Vol. 46 • No. 2 March 2019 Compositions for Frederick Thurston | Ivory Clarinets Also in this issue... Interview with Benjamin Lulich | Croatian Clarinet Concertos D’ADDARIO GIVES ME THE FREEDOM TO PRODUCE THE SOUND I HEAR IN MY HEAD. — JONATHAN GUNN REINVENTING CRAFTSMANSHIP FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. The President’s EDITOR Rachel Yoder
[email protected] ASSOCIATE EDITOR Dear ICA Members, Jessica Harrie
[email protected] hope that 2019 is a rewarding year for everyone in the worldwide clarinet community! The ICA starts off the year EDITORIAL BOARD with much to celebrate – a healthy financial outlook, striking Mitchell Estrin, Heike Fricke, Denise Gainey, new logo, and great excitement about ClarinetFest® 2019 in Jessica Harrie, Rachel Yoder Knoxville and ClarinetFest® 2020 in Reno/Lake Tahoe. I MUSIC REVIEWS EDITOR Speaking of Knoxville, ClarinetFest® 2019 is rapidly approaching! The Knoxville artistic team led by Vic Chavez is doing a fantastic job Gregory Barrett of preparing for the festival. They have engaged a spectacular roster
[email protected] of headline artists, including Mariam Adam, William and Catherine AUDIO REVIEWS EDITOR Hudgins, Sylvie Hue, Bil Jackson, Kathy Jones, Ricardo Morales, Chris Nichols Mark Nuccio, Ken Peplowski, Milan Rericha, Anton Rist, Gabor
[email protected] Mitchell Estrin Varga, and clarinet legend Stanley Drucker. We will welcome soloists from the United States military bands, and rising young artists Han GRAPHIC DESIGN Kim, winner of the 2016 Jacques Lancelot International Clarinet Competition, and Pablo Tirado Karry Thomas Graphic Design Villaescusa, winner of the 2018 ICA Young Artist Competition. ICA Honorary Memberships will
[email protected] be awarded to three clarinet luminaries: Ron Odrich, Alan Stanek and Eddy Vanoosthuyse.