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WKA Summer Newsletter 2013 - (July)
22 June - 5 July 2013
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
30 June - 13 July 2013
University of Michigan Clarinet Institute - VIP Chad Burrow, Director
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Application Deadline: February 15, 2013
This session will focus on developing strong fundamentals, improving tone production, and enhancing technical skills. Class offerings include:
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"Impulse - a motivating force that urges you to action."
At the University of Michigan this motivating force is MPulse. MPulse Summer Performing Arts Institutes on the Ann Arbor campus, inspire high school students to exciting new levels of excellence in music performance, music technology, musical theatre, theatre, and dance. The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance is excited to announce its 2013 MPulse summer sessions for high school students.
MPulse provides an opportunity for approximately 200 young musicians and performing artists to gain exposure to the rigorous training provided by the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Designed for students who are considering studying these areas in college, participants work with distinguished University of Michigan faculty and alumni while experiencing campus life in Ann Arbor.
Founded in 1880, the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance is one of the finest performing arts schools in the United States. Encompassing programs in dance, music, musical theatre, and theatre, U-M is consistently ranked among the top performing arts schools in the country when compared with performance-oriented conservatories or with prestigious academic departments of music. Listen to online recordings of U-M ensembles.
During the MPulse sessions, students have the opportunity to meet with admissions counselors from the School of Music, Theatre & Dance and to tour the campus. Each session offers an information meeting devoted to the application and audition
30 June to July 7, 2013
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Jorge
Montilla (Venezuela) – clarinet
Jorge Montilla is considered one of the finest clarinetists in Latin-America and one of the world’s best Eb Clarinet players. Montilla is one of the many musicians produced by Venezuela’s “El Sistema,” founded by José Antonio Abreu. Also known as the Foundation for the National Network of Y outh and Children ́s Orchestras of V enezuela, “El Sistema” oversees Venezuela’s 125 youth orchestras. Mr. Montilla is a graduate of Indiana University, where he studied with Howard Klug. Other notable teachers include Luis Rossi, Walter Boeykens, Antony Pay, Jonathan Cohler, and Ricardo Morales. Former Principal Clarinet of the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra. He has given recitals in Venezuela, the United States, France, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, China, Peru, and Brazil. As a founding member and Artistic Director of the Caracas Clarinet Quartet, Mr. Montilla has performed extensively throughout the world, has recorded two CDs (the second featuring Paquito D’Rivera), and has become known as one of the preeminent composers/arrangers for clarinet ensemble. Montilla previously taught at Arizona State University, the Latin American Academy of Venezuela, and was chair of the clarinet department at the Conservatory of Music Simón Bolívar. He has also given master classes, clinics, and workshops for universities and conservatories throughout the world. Jorge Montilla represents Rossi Clarinets, Rico Reeds, Clarinetclassics and BG Ligatures. His compositions and arrangements are published by Woodwindiana Editions, USA. Jorge Montilla is a columnist for the International Clarinet Association’s magazine The Clarinet and keeps a busy international career as teacher, soloist, and clinician.
Arkadiusz
Adamski (Poland) Clarinet
received his Master’s of Music degree from the Karol Szymanowski Academy of
Music in Katowice, in the clarinet class run by Professor A. Janicki While still
a student he entered and succeeded in many national and international music
competitions. Adamski attended many
international master classes (in Germany, France and Poland) and as a recipient
of the State Scholarship he continued to improve his clarinet skills under
Professor J. Schou in Denmark. Since 1993 he is the Principal in the National
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice. He has performed as a soloist as
well as an active chamber musician with numerous orchestras and ensembles
including National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, The Hilliard Ensemble,
Polish Chamber Philharmonic, Warsaw Chamber Opera, Byelorussia National
Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonietta Cracovia, and many others. In 2007 was
invited as a recital performer on International Clarinetfest in Vancouver. He
made many recordings for Polish Radio and TV broadcasting stations also for BBC.
Since 2001 he a lecturer on Academy of Music in Katowice.
Karel
Dohnal (Czech Republic) Clarinet
He is laureate of many international competitions (Prague, Roma, London,
Sevilla, Ostende, Bayreuth). Studied in Prague, London, Berlin, Hilversum and
St. Petersburg. Giving concerts through Europe, North America and Asia.,
performing wide variety of repertoire from Mozart, Weber, to Penderecki,
Nielsen, Francaix, and world premiere concertos. Karel also regularly engages in
chamber music, cooperating with Tokyo, Haas, Talich, Wihan String Quartets,
Prague PhilHarmonia Octet, famous soprano Edita Gruber and others. He is a
member of PhilHarmonia Octet, Trio Amadeus and Prague State Opera Orchestra.
Last but not least, he intensively studies and performs contemporary music. His
doctorate was focused on contemporary clarinet techniques. His performace of
Stockhausenś Harlekin, containing also dancing and pantomime, has been higly
acclaimed. Regularly gives masterclases both in Czech and abroad. He has
numerous recordings in Czech Radio and on CD’s. Karel is sponzored by Selmer and
Rico and plays on Selmer Recital clarinets and Rico Reserve reeds.
Igor
Františák (Czech Republic) Clarinet
Between 1989 – 1995 he studied at the Conservatory in Ostrava in the clarinet
class of doc. Valter Vítek, with whom he continued his studies at the
art-teaching department of the University of Ostrava. In 2001 he received a
government scholarship to study at the Norwegian Academy of Music, where he
studied in the class of Prof. Hans Christian Braein. He performed as a soloist
with the Janáček Philharmonic, the Bohdan Warchal Slovak Chamber Orchestra, the
Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester Mannheim, the Talich Chamber Orchestra, the
Janáček Chamber Orchestra, the Pavel Haas, the Bennewitz, the Talich, the
Škampa, the Zemlinsky, the Wihan Quartet and others. As a soloist and chamber
musician he performed in many concerts and international festivals in the Czech
Republic and abroad – Poland, Germany, Slovak Republic, Austria, Norway, Sweden,
Denmark, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Holland and Turkey. the Ensemble Moravia
rize in 2002 at the „Marco Fiorindo“ International Chamber Music Competition in
Turin. Recently he is devoted to the study of period interpretation on
chalumeau, baroque clarinets and classical clarinets (Collegium 1704, Musica
Florea, Collegium Marianum). Since 2002, he is a co-founder and teacher at the
annual international interpretation courses for clarinet a saxophone in Ostrava.
Currently, in addition to his concert activities, he is working as docent,
teaching clarinet and chamber music at the Faculty of Arts of University of
Ostrava. Igor Františák is sponzored by Rico and plays on Rico – “Grand Concert
Select”.
30 June to July 8, 2013
Prague, Czech Republic