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Monday, May 23, 2011

List of Principal Clarinet Player (part 3)



New York Philharmonic - Mark Nuccio (acting), Ricardo Morales (beginning Sep. 2012)



Bachelor's, University of Northern Colorado, Master's at Northwestern University with Robert Marcellus. 










Escuela Libre de Música, Cincinnati College-Conservatory, Artist Diploma, 
Indiana University 










Oregon Symphony Orchestra - Yoshinori Nakao




Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra - Ricardo Morales



Escuela Libre de Música, Cincinnati College-Conservatory, Artist Diploma, 
Indiana University 










Phoenix Symphony Orchestra - Alexander Laing



Northwestern Univsersity; Master's, Manhattan School of Music; artist's diploma, Sweelinck Conservatorium Amsterdam 










Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra - Michael Rusinek, Thomas Thompson (co-principal)



Began studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music with Avrahm Galper; The Curtis Institute of Music









American Conservatory of Music; Northwestern University; addition private studies with Jerome Stowell, Robert Marcellus and Clark Brody










Rochester Philharmonic - Kenneth Grant


Eastman School of Music













San Antonio Symphony Orchestra - Illya Shterenberg



Began his music studies at Kosenko Music College in Zhitomir; Artist Diploma, Southern Methodist University; Some further study at Depaul University









San Diego Symphony Orchestra - Sheryl Renk


San Francisco State University; San Francisco Conservatory with Donald Carroll 







San Francisco Symphony Orchestra - Carey Bell


University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; Continued studies at DePaul University with Larry Combs











San Francisco Opera Orchestra - Jose Granero


Bachelor's, Granada Superior Conservatory (Spain); G. Verdi Conservatory (Italy); University of Southern California and The Colburn School with Yehuda Gilad










San Francisco Ballet Orchestra - Jose Granero (acting principal)


Bachelor's, Granada Superior Conservatory (Spain); G. Verdi Conservatory (Italy); University of Southern California and The Colburn School with Yehuda Gilad










St. Paul Chamber Orchestra - Timothy Paradise


Pomona College; Yale University; Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Munich











St. Louis Symphony Orchestra - Scott Andrews


New England Conservatory with Harold Wright












Utah Symphony Orchestra - Tad Calcara


Manhattan School of Music; San Francisco Conservatory; Cleveland Institute of Music
Monday, May 16, 2011

What Excerpts do I need to Know? (orchestral auditions)

For those of you pursuing clarinet performance, you are sure to encounter an audition some day. What kind of rep do you need to know? Well, it will always vary, but there are some staples of each. Below are some examples of rep for orchestral auditions, with band rep to come in the following post.


Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinet Auditions (as of May 16, 2011)
(rep can be downloaded here)

Concerto for Orchestra - Bartók

The Miraculous Mandarin - Bartók

Dances of Galanta - Kodály 

Pines of Rome - Respighi

Symphony No. 1 - Shostakovich 

Symphony No. 9 - Shostakovich 

Petrushka - Stravinsky


Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinet Auditions (as of May 16, 2011)
(more detailed list available here)

SOLO PIECE
Mozart Clarinet Concerto, First Movement
FIRST CLARINET EXCERPTS
Symphony No. 6 - Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 - Beethoven 

Midsummer Nights Dream, Scherzo - Mendelssohn 
Scheherazade - Rimsky Korsakov 
Capriccio espagnol - Rimsky Korsakov
Symphony No. 3 - Brahms
Concerto for Orchestra - Bartók
Symphony No. 2 - Rachmaninoff 
Daphnes et Chloe Suite II - Ravel

Peter and the Wolf - Prokofiev
Pines of Rome - Respighi
Symphony No. 9 - Shostakovich
Dances of Galanta - Kodály
Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin
Saturday, May 14, 2011

List of Principal Clarinet Players (part 2)

Ft. Worth Symphony Orchestra - Ana Victoria Luperi


The Curtis Institute of Music with Donald Montanaro







Grant Park Symphony Orchestra - Charlene Zimmerman


Northwestern University 












Houston Symphony Orchestra - David Peck


University of Southern California 












Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra - David A. Bellman


The Eastman School of Music with Stanley Hasty and Northwestern University with Larry Combs. 











Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra - Peter Wright


BME, Jacksonville University, MM, The Eastman School of Music











Kansas City Symphony Orchestra - Raymond Santos


University of Southern California with Yehuda Gilad and Monica Kaenzig













Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra - (Unknown) Send us an email if you know who it is!




Los Angeles Philharmonic - Michele Zukovsky and Lorin Levee

   

Studied with her father, former LA Phil principal clarinetist, Kalman Bloch









DePaul University 










Louisville Symphony Orchestra - Andrea Levine


The Eastman School of Music with Kenneth Grant, The Cleveland Institute with Franklin Cohen 











Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Anthony McGill and Stephen Williamson


The Curtis Institute of Music

BM, Performer's Certificate, The Eastman School of Music, MM, The Juilliard School 











Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra - Todd Levy


The Juilliard School with David Weber












Minnesota Orchestra - Burt Hara


BM, The Curtis Institute of Music












Nashville Symphony Orchestra - James Zimmerman


BM, University of Southern California with Yehuda Gilad, MM, University of Minnesota with Burt Hara. 











National Symphony Orchestra - Loren Kitt


The Curtis Institute of Music












New Jersey Symphony Orchestra - Karl Herman


Carnegie-Mellon University with Jerome Levine, MM, New England Conservatory with Peter Hadcock





North Carolina Symphony Orchestra - Andrew Lowy


Bachelors in music and linguistics, Harvard, was pursuing graduate studies at the University of Southern California when he won the position.










New York City Ballet Orchestra - Steven Hartman


The Julliard School with Augustin Duqués, after Juilliard he continued private studies with Kalmen Opperman











New York City Opera Orchestra - Laura Flax


BM and MM, the Julliard School with Augustin Duqués and Leon Russianoff
Monday, May 9, 2011

Steve Williamson named Principal Clarinet of the Chicago Symphony

UPDATE: 


It appears that the previous information was false. We have heard that Steve Williamson, currently co-principal of the Met, has been chosen as principal clarinet. The source of our info is the clarinet BBoard.










According to Clarinet Jobs' Facebook Page, Todd Levy will be on trial with the symphony this week.


"Todd is the only person (so far) to have been qualified by the committee for the job in this most recent audition." 
- Clarinet Jobs


Mr. Levy is currently principal clarinet of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. 


Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Ricardo Morales signs with the New York Philharmonic


The New York Philharmonic offered Mr. Morales the position of principal clarinet back in October, when it was unsure as to what he would do. Today, though,  a spokesperson said that Mr. Morales has signed a contract to start in New York in September 2012. He will finish his obligations with the Philadelphia Orchestra before moving over.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/new-york-philharmonic-hires-ricardo-morales/?src=twrhp
Wednesday, April 13, 2011

The Dallas Opera has a New Principal Clarinet

Kenneth Krause has won the position of principal clarinet with the Dallas Opera. Congratulations!

Bio
(taken from the Breckenridge Music Festival website)
Kenneth Krause is Principal Clarinet of the Dallas Opera Orchestra.  He is also Principal of the Richardson Symphony Orchestra, the Lewisville Lake Symphony, the Wichita Falls Symphony, and has performed with the Dallas and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestras.  He has recorded with Anshel Brusilow as a member of the Richardson Symphony, and with Howard Dunn and Frederick Fennel while Principal of the Dallas Wind Symphony.  Krause holds degrees from Northwestern University and North Texas State University.  He returns for his twelfth season with the Breckenridge Music Festival.

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