Vol. 45 • No. 1 December 2017 Tao AChunxiao: Chinese Clarinet Legend Also in this issue... ClarinetFest® 2017 Report The Genesis of Gustav Jenner’s Clarinet Sonata 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 Jessica Harrie [email protected] EDITORIAL BOARD Dear ICA Members, Mitchell Estrin, Heike Fricke, Jessica Harrie, ope you are enjoying a wonderful new season Caroline Hartig, Rachel Yoder of music making with fulfilling activities and MUSIC REVIEWS EDITOR events. Many exciting things are happening in Gregory Barrett – [email protected] our organization. The ICA believes that if you Hdo good things, good things happen! I want to thank everyone AUDIO REVIEWS EDITOR who has contributed to our Capital Campaign. We especially Chris Nichols – [email protected] wish to thank Alan and Janette Stanek for their amazing gift of $11,250.00 to fund our competitions for the coming GRAPHIC DESIGN ClarinetFest® 2018. The ICA is grateful for your generosity Karry Thomas Graphic Design and the generosity of all Capital Campaign donors. Please [email protected] visit www.youcaring.com/internationalclarinetassociation to Caroline Hartig make your donation today. We would love to hear your story ADVERTISING COORDINATOR and look forward to our continued campaign which will last Elizabeth Crawford – [email protected] through ClarinetFest® 2018. Also, visit www.clarinet.org/ donor-wall to check out our donor wall with many photos and thank-yous to those who INDEX MANAGER contributed to the ICA for ClarinetFest® 2017. Emily Kerski – [email protected] It is the hope of the ICA board that the Capital Campaign will not only help to secure THE CLARINET ONLINE the future and continued success of our wonderful organization, but will help those in need in the clarinet world. We seek to assist, particularly those younger students, who Jason Alder and Jessica Harrie [email protected] cannot afford membership, equipment that is up-to-date or who might wish to apply to young artist competitions, or travel grants. ABOUT THE COVER: Thank you to those who submitted surveys for ClarinetFest® 2017 and for our youth committee initiative. Our younger members are our future, and we are making a Vol. 45 • No. 1 concerted effort to get more of them involved in the ICA. Please encourage your students December 2017 to join. Thank you to Mitch Estrin for chairing this important committee, and thank you also to those on the committee for your innovative ideas and insight. Please encourage your students to enter the various competitions. We are excited for the composition competition which will feature a work for clarinet quartet (3 B-flat clarinets and B-flat bass clarinet). The deadline is December 20, 2017; the winner will receive a $1,000 prize and a performance of the work at ClarinetFest® 2018. Antonio Fraoli is Tao Chunxiao: coordinator. Please visit clarinet.org for details. A Chinese Clarinet Legend Also in this issue... ClarinetFest® 2017 Report Stay tuned for exciting updates on ClarinetFest®2018 in Ostend, Belgium hosted by The Genesis of Gustav Jenner’s Clarinet Sonata Artistic Director, Eddy Vanoosthuyse, Chantal and Bert Six and the Ostend team. Visit www.clarinet.org/clarinetfest/clarinetfest-2018 and be sure to read the article in this issue of Chinese clarinet legend Tao Chunxiao the journal for important ClarinetFest® 2018 information. The lineup of artists is amazing, with many exciting concerts and tourist attractions. The Clarinet (ISSN 0361-5553) is published 4 times The ICA is honored to announce the Guido Six International Clarinet Choir festival a year by the International Clarinet Association which will be part of ClarinetFest® 2018 in Ostend. This will be the inaugural Clarinet International Clarinet Association Choir Festival to honor the late Guido Six who did so much for the clarinet world- 829 Bethel Road, #216 wide. The Guido Six International Clarinet Choir festival will take place at all future Columbus, OH 43214 ClarinetFest® conferences. [email protected] Thank you for your continued support of the International Clarinet Association. Stay +1 888-983-5441 tuned for many exciting events ahead, and in the meantime, please accept my best wishes to you and your families for Happy Holidays and a blessed 2018! www.clarinet.org ICAclarinet facebook.com/icaclarinet Follow me on Twitter at © Copyright 2017, International Clarinet Association. @ICAPres for Views expressed by the writers and reviewers in The Caroline A. Hartig @ICApres ClarinetFest® updates! Clarinet are not necessarily those of the staff of the President, International Clarinet Association journal or of the International Clarinet Association. 2 | THE CLARINET DECEMBER 2017 International Clarinet Association President: Caroline Hartig – ICA Research Center: [email protected]; @ICAPres University of Maryland – www.lib.umd.edu/scpa/scores President Elect: Mitchell Estrin – [email protected] Research Coordinator and Library Liaison: Secretary: Denise Gainey – [email protected] Jesse Krebs – [email protected] Pedagogy Chair: Treasurer: Tod Kerstetter – [email protected] Diane Barger – [email protected] Social Media Editor: Executive Director: Evan Lynch – [email protected] Timothy Phillips – [email protected] E-Newsletter Editor: Jessica Harrie – [email protected] Webmaster: Kevin and Sonya Morgan – www.morgansites.com Historian: Jean-Marie Paul – [email protected] The ICA wishes to thank Stephan Vermeersch for four years of dedicated service as International Representative. We are currently working to redefine the international position and the new Chair of International Relations will be announced in the March 2018 journal along with details regarding this new position. Contact information for national chairpersons is available at www.clarinet.org HONORARY MEMBERS Ben Armato (1928–2015) Walter Boeykens (1938–2013) Betty Brockett (1936–2003) NATIONAL CHAIRPERSONS Clark Brody (1914–2012) Argentina: Carlos Céspedes Hungary: Bence Szepesi Jack Brymer (1915–2003) Larry Combs, Evanston, Illinois Armenia: Alexandr G. Manukyan Iceland: Kjartan Óskarsson Eddie Daniels, Santa Fe, New Mexico Australia: Floyd Williams India: Dr. Pandit Narasimhalu Vadavati Buddy DeFranco (1923–2014) Austria: Ireland: Paul Roe Hans Deinzer, Frankfurt, Germany & Bobbio, Italy MSDir. Mag. Guy Deplus, Paris, France Dr. Friedrich Pfatschbacher Israel: Eva Wasserman-Margolis Stanley Drucker, New York, New York Belarus: Vladimir P. Skorokhodov Italy: Luigi Magistrelli F. Gerard Errante, Las Vegas, Nevada David Etheridge (1942–2010) Belgium: Hedwig Swimberghe Japan: Masaharu Yamamoto Lee Gibson (1915–2013) Brazil: Ricardo Dourado Freire Luxembourg: Sébastien Duguet James Gillespie (Editor Emeritus), Denton, Texas Mexico: Luis Humberto Ramos Paul Harvey, Twickenham, Middlesex, U.K. Bulgaria: Bobo Yotzov Stanley Hasty (1920–2011) Moldava: Canada, National Chair: Victor Tihoneac Ramon Kireilis, Denver, Colorado Netherlands: Céleste Zewald Béla Kovács, Budapest, Hungary Dr. Catherine M. Wood Frank Kowalsky, Tallahassee, Florida New Zealand: Marie Ross Canada, St. Lawrence Region: Jacques Lancelot (1920–2009) Norway: Christian Stene Karl Leister, Berlin, Germany Lorne Buick Panama: Alexis Fong Castillo Mitchell Lurie (1922–2008) Canada, Great Lakes Region: John McCaw (1919-2015) People’s Republic of China: Yi He Barbara Hankins John Mohler, Chelsea, Michigan Peru: Marco Antonio Mazzini Fred Ormand, Lawrence, Kansas Canada, Central Region: Bernard Portnoy (1915–2006) Poland: Jan Jakub Bokun Margaret Wilson Alfred Prinz (1930–2014) Portugal: António Saiote Luis Rossi, Santiago, Chile Canada, Pacific Region: Patricia Kostek Puerto Rico/Carribean: Kathleen Jones Harry Rubin, York, Pennsylvania Chile: Luis Rossi António Saiote, Porto, Portugal Serbia: Andrija Blagojević James Sauers (1921–1988) Columbia: Javier Asdrúbal Vinasco Slovakia: Július Klein James Schoepflin, Spokane, Washington Costa Rica: Selim Sesler (1957–2014) Lenin Izaguirre Cedeño Slovenia: Joze Kotar Croatia: David Shifrin, Norwalk, Connecticut Davor Reba South Africa: Danre Strydom William O. Smith, Seattle, Washington Czech Republic: Stepán Koutník South Korea: Im Soo Lee Harry Sparnaay, Lloret de Mar, Spain Denmark: Anna Klett Hans-Rudolf Stalder (1930-2017) Spain: Carlos Jesús Casadó Tarín Milenko Stefanović, Belgrade, Serbia Finland: Juhani Valtasalmi Sweden: Stefan Harg Richard Stoltzman, Boston, Massachusetts France: Jean-Marie Paul Switzerland: Ralph Strouf (1926–2002) Matthias Müller Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, East Lansing, Michigan Germany: Prof. Johannes M. Gmeinder Taiwan: Chien-Ming Himie Voxman (1912–2011) Great Britain: Dr. Sarah Watts Thailand: Cassandra Fox-Percival George Waln (1904–1999) David Weber (1913-2006) Greece: Paula Smith Diamandis Uruguay: Martín Castillos Pamela Weston (1921–2009) Hong Kong: Maria Wong Venezuela: Victor Salamanques Michele Zukovsky, Los Angeles, California DECEMBER 2017 THE CLARINET | 3 Features Advertiser Index AMB Clarinet ...............................12 32 The Genesis of Gustav Ann Arbor Clarinet Connection.............33 Jenner’s Clarinet Sonata Belgian Clarinet Academy ..................61 by Elizabeth Aleksander Brannen Woodwinds .......................28 Buffet Group USA ......................IFC, 51 36 An Interview with Chopsaver .................................69 Tao Chunxiao –