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Mitchell Estrin - Performing Organization Chairman - President - International Clarinet Association - ICA
Professor of Clarinet, University of Florida
Address:
305 MUB P.O. Box
117900
Gainesville, Fl
32611-7900
Mitchell Estrin
is Professor of Clarinet at the University of Florida and Music Director and
Conductor of the University of Florida Clarinet Ensemble. Concurrently, he holds
the position of Education & Creative Development Manager for the Buffet Group
USA. He also serves as the Artistic Director of the annual Vandoren Clarinet
Ensemble Festival and the Buffet Crampon USA Summer Clarinet Academy.
Mitchell Estrin studied clarinet with Stanley Drucker at The Juilliard School
where he received his Bachelors and Masters degrees and was a Naumburg Scholar.
He has a 30-year association with the New York Philharmonic, where he has
performed in more than 2,000 concerts as principal, second, and E-flat
clarinetist under such distinguished conductors as Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel,
Kurt Masur, Zubin Mehta, Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, Erich Leinsdorf, Sir
Georg Solti, Claudio Abbado, Klaus Tennstedt, Andre Previn, and Leonard Slatkin.
He accompanied the orchestra on 19 international tours, made dozens of
recordings with the orchestra, and on numerous occasions performed with the
Philharmonic on the PBS award winning series,
Live From Lincoln Center.
As an international concert artist, Mitchell Estrin has performed in 37
countries on 4 continents. During a visit to the Czech Republic, he performed
and recorded with the Janacek Philharmonic in the world premiere of The
Shadows of October for clarinet and orchestra by Michael Whalen. The work
was recorded on the Arabesque label and the CD is being aired on classical radio
stations internationally. The recording was reviewed in The Clarinet,
which stated: “This beautiful and lushly scored tonal piece…. is performed
by clarinetist Mitchell Estrin…. He plays beautifully with a lovely colored
tone.”
An active chamber musician, he has performed with The Chamber Music Society of
Lincoln Center, New Arts Trio, been an Artist-in-Residence at the Newport Music
Festival, and was a founding member of the Amadeus Ensemble. The ensemble
recorded a critically acclaimed series of wind chamber music for Musical
Heritage Society. Recent chamber music projects include recordings of wind
serenades by Dvorak and Mozart with the American Chamber Winds, and
Monochrome III by Peter Schickele under the composer’s direction.
Prof. Estrin has presented recitals, masterclasses, workshops, and seminars at
educational conferences and institutions throughout the United States, including
the Eastman School of Music, Florida State University, Texas A&M University, New
York State School Music Association, Connecticut School Music Association, and
Florida Music Educators Association. He has performed in recital at the
University of Florida with clarinetists Stanley Drucker, Karl Leister, and Mark
Nuccio.
Widely acclaimed as a conductor and proponent of the clarinet choir, Prof.
Estrin has served as director of the International Clarinet Association
ClarinetFest College and Festival Clarinet Choirs, Oklahoma Clarinet
Symposium Clarinet Choir, Texas Clarinet Colloquium Clarinet Choir, and has
published several articles on the history, development and logistics of the
clarinet choir. He has conducted the University of Florida Clarinet Ensemble
throughout the United States and Europe, including three feature recitals at the
International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest. The ensemble has
recorded three full-length CD's for Mark Masters, Clarinet Choir Classics
(2012), Clarinet Thunder (2009), and Wind in the Reeds
(2006).
As a studio musician, Prof. Estrin has recorded dozens of motion picture
soundtracks for Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures,
MGM, 20th Century Fox, United Artists, and Warner Brothers on feature films
including The Alamo, Intolerable Cruelty, The Score, You’ve Got Mail,
Primary Colors, Fargo, Batman Forever, Interview With a Vampire, Home Alone 2,
Pocahontas, Aladdin, Doc Hollywood, Regarding Henry, Beauty and the Beast, The
Untouchables, Reds, and Dressed to Kill. His television credits
include recordings for ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, HBO, TBS, and ESPN. In 2002, Prof.
Estrin performed as principal clarinetist for the NBC 75th Anniversary
Special; a live three-hour television broadcast from the famed NBC Studio
8H in New York City. He has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman,
The Phil Donahue Show, the television series Nurse, and in
Kramer vs. Kramer, the 1980 Academy Award Winner for Best Picture. His
clarinet playing has also been heard on hundreds of television and radio
commercials. In 1988, The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
recognized him for his outstanding performance as a recording artist.
Mitchell Estrin is a Buffet Crampon Clarinet Artist and performs
exclusively on the Buffet R13 clarinet. As a Vandoren Performing Artist, he
endorses and performs exclusively on Vandoren reeds and mouthpieces. His
biography is listed in Who’s Who in American Music and Who’s Who in
International Music.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the
World Klarinette Alliance (WKA) Performing Organizations Division is to promote
effective communication and collaboration between the WKA and clarinet
performing organizations throughout the world. This will include, but is not
limited to, individuals, chamber ensembles, symphony orchestras, military bands,
educational institutions and jazz groups. The WKA seeks to foster positive
relationships with as many international performing organizations as possible,
with a goal of establishing a network of resources for its membership to draw
upon to promote informational exchange, research and performance opportunities.
For further information regarding the WKA Performing Organizations Division, please contact:
Professor Mitchell Estrin
Chair
WKA Performing Organizations Division
University of Florida
School of Music, MUB 305
PO Box 117900
Gainesville, FL 32611-7900
Phone: (352) 392-0223 ext. 228
Fax: (352) 392-0461
Past and Upcoming Activities
Buffet Summer Clarinet Academy
Vandoren Clarinet Ensemble Festivals
Books
Recordings
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