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Vol. 46 • No. 4 September 2019 MARTIN FROST Caroline Schleicher-Krähmer: Hook or Lefèvre: Who Wrote The First Female Clarinet Soloist the Concerto in E-flat? Tom Martin and André Previn Performer’s Guide to Air Travel with a Bass Clarinet Dialogue de l’ombre double Life Without Limits Our superb new series of Chedeville Clarinet mouthpieces are made in the USA to exacting standards from the finest material available. We are excited to now introduce the new ‘Chedeville Umbra’ and ‘Kaspar CB1’ Clarinet Barrels, the first products in our new line of high quality Clarinet Accessories. Chedeville.com President’sThe EDITOR Rachel Yoder [email protected] ASSOCIATE EDITOR Dear ICA Members, Jessica Harrie [email protected] hope everyone enjoyed a great summer. It was EDITORIAL BOARD wonderful to see so many members in Knoxville Mitchell Estrin, Heike Fricke, Denise Gainey, at ClarinetFest®! We heard so many remarkable Jessica Harrie, Rachel Yoder performances by superb clarinet artists from around MUSIC REVIEWS EDITOR Ithe world. I must once again thank Artistic Director Victor Gregory Barrett Chavez and the artistic leadership team for producing such [email protected] a memorable festival. Congratulations to the three new AUDIO REVIEWS EDITOR ICA Honorary Members: Ron Odrich, Alan Stanek and Kip Franklin Eddy Vanoosthuyse. The ICA is also very grateful for the [email protected] generous support from all of the sponsors in Knoxville, Mitchell Estrin ASSOCIATE AUDIO REVIEWS EDITOR including Buffet Crampon, D’Addario, Rovner Products, RZ Jeffrey O’Flynn Woodwinds, Henri Selmer Paris, Vandoren and Yamaha. Stay [email protected] tuned to the December issue for complete coverage of ClarinetFest® 2019. GRAPHIC DESIGN The ICA board and the 2020 ClarinetFest® artistic leadership team led by Leslie Karry Thomas Graphic Design Moreau are busily working on ClarinetFest® 2020 in Reno/Lake Tahoe. Please note [email protected] the dates of June 24-28, 2020 in your calendars! Hosted at the AAA Four-Diamond Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada, ClarinetFest® 2020 will be just a short drive away INDEX MANAGER Emily Kerski from scenic Lake Tahoe, which is located on the state line of California and Nevada in [email protected] a region of spectacular natural beauty. The ICA has made special arrangements with the Peppermill Resort to offer the conference rates for hotel rooms from Sunday, June THE CLARINET ONLINE Jessica Harrie 21 to July 1, 2020, so that ICA members can enjoy visiting the area both before and [email protected] after ClarinetFest®. Don’t forget to reserve early, as the number of rooms is limited. ICA members will receive many special amenities at the Peppermill, including a waived ABOUT THE COVER: daily resort fee (a $25 per day savings), free shuttle service to and from the Reno Tahoe Vol. 46 • No. 4 International Airport (from 4 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. daily), free valet or onsite self-parking, September 2019 complimentary wireless internet, in-room refrigerator and two bottles of water per day. MARTIN FROST The Peppermill Resort has 16 restaurants onsite (some open 24/7), featuring a variety of dining options sure to please everyone. Looking forward, ClarinetFest® 2021 will take place in historic downtown Fort Worth, Texas, at the deluxe Omni Fort Worth Hotel which has a 4.5 TripAdvisor rating. Artistic Team Leader Mary Druhan and the artistic leadership team are looking forward to Caroline Schleicher-Krähmer: Hook or Lefèvre: Who Wrote The First Female Clarinet Soloist the Concerto in E-flat? Tom Martin and André Previn Performer’s Guide to welcoming ICA members back to the great state of Texas! Please note the dates of June Air Travel with a Bass Clarinet Dialogue de l’ombre double 30-July 3, 2021, for ClarinetFest® 2021. Martin Fröst; Photo by Mats Bäcker Please be sure to take advantage of all of the great benefits of your ICA membership. © Sony Music Entertainment With free use of the Naxos Music Library, discounted musical instrument insurance through Anderson Musical Instrument Insurance Solutions, free classified ads, and access to The Clarinet (ISSN 0361-5553) is published 4 times a year by the International Clarinet Association the ICA Research Center, your association membership provides many valuable resources. I thank our membership, all of the volunteers, the ICA staff and the ICA board for International Clarinet Association 829 Bethel Road, #216, Columbus, OH 43214 their commitment to the continuing success of the association! 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Views expressed by writers, reviewers and advertisers in Mitchell Estrin The Clarinet are not necessarily those of the staff of the President, International Clarinet Association journal or of the International Clarinet Association. 2 | THE CLARINET SEPTEMBER 2019 President: Mitchell Estrin – [email protected] ICA LEGENDS Past President: Caroline Hartig – [email protected] President Elect: Denise Gainey – [email protected] Daniel Bonade (1896-1976) Louis Cahuzac (1880-1960) Secretary: Christopher Nichols – [email protected] Benny Goodman (1909-1986) Treasurer: Tod Kerstetter – [email protected] Reginald Kell (1906-1981) Chair of International Relations: Luca Saracca – [email protected] Executive Director of Operations: Robert Marcellus (1928-1996) Evan Lynch – [email protected] Harold Wright (1926-1993) E-Newsletter and Social Media Coordinator: Jessica Harrie – [email protected] Historian: Jean-Marie Paul – [email protected] ICA Research Center: University of Maryland – www.lib.umd.edu/scpa/scores HONORARY MEMBERS Research Coordinator and Library Liaison: Joshua Gardner – [email protected] Ben Armato (1928–2015) Pedagogy Chair: Paula Corley – [email protected] Walter Boeykens (1938–2013) Webmaster: Kevin and Sonya Morgan – www.morgansites.com Betty Brockett (1936–2003) Clark Brody (1914–2012) CONTINENT CHAIRS Jack Brymer (1915–2003) Larry Combs, Evanston, Illinois Europe: Friedrich Pfatschbacher (Austria) Africa: Danre Strydom (Republic of South Eddie Daniels, Santa Fe, New Mexico Israel and the Near East: Ilan Schul (Israel) Africa) Buddy DeFranco (1923–2014) Asia: Zhen Sun (China) North America: Catherine Wood Hans Deinzer, Frankfurt, Germany & Bobbio, Italy Asia: Masaharu Yamamoto (Japan) South America: Marco Mazzini (Peru) Guy Deplus, Paris, France Asia: Hyung-Jik Yoo (Korea) Stanley Drucker, New York, New York F. Gerard Errante, Las Vegas, Nevada David Etheridge (1942–2010) NATIONAL CHAIRPERSONS Lee Gibson (1915–2013) Argentina: Carlos Céspedes Hungary: Bence Szepesi James Gillespie (Editor Emeritus), Denton, Texas Armenia: Alexandr G. Manukyan Iceland: Kjartan Óskarsson Paul Harvey, Twickenham, Middlesex, U.K. Australia: Floyd Williams India: Dr. Pandit Narasimhalu Vadavati Stanley Hasty (1920–2011) Austria: MSDir. Mag. Ireland: Paul Roe Ramon Kireilis, Denver, Colorado Béla Kovács, Budapest, Hungary Dr. Friedrich Pfatschbacher Israel: Eva Wasserman-Margolis Frank Kowalsky, Tallahassee, Florida Belarus: Vladimir P. Skorokhodov Italy: Luigi Magistrelli Japan: Jacques Lancelot (1920–2009) Belgium: Hedwig Swimberghe Masaharu Yamamoto Luxembourg: Sébastien Duguet Karl Leister, Berlin, Germany Brazil: Ricardo Dourado Freire Mexico: Luis Humberto Ramos Mitchell Lurie (1922–2008) Bulgaria: Bobo Yotzov Moldava: Victor Tihoneac John McCaw (1919-2015) Canada, National Chair: Netherlands: Céleste Zewald John Mohler (1929-2019) Dr. Catherine M. Wood New Zealand: Marie Ross Charles Neidich, New York, New York Canada, St. Lawrence Region: Norway: Christian Stene Ron Odrich, New York, New York Lorne Buick Panama: Alexis Fong Castillo Fred Ormand, Lawrence, Kansas Canada, Great Lakes Region: People’s Republic of China: Yi He Bernard Portnoy (1915–2006) Barbara Hankins Peru: Marco Antonio Mazzini Alfred Prinz (1930–2014) Canada, Central Region: Poland: Jan Jakub Bokun Luis Rossi, Santiago, Chile Margaret Wilson Portugal: António Saiote Harry “Bud” Rubin (1928–2018) Canada, Pacific Region: Patricia Kostek Puerto Rico/Carribean: Kathleen Jones António Saiote, Porto, Portugal Chile: Luis Rossi Serbia: Andrija Blagojević James Sauers (1921–1988) Colombia: Javier Asdrúbal Vinasco Slovakia: Július Klein James Schoepflin, Spokane, Washington Slovenia: Costa Rica: Lenin Izaguirre Cedeño Joze Kotar Selim Sesler (1957–2014) South Africa: Danre Strydom Croatia: Davor Reba David Shifrin, Norwalk, Connecticut South Korea: Imsoo Lee Czech Republic: Stepán Koutník William O. Smith, Seattle, Washington Spain: Carlos Jesús Casadó Tarín Denmark: Harry Sparnaay (1944-2017) Anna Klett Sweden: Stefan Harg Finland: Juhani Valtasalmi Hans-Rudolf Stalder (1930-2017) Switzerland: Matthias Müller Alan Stanek, Papillion, Nebraska France: Jean-Marie Paul Taiwan: Chien-Ming Milenko Stefanović, Belgrade, Serbia Germany: Prof. Johannes M. Gmeinder Thailand: Cassandra Fox-Percival Richard Stoltzman, Boston, Massachusetts Great Britain: Dr. Sarah Watts Uruguay: Martín Castillos Ralph Strouf (1926–2002) Greece: Paula Smith Diamandis Venezuela: Victor Salamanques Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, East Lansing, Michigan Hong Kong: Maria Wong Bernard Van Doren, Paris, France Contact information for national chairpersons is available at www.clarinet.org Eddy Vanoosthuyse, Kortrijk, Belgium Himie Voxman (1912–2011) George Waln (1904–1999) For advertising rates and specifications or to join the David