One of the largest membership benefits of the ICA is our quarterly journal,

The Clarinet. You can receive 4 issues per year packed with clarinet news, research, reviews and more from

around the world. Members are also able to log-in to our “members only”

website and view PDF versions of every issue of The Clarinet ever printed.

CONTACT INFORMATIONInternational Clarinet Association

829 Bethel Road, #216Columbus, OH 43214

operations@clarinet.org

1-888-983-5441www.clarinet.org

Bringing the World of

Clarinetists Together

Join us at ourannual conference in

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE

JULY 24-28!

Vol. 45 • No. 1December 2017

Also in this issue...

ClarinetFest® 2017 Report

The Genesis of Gustav Jenner’s Clarinet Sonata

Tao Chunxiao: A Chinese Clarinet Legend

Vol. 45 • No. 2March 2018

Brussels Philharmonic Brussels Jazz Orchestra

Royal Band of the Belgian Guides

Thermae Palace Hotel - Ostend

Menin Gate in Ypres

Also in this issue... Clarinets for Conservation | The Life and Repertoire of Henry Lazarus Clarinet in the Faroe Islands | French Concertos since 1950

Oscar-WinningComposer

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La Vita è Bella

Vol. 45 • No. 4September 2018

Sidney Bechet

Also in this issue... Clarinet Works of Alexandre RydinRepertoire for Voice, Clarinet and Orchestra/Piano

Forgotten Pedagogical History of Multiple Articulation for Clarinet

Interview with Shirley Brill

Artistic Director Victor Chavez Jr. and the Artistic Leadership Team – Gary

Sperl, Robert Walzel, Vanguel Tangarov and Jessica Harrie – will present a

conference titled “Embracing the World.” The conference will be presented

in partnership with the University of Tennessee.

ClarinetFest® 2019 will be held in the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Student

Union Building, and Alumni Memorial Building on the campus of the University

of Tennessee. The conference will feature performances by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and the Knoxville

Jazz Orchestra among others. The facilities will provide ample conference

space for events and exhibits.

Membership Levels 1 Year 2 YearsAdult, Print/Online: $70 $135Adult, Online Only: $50 $95Student, Print/Online: $40 $75Student, Online Only: $35 $65High School/Middle SchoolStudent, Online Only: $20Senior, Print, Online: $60 $115Institutional Membership: $70 $135

Online Only members will enjoy all of the benefits of ICA membership at a reduced rate without receiving a hard copy of our quarterly journal The Clarinet.

Membership Benefits• Receive 4 issues The Clarinet per year• Access the James Gillespie Online Library,

including more than 170 PDF back issues of The Clarinet, and Master Index

• Attend ClarinetFest® 2018 in Ostend, Belgium• Discounted Instrument Insurance through

Anderson Musical Instrument Insurance Solutions, LLC

• Complimentary access to the Naxos Music Library• Borrow from the ICA Research Center at the

University of Maryland• Post free classified ads at www.clarinet.org• Participate in competitions for: Composition,

High School Solo, Orchestral Audition, Research, and Young Artist

— GET INVOLVED —Adopt-A-MemberThe ICA proudly offers an Adopt-A-Member Program. If you are interested in donating a membership to someone in need, or know prospective members who need financial assistance, please contact Gerry Errante (gerrante@cox.net).

DonateDonations are always accepted! We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so donations are tax deductible. Visit www.clarinet.org to donate or contact Executive Director of Operations Evan Lynch (evanlynchica@gmail.com) for more details. Your donations can be directed to any of the following categories:• Adopt-A-Member• Capital Campaign• Harry Sparnaay Scholarship• ICA Competitions• Unspecified Donation

AdvertiseReach more than 3,000 clarinetists around the world by advertising in The Clarinet! For more details, visit www.clarinet.org/advertising. Journal advertisers also have the option to advertise electronically on the ICA website.

Mission StatementThe International Clarinet Association is a community of clarinetists and clarinet enthusiasts that supports projects that will benefit clarinet performance; provides opportunities for the exchange of ideas, materials, and information among its members; fosters the composition, publication, recording, and distribution of music for the clarinet; encourages the research and manufacture of a more definitive clarinet; encourages communication and cooperation among clarinetists and the music industry; and encourages and promotes the performance and teaching of a wide variety of repertoire for the clarinet.

To these ends, the association is dedicated to fostering communication and fellowship of clarinetists on a worldwide basis through publishing a quarterly scholarly journal, The Clarinet, producing an annual clarinet festival, ClarinetFest®, supporting a research library with materials available to all members, and promoting a variety of other endeavors related to the clarinet and clarinet playing.

Join or Renew Today! www.clarinet.org/membership Toll Free 1-888-983-5441

Vol. 44 • No. 2March 2017

Also in this issue...Interview with Virginia AndersonJoe Aaron and Milwaukee’s Klezmer HeritageMobile Technology in the Clarinet Studio

ClarinetFest®

2017Vol. 44 • No. 1December 2016

Also in this issue...ClarinetFest® 2016 Report • Drucker: Reflections on Kupferman

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Vol. 45 • No. 3June 2018

Also in this issue... Remembering Harry Sparnaay | Interview with John Mohler | Heckel ClarinetsThe Beatles’ Use of Clarinets on “Sgt. Pepper” | Milenko Stefanovi ́c ’s Composer Collaborations

Paquito D’Rivera

Nicolas Baldeyrou

Paul Meyer

Alessandro Carbonare

Anthony McGill

Charles Neidich

Giora Feidman

Anat Cohen

Karl Leister