Vol. 48 • No. 1 December 2020 JOHN BRUCE YEH ICA Plays On! Anna Hashimoto Clarinet Works by Black Composers Krzysztof Penderecki’s Clarinet Works TO DESIGN OUR NEW CLARINET MOUTHPIECE WE HAD TO GO TO MILAN “I am so happy to play the Chedeville Umbra because it is so sweet, dark, so full of colors like when you listen to Pavarotti. You have absolutely all kind of harmonics, you don’t have to force or push, and the vibration of the reed, the mouthpiece, the material, it’s connected with my heart.” Milan Rericha – International Soloist, Co-founder RZ Clarinets The New Chedeville Umbra Clarinet Mouthpiece Our new Umbra Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece creates a beautiful dark sound full of rich colors. Darker in sound color than our Elite model, it also has less resistance, a combination that is seldom found in a clarinet mouthpiece. Because it doesn’t add resistance, you will have no limits in dynamics, colors or articulation. Each mouthpiece is handcrafted at our factory in Savannah Georgia Life Without Limits through a combination of new world technology and old world craftsmanship, and to the highest standards of excellence. Chedeville.com President’sThe EDITOR Rachel Yoder [email protected] ASSOCIATE EDITOR Dear ICA Members, Jessica Harrie [email protected] hope this finds you well and staying safe as we continue EDITORIAL BOARD to navigate these truly extraordinary times. I also hope Diane Barger, Heike Fricke, Denise Gainey, that you are finding or creating opportunities to make Jessica Harrie, Rachel Yoder music, whether it be on your own, socially distanced MUSIC REVIEWS EDITOR Iwith others or through a computer screen. How wonderful Gregory Barrett that thanks to technology we can still connect with each [email protected] other, including the ability to gather as a clarinet community AUDIO REVIEWS EDITOR this past summer for ICA’s first-ever online offering, ICA Kip Franklin Plays On, the first of many such events to come! We look [email protected] Denise A. Gainey forward with great anticipation to being able to meet in Fort ASSOCIATE AUDIO REVIEWS EDITOR Worth, Texas, for ClarinetFest® 2021 – a special celebration Karl Kolbeck indeed after this difficult year. Artistic Director Mary Druhan [email protected] and her team are doing a wonderful job of combining two conferences into one inspiring GRAPHIC DESIGN event, all guided by the ever-important themes of diversity, inclusion and equality. Karry Thomas Graphic Design I am excited to share many new initiatives that we have begun as a board to move [email protected] the ICA forward as a truly international organization. We are thrilled to have added the INDEX MANAGER International Vice President position to the board, with Eddy Vanoosthuyse serving in Emily Kerski [email protected] this capacity as he works closely with our Chair of International Relations Luca Saracca, to continue our outreach to the global clarinet community, including partnering with our sister THE CLARINET ONLINE organizations around the world. We have also partnered with our wonderful sponsors, giving Jessica Harrie [email protected] free one-year online memberships to anyone who buys a new clarinet from them this year. In an effort to involve more of our members in shaping the direction of the ABOUT THE COVER: organization, we have created several committees to focus on specific needs and areas Vol. 48 • No. 1 of growth; the Diversity Committee has already been hard at work bringing a wealth December 2020 of ideas that will lead to real and meaningful change in the ICA. We will be creating JOHN educational video content for players of all ages and abilities in as many languages as BRUCE possible and will continue to bring more diverse authors and articles to The Clarinet. We YEH are also compiling a list of music by underrepresented composers that will be available in the near future, along with the development of new competitions, scholarship opportunities, and outreach to public school programs and to our wonderful clarinet ICA Plays On! Anna Hashimoto Clarinet Works by Black Composers enthusiasts, as well! Other committees that you may want to take part in are the Pedagogy Krzysztof Penderecki’s Clarinet Works Committee, the Health and Wellness Committee, the Clarinet Enthusiasts Committee, John Bruce Yeh; photo by the Social Media Committee, the Youth Committee, and the New Music Committee. The Todd Rosenberg Photography Internationalization Committee led by Eddy Vanoosthuyse is hard at work expanding our The Clarinet (ISSN 0361-5553) is published 4 times membership across the globe. a year by the International Clarinet Association Thank you for your continued support of the International Clarinet Association. Please International Clarinet Association be watching for many new exciting things to come, including updates on ClarinetFest® 829 Bethel Road, #216, Columbus, OH 43214 2021. I know I speak for the board when I say that we welcome your ideas, your feedback, [email protected] +1 888-983-5441 and your participation. I wish you and your families a Happy Holiday season and a healthy and prosperous 2021! And now, as my mentor Kal Opperman would have said, Onward. www.clarinet.org ICAclarinet facebook.com/icaclarinet @icaclarinet © Copyright 2020, International Clarinet Association. Views expressed by writers, reviewers and advertisers in Denise A. Gainey 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 DECEMBER 2020 ICA EXECUTIVE BOARD STAFF President: Denise Gainey – [email protected] Executive Director of Operations: Past President: Mitchell Estrin – [email protected] Jessica Harrie – [email protected] President Elect: Diane Barger – [email protected] Chair of International Relations: International Vice President: Eddy Vanoosthuyse – Luca Saracca – [email protected] [email protected] Social Media Coordinator: Secretary: Christopher Nichols – [email protected] Jenny Maclay – [email protected] Treasurer: Tod Kerstetter – [email protected] Historian: Jean-Marie Paul – [email protected] Research Coordinator and Library Liaison: Joshua Gardner – [email protected] ICA RESEARCH CENTER Pedagogy Chair: Phillip Paglialonga – [email protected] University of Maryland – www.lib.umd.edu/scpa/scores Webmaster: Kevin and Sonya Morgan – www.morgansites.com CONTINENT CHAIRS Europe: Friedrich Pfatschbacher (Austria) Asia: Hyung-Jik Yoo (Korea) Israel and the Near East: Ilan Schul (Israel) Africa: Danre Strydom (Republic of South Africa) Asia: Zhen Sun (China) North America: Catherine Wood Asia: Masaharu Yamamoto (Japan) South America: Marco Mazzini (Peru) COUNTRY CHAIRS Argentina: Carlos Céspedes Cyprus: George Georgiou Panama: Alexis Fong Castillo Armenia: Alexandr G. Manukyan Denmark: Anna Klett People’s Republic of China: Yi He Australia: Floyd Williams Finland: Juhani Valtasalmi Peru: Marco Antonio Mazzini Austria: MSDir. Mag. France: Jean-Marie Paul Poland: Barbara Borowicz Dr. Friedrich Pfatschbacher Germany: Prof. Johannes M. Gmeinder Portugal: António Saiote Belarus: Vladimir P. Skorokhodov Great Britain: Dr. Sarah Watts Puerto Rico/Carribean: Kathleen Jones Belgium: Hedwig Swimberghe Greece: Paula Smith Diamandis Romania: Cosmin Harsian Hong Kong: Brazil: Ricardo Dourado Freire Maria Wong Russia: Kyrill Rybakov Bulgaria: Hungary: Bobo Yotzov Bence Szepesi Serbia: Andrija Blagojević Canada, Atlantic Region: Karem Simon Iceland: Kjartan Óskarsson Slovakia: Július Klein Canada, St. Lawrence Region: Marie Picard India: Dr. Pandit Narasimhalu Vadavati Slovenia: Joze Kotar Canada, Great Lakes Region: Ireland: Paul Roe South Africa: Trevor Pittman Israel: Danny Erdmann Danre Strydom South Korea: Canada, Central Region: Italy: Luigi Magistrelli Imsoo Lee Dr. Catherine M. Wood Japan: Masaharu Yamamoto Spain: Lara Diaz Canada, Pacific Region: Patricia Kostek Luxembourg: Sébastien Duguet Sweden: Stefan Harg Chile: Luis Rossi Mexico: Luis Humberto Ramos Switzerland: Matthias Müller Colombia: Javier Asdrúbal Vinasco Moldava: Victor Tihoneac Taiwan: Chien-Ming Costa Rica: Lenin Izaguirre Cedeño Netherlands: Céleste Zewald Thailand: Cassandra Fox-Percival Croatia: Davor Reba New Zealand: Marie Ross Uruguay: Martín Castillos Czech Republic: Igor Frantisak Norway: Christian Stene Venezuela: Victor Salamanques STATE CHAIRS Alabama: Lori Ardovino Louisana: Malena McLaren Ohio: Caroline Hartig Alaska: Mark Wolbers Maine: Beth Wiemann Oklahoma: Dawn Lindblade-Evans Arizona: Robert Spring Maryland: Robert Dilutis Oregon: Wonkak Kim Arkansas: Andrew DeBoer Massachusettes: Jonathan Cohler Pennsylvania: Christy Banks California: Julia Heinen Michigan: George Stoffan Rhode Island: Jim Kleiner Colorado: Daniel Silver Minnesota: Karrin Meffert-Nelson South Carolina: Joseph Eller Connecticut: Mississippi: Jim Kleiner Michael Rowlett South Dakota: Deborah Check Reeves Delaware: Christopher Nichols Missouri: Jane Carl Tennessee: Elizabeth Aleksander Florida: Lynn Musco Montana: Christopher Kirkpatrick Texas: Timothy Bonenfant Georgia: Kenneth Long Nebraska: Jennifer Reeves Utah: Hawaii: Melanie Yamada Nevada: D. 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