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Galleries, presented
to showcase the many Clarinet events, Artists, and Teachers. Refer to the News Pages for detailed information and Photo
Galleries.
Presently, past photos that have been shown are being prepared for uploading and
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Headline
Gallery 2008
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New York Philharmonic Carter performers
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Stanley Drucker and Lucy Shelton after Carter Premiere
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R Viani Winner in Solo Performance
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R Viani Contestants and Jury
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Wright Music Day with Stanley Drucker with Students
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Donald Montanaro in Master Class
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Composer Shulimat Ran
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Udi Nave Clarinet Soloist in Ran World Premiere
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December
2008 Monthly Summary
Donald Montanaro -
Retired Associate Solo / Eb Clarinetist
in the Philadelphia Orchestra and Professor at the Curtis Institute of Music
-75th Year Celebration of his Legacy - 2 December 2008
Vandoren New York Holiday Party and Jazz
VandoJam after Social event - 6 December 2008
Special Birthday Concert with the New
York Philharmonic held 13 December 2008 with Mr Carter present with Special Film
about his perspectives, concepts, and experiences with a World Premiere of a new
work
Poems of Louis Zukofsky for soprano and clarinet.
The first world premiere of his music following his 100th Birthday
and performance of his Clarinet Quintet
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Viani International Clarinet Competition held 13 - 14 December in Carpi (Modena)
Italy
Special 'Meet and Greet' Meeting
for Clarinetists and Students at Wright Music in Port Washington, Long Island,
New York with Stanley and Naomi Drucker held 14 December 2008
Clarinet Days
08 at the University of Tel Aviv School of Music in Israel held 24 - 28 December 2008,
Sarah Elbaz, Director
International
Festival het SWIK in Groningen, Holland held from 28 - 30 December
2008, John Beer - Cappricio Clarinet Choir, Director
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Verdehr Trio with Composer Rick Sowash
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Mitchell Lurie - In Memoriam
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November
2008 Monthly Summary
Rutgers
University Woodwind Day - 9 November 2008 - Trenton, New Jersey - Dr Maureen
Hurd, Director
Verdehr Trio (Violin, Clarinet and Piano) performs Double World Premieres at
Phillips Collection Concert Series in Washington DC - 16 November 2008
Elliott Carter - The First Hundred Years - Concert in Honor Commemoration with
The New York Woodwind Quintet of his Wind Music performed at Merkin Hall in New
York 23 November 2008
Mitchell Lurie -
In Memoriam - 24 November 2008
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Mercandante Competition Jury
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Mercandante winners
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Clarinettissimo Faculty
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Caroline Hartig and Justin O'Dell
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October
2008 Monthly Summary
Boston Conservatory
Clarinet Day,
Michael Norsworthy, Director,
5 October 2008
Sabine Meyer, World foremost German
Klarinettist on Tour with the Tokyo String Quartet (Brahms Clarinet Quintet Op
115)with 2 Concerts held at University of Michigan at Rackham Auditorium in Ann
Arbor 12 October, and the day before at Dalton Hall at Western Michigan
University in Kalamazoo on 11 October 2008
Clarinettissimo - University of Washington, 12 October
2008 - Sean Osborn, Director
4th Annual Vandoren Clarinet
Choir Festival - Northeastern Illinois University - 18 - 19 October 2008
Mercandante
International Clarinet Competition - Bari, Italy - 16 - 19 2008 - Antonio
Tinelli, Director
Michigan State University Clarinet Extravaganza - 25 October 2008
- Dr Caroline Hartig, Director
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Stanley Drucker
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Richard Nunemaker and Bob Stevenson in Radio Interview
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Prague Trio with Period Instruments
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Trio in Performance
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Iowa Clarinet Day with Guest
Artist Jon Cohler from Boston University in Performance and Master Classes
Annapolis Clarinet Day - Ben
Redwine, Director
Sebastian Manz
from Germany was awarded both a first prize and the audience prize.
Shelly Ezra, Israel, and Taira Kaneko,
Israel, got a third prize
September 2008 Monthly Summary
Stanley
Drucker 60th Anniversary Year Commemoration with the New York Philharmonic
Richard Nunemaker, Bass
Clarinetist in Houston Symphony, in Interview regarding his Retirement from the
Orchestra with Bob Stevenson of
KUHF
Houston 1 September 2008
Iowa Clarinet Day 2008
- Central College and Drake University
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Cynthia Doggett, Director, 6 September 2008
Performances, Master Classes and
Instrument Lectures held at the Prague Conservatory and Atrium, Czech
Republic - 10 - 11 September 2008 with Jiri Krejci and Petr Hejny on the
early clarinet (Wanhal-Zach-Lefevre-Sciroli and Beethoven) with
Luigi Magistrelli (Professor of
Clarinete at the Milan Conservatory in Italy) and Lecture about the the Reform
Boehm system Clarinete
57th ARD International
Music Competition 2008 - Munich, Germany,
concluded 13 September 2008
6th Annual Annapolis Clarinet Day,
Ben Redwine, Director - 27 September 2008 - Edgewater, Maryland
Quarteto Vintage Workshop with Concerts & Master Classes
Clarinet & Klezmer in the
Galillee Music Festival with Giora
Feidman -
with Soloist Philippe Cuper
August 2008
Monthly Summary
Quarteto Vintage (Portugal)
Workshop with Master Classes and Concerts in Banco, Portugal 30 July - 1 August
2008
Buffet-Crampon Summer Clarinet Academy -
University of Northern Florida - 4 - 9 August 2008
Clarinet & Klezmer in the Galillee
Music Festival with Giora
Feidman -
11 -18 August,
2008 - Safed,
Israel
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USMA Band Clarinet Section with NY Philharmonic Section
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Branwell Tovey, NY Philharmonic Conductor
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USMA Band
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ClarinetFest at University of
Missouri at Kansas City Performing facilities and Major Performances including
Concerto Concert and Jazz Finale
Clarinet Quartet, University of
Florida Clarinet Ensemble, Clarinet Quintets performed by Luis Rossi and Gregory
Raden
The US Army Band Alumni
Activities and Concert held in Arlington Virginia
Capriccio Clarinet Orchestra on
Tour in Spain, and Clarinet Summer School Group in Liverpool, UK
July 2008
Monthly Summary
Bradwell Tovey, Conductor of the
New York Philharmonic Summertime Classics and Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Holtan
and the United States Military Academy Band from West Point together Performing
at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York 3 - 4 July 2008
ClarinetFest 2008 held at the University of Missouri at Kansas City 2 - 6 July,
Dr Jane Carl, Director in Collaboration with the
International Clarinet Association
The United States Army Band
(Pershing's Own) 6th Annual Alumni Reunion and Concert held 10 - 11 July 2008
with Major Concert conducted by Commander Colonel Thomas Rotondi Jr, Colonel
Gary Lamb (Ret), Lieutenant Colonel John Clanton (Ret), Lieutenant Colonel
Gilbert Mitchell, (Ret), and Lieutenant Colonel David Detrick (Ret).
The
Capriccio Clarinet Orchestra from The
Netherlands tour to Spain from July 3 - 13, Conducted by John de Beer.
They were invited by the ChamberArt Music Festival in Madrid. A total of six
concerts with three concerts in the Royal Palaces of Aranjuez, La Granja and
Segovia.
Clarinet Summer School -
Liverpool Hope University College -
Andrew Roberts, Director
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Catlatt Music Center
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Buddy DeFranco Jazz
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Oklahoma Symposium Faculty
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Charles Neidich and Dr Etheridge
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Eddy Vanoosthyse As Soloist
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Claremont Clarinet Festival
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To Play is to Blow...To Blow is to Play Workshop in Houston, Texas
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USMA Band Reunion with LTC
Holtan, Dr Charles Atkinson, Mike Getzin, and Saxophone Soloist Brian Sparks
June 2008
Monthly Summary
Oklahoma University 33rd Clarinet Symposium - 5 - 7 June
2008,
Dr David Etheridge, Director
3rd Annual Summer Clarinet Workshop and
Claremont Clarinet Festival
June 9-15, 2008 at Pomona College, California
- Margaret Thornhill, Director
Clarinet and Saxophone Workshop
'To Play is to Blow...To Blow
is to Play' of Students of
Richard Nunemaker, Bass Clarinetist in the Houston Symphony held 10 - 15 June
2008 at the College of St Thomas in Houston, Texas
29th Alumni Weekend Reunion with The United
States Military Academy Band at West Point held 21 - 22 June 2008
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De Croes Clarinet Concerto Premiere, Belgium
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D Stanley Hasty with James
Pyne, Several former Student Artist Faculty and Zoe and Jack Johnstone, and
Student in Master Class
Chicago Clarinet Ensemble
Performing at Northeast Illinois University; Phillippe Cuper at
Northwestern University
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Cristo Barrios Soler Clarinet Quintet Premiere
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Messiean Quartet
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CUBE Contemporary 20th
Anniversary Concert with World Premieres
Celebration of Naomi
Drucker's 60th Anniversary Reunion in Massapequa, New York
May 2008 Monthly Summary
Johnstone Woodwind Master
Series Clarinet Festival - Honoring D Stanley Hasty - Ohio State
University - 30 April - 3 May 2008, James Pyne, Director
Chicago Clarinet Ensemble
Performing Major Concert at Northeastern Illinois University conducted by John
Bruce Yeh, Associate Solo Clarinetist in the Chicago Symphony, with Soloists
Lawrie Bloom, Bass Clarinetist in the Chicago Symphony, and Charlene Zimmerman,
Solo Clarinetist in the Chicago Lyric Opera held 5 May 2008; Rose Sperrazza, Artistic Director
Phillippe Cuper, Solo Clarinetist
in the Paris Opera in Residency with Internet Stream Master Class and
Performance at Northwestern University 6 May 2008, Professor Steve Cohen,
Director
World Premiere of Newly
discovered Clarinet Concerto by
Henri Joseph De Croes (1790)
(Brussels 1785- Regensburg 1842) performed by Vlad
Weverberg with the Orchestra
Collegium Instrumentale Brugense,
Ivan Meylemans conductor
in Belgium Performed 11 May
2008
Groovin' High, Groovin' Low May 11, 2008 CUBE
Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, Chicago,
Illinois featuring the world premiere of Jody Rockmaker's Bottom Dog for two
bass clarinets and contra bass clarinet. Lawrie Bloom (Chicago Symphony) and
Richard Nunemaker (Houston Symphony) also perform the Chicago premiere of
Meira Warshauer's Shevet Achim for two bass clarinets
Cristo Barrios performs with the Arditti String
Quartet. in the World premiere of
Blai Soler's
"Clarinet Quintet" and performs in the Olivier Messiean Anniversary
Festival, Performances 19 and 20 May 2008 in Spain and Portugal
60th Anniversary Reunion honoring
Naomi Drucker, Professor at Hofstra University and Co-Director of the American
Chamber Ensemble, with former Students held 25 May in Massapequa, New York
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Millersville University Faculty Ensemble
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Workshop Faculty
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Ronald Caravan Master Class
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Kridto Competition Winners
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Kristo Competition Jury
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Troy Clarinet Choir
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Katrina and Timothy Phillips, Director
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Clarinet Exhibit
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Mark Nuccio in Greensboro UNC Clarinet Day
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Nuccio and Student coaching
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Stockholm Summit Clarinet Ensemble
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Stevennson Master Class
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Harg Recital
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Rebecca Doggett, Winner of Harold Wright Merit Competition
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Sowash Clarinet Concerto Premiere
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Nathan Williams and Kimberley Cole Luevano in Duo performance
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Guest Recital soloists
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Meridian Display and repair services
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Composer Todd Goodman
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Goodman Bass Clarinet Concerto score
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The youngest University Professor on world record, Alia Sabur
also as a Clarinet Prodigy associated with Mark Nuccio, David Weber, and Ricardo
Morales. Appeared on the MSNBC Today Show 23 April 2008 in New York
Ohio Clarinet Gala with Guest
Artist Kristina Belisle and Master Classes and Clarinet Choir Reading Session
Elliott Carter Clarinet
Quintet Premiere at Juilliard School
Mike Lomax Master Classes in
Pesaro, Italy
April 2008
Monthly Summary
Millersville University of
Pennsylvania 3rd Annual Single Reed Symposium 3 - 4 April 2008 - Dr
Christy Banks, Director
1st International Clarinet
Competition -
Krško -
Slovenia - 4th - 6th
April 2008
University of North Carolina at
Greensboro Clarinet Day with Mark Nuccio, Associate Solo Clarinetist in the New
York Philharmonic held 5 April 2008
Troy University Clarinet Day
(Alabama), Timothy Phillips, Director held 5 April 2008
Stockholm Clarinet Summit - Sweden - 6
April 2008 - Stefan Harg, Director
World Premiere of Rick Sowash Concerto for Clarinet and
Orchestra,
recorded live at Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati,
Ohio, April 12th, 2008. Clermont Philharmonic Orchestra, Jamie Morales Matos
conducting, Angelo Santoro, clarinetist
Eastern Michigan University
Clarinet Day, Dr Kimberley
Cole Luevano, Director - 12 April 2008
Harold Wright Merit Clarinet
Competition - Rebecca Doggett, 2008 Winner - Boston 13 April 2008
Major Master Class and
Reed/Mouthpiece Seminar by Michael Lomax hosted by Sergio Bosi, Professor of
Clarinete at the G Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro, Italy held 16 - 18 April 2008
World Premiere Performance of
Todd Goodman Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra performed by
Calvin
Falwell
and the
Beaver Valley
Philharmonic in Midland,
Pennsylvania conducted by Bruce Lauffer 17 April 2008
The youngest
University Professor on world record is Alia Sabur (USA, b. 22 February 1989).
She was appointed as a full-time faculty Professor at Konkuk University, Seoul,
South Korea as Research Liaison (with Stony Brook New York, USA) with
effect from 19 February 2009, the youngest on record in the Guiness World Book
of Records. Graduated from
Drexel University, with an M.S. and a Ph.D. in materials science and
engineering. At Konkuk
University, Sabur said she will take part in classroom instruction, but will
also focus on research into developing nanotubes for use as cellular probes that
could help aid in cures for diseases. Recognition presented on the MSNBC Today
Show 23 April 2008
World Premiere of Elliott Carter
Clarinet Quintet with Charles Neidich and the Juilliard String Quartet at the
Peter Jay
Sharp Theater at the
Juilliard School in New York performed 29 April 2008
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UAB Groups and Faculty
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Alabama Sextet
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Richard MacDowell, Denise Gainey, Diane Barger
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Clarinet Quartet
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Low Clarinet Quartet
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Dr Gary Whitman BCl Master Class
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Clarinet Choir Participants
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Kansas University Clarinet Festival
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Andy Firth Concert Notice at Weill Recital Hall
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Firth, Mike Getzin and Buddy DeFranco
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American Chamber Ensemble
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American Chamber Ensemble bow
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Bowling Green Clarinet Conference
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Clarinet Faculty at Conference
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Eban and Schempf Mendellsohn Performance
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ClariFest Clarinet Choir
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Williams Master Class
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Nathan Williams and Dr Diane Barger
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March 2008
Monthly Summary
University of Alabama (UAB) Department of Music
Presents the 6th Annual UAB Clarinet Retreat, Dr Denise Gainey,
Director - 1 - 2 March 2008
Texas A & M University Clarinet Day - 8 March 2008, Dr Mary Druhan,
Director
University of Kansas Clarinet
Festival Faculty and Director Dr Stephanie Zelnick - 9 March 2008
'Goodman and Beyond' Jazz Concert
Spectacular with Australian Jazz Clarinet Great Andy Firth with Guest Great
Buddy DeFranco performed 21 March 2008
American Chamber Ensemble
performing 10th Anniversary Concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in
New York 22 March 2008 commemorating Music of Long Island Composers premiered
and performed during this period. Naomi Drucker and Blanche Abrams, Directors
Midwest ClariFest - University
of Nebraska - 28 March 2008, Dr Diane Barger, Director, Dr
Nathan Williams, Guest Artist
Bowling Green State University Clarinet Conference,
Kevin Schempf, Director held 29 March 2008
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Artist faculty Schwartz, Verdehr, Sanders, and Andrus
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Verdehr Beethoven Trio Master Class
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Raphael Sanders Group Class
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Festival Clarinet Choir
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February 2008
Monthly Summary
Bethlehem Clarinet Fest at
Moravian College in Pennsylvania held 18 February 2008 - Dr Deborah Andrus,
Director
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Effortless Ensemble from Houston, Texas
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Welsh Clarinet Convention Choir
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Colleague and Director Leslie Craven
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Faculty Sextet in Performance
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January
2008 Monthly Summary
The Effortless Clarinet/Saxophone Recital on January 14, 2008, at
the University of St. Thomas in Houston.
Richard Nunemaker, Bass Clarinetist in Houston
Symphony, Director
The Royal Welsh College of Music &
Drama Clarinet Convention - Leslie Craven, Director, held 27 January 2008 in
Cardiff, United Kingdom
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