evening from 8:00-10:00 at the Cavallini Middle School on West Saddle River RD in Upper Saddle River, NJ. Near Route 17 and 287. Hope this gives you enough info about the band and hopefully we'll see you there in the weeks to come. For more information, our telephone number is 201-818-5112 Band email address is srvcb@yahoo.com Website: http://www.saddlerivervalleyconcertband.org or http://www.srvcb.org |