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Presents Clarinettissimo XX

Sponsored by 6:00 PM Benjamin Lulich Master-Class

7:30 PM Clarinettissimo 2018 Concert program Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Sonata for and , Op. 167 (1921) I. Allegretto II. Allegro animato III. Lento IV. Molto allegro Sean Osborn, Kevin Johnson

Alec Templeton (1909-1963) Pocket-Size Sonata No. 2 (1959) I. Moderato (and Mellow) II. Menuetto: Andante gone moto III. Allegretto: Quasi cool Mary Kantor, Kevin Johnson

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo (1918) I. Sempre p e molto tranquillo II. M. M. = 168 III. M. M. = 160 Sean Osborn

Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983) Sonata for Solo Clarinet (1959) I. Allegro tranquillo II. Andantino espressivo III. Allegro brioso Mary Kantor

Clarence Cameron White (1880-1960) Suite Spirituale (1956) Sean Osborn, Florie Rothenberg, Mary Kantor, Denise Lum Benjamin Lulich holds the Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Smith Principal Clarinet chair in the Seattle and is Principal Clarinet in the Seattle . He served as Acting Principal Clarinet with the Cleveland , has held prominent positions in the Pacific Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Colorado , Sunriver Music Festival, and has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Opera, IRIS Orchestra, Festival Mozaic, Northwest, and many other ensembles. Mr. Lulich also performed frequently with the Hollywood Studio Orchestra, recording numerous film scores, records albums, and video games, as well as live concerts featuring numerous artists including Danny Elfman, John Williams, and Elton John. As a soloist and recitalist, he has performed across the United States, in China and Europe, and was a featured performer at the International ClarinetFest on several occasions. The recipient of many awards and prizes, he studied at the Interlochen Arts Academy, Cleveland Institute of Music, Yale School of Music, Pacific Music Festival, and Music Academy of the West. His teachers include David Shifrin, Richard Hawkins, Franklin Cohen, Fred Ormand, and Laura DeLuca. Mr. Lulich teaches clarinet at the University of Washington, where he is an Artist-in-Residence. He is a Backun Artist and performs on MoBa made from cocobolo wood. Benjamin grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and enjoys living in the Seattle area with his wife and three-year-old daughter.

Winner of the 2017-18 American Prize in Instrumental Performance, Sean Osborn has traveled the world as soloist and chamber musician, and during his eleven years with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He has also appeared as guest principal clarinet with the New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, Seattle Symphony, and the American Symphony Orchestra. The New York Times dubbed him "...an excellent clarinetist," the Boston Globe called him "...a miracle," and Gramophone "...a master." With over forty in his repertoire, Sean has also recorded dozens of CDs for London, Deutsche Grammophon, Sony, Albany, and others, as well as premiering works by , John Adams, , Chen Yi, and Jennifer Higdon to name a few. He has performed at many festivals including Marlboro, Seattle Chamber Music, Aspen, Zagreb Bienalle, Pacific Rims, and Colorado. Sean has received grants from many organizations, including the NEA and the Aaron Copland Fund. He is also an award-winning composer whose works have been played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and members of the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, Marlboro Music Festival, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic among others. As an educator, he has presented over 100 master classes around the world, developed many multi-media educational series, and served on the faculty of the University of Washington and the Cornish College of the Arts.

Mary Kantor received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Washington and graduated from the Academy of Music in Vienna with Honors in clarinet performance, class of Rudolf Jettel. She is currently principal clarinetist with the Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra, the Seattle Choral Company, and the Shalom Ensemble. As a soloist, she has performed the Mozart and Richard Strauss' Duet-Concertino with Philharmonia Northwest. She has also performed with the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and the Northwest Chamber Orchestra, as well as on numerous movie soundtracks. As an educator, she coaches both the Seattle Youth Symphony and Cascade Youth Symphony clarinet sections, and is Professor of Clarinet at Seattle Pacific University.

Dr. Florie Rothenberg enjoys an active performing career, playing with several Seattle area concert and pit , including the Auburn Symphony, Tacoma Symphony, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Tacoma Opera. She has worked in film scoring in Seattle, and has her own CD, Voices of Trees, Modern Works by Women Composers for Clarinet and Piano, available on Origin Classical Records. Splitting her time between performing and teaching, Florie Rothenberg works with clarinetists of all ages and levels, drawing students from around the entire Puget Sound region. She has taught at Central Washington University and the University of Arizona, and is currently on the faculty of the University of Puget Sound Community Music. Dr. Rothenberg earned a D.M.A. from the University of Arizona, a M.M. from the University of Michigan and a B.M. from the University of the Pacific. Her teachers include Jerry Kirkbride, David Shifrin and William Dominik.

Denise Lum has been a member of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra since 1999. Prior to moving to the Pacific Northwest, Denise was principal clarinet of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra and adjunct instructor of clarinet at University of Notre Dame. Denise has been a guest at the Santa Fe Opera, Bellingham Festival of Music and Methow Festival. In her free time, Denise passionately plays recreational women's soccer.

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Our mission is to encourage the education and performance of clarinet and wind instruments through festivals, school visits, workshops, concerts, and more, in Western Washington and beyond.

Our Values Everyone deserves access to great live music - Live music makes vibrant communities Chamber music with wind instruments is an important but neglected art form Clarinet education and performance are important

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Sponsorship Levels

Reed level ($1-500) Ligature level ($500-1000) acknowledgment on program and website exclusive access to events Anonymous - David Dintenfass Seattle Office of Arts and Culture Jeffrey Golub - Sklar Family Fund James Fett - Nadine Snyder Mouthpiece level ($1000-5000) Donna Osborn - Kim Osborn special event and artist access John Avinger - Heather Bentley Chuck and Marilyn Hanna-Myrick John and Shaunne Walters - Josie Effinger 4Culture Matthew Fei - David Zeng Jennifer Caine Provine - Florie Rothenberg Instrument level ($5000+) Jerry Kracht - David Thorpe private chamber music concert Brian Reed - Marcel Helland Bradley Stevens - Tim Heimerle Victoria Parker - Ross Gilliland In-kind Mary Decker - Jett Jones Seattle Pacific University Andre Jones - Adriana Hulscher Phillip Chance/Elite Sound Services Joseph Berger