Clarinet Day at Otterbein College
April 5, 2008

For more information, contact Dr. Anthony Costa at acosta@otterbein.edu. Click here to download a registration form (.pdf).

Clarinet Day at Otterbein College will feature masterclasses, a mass clarinet choir, exhibits of all things clarinet and woodwind, informational sessions, and more. We will close the evening with a performance from guest artists The Prestige Clarinet Quintet.

When:
Saturday, April 5
9:00am - 4:00pm
8:00pm Concert

Where:
All events and exhibits will be located in the Battelle Fine Arts Center at Otterbein College.

Who:
Anyone interested in the clarinet. All ages and all ability levels are welcome.

What:
Masterclasses, coaching, performance opportunities, and clarinet choir. There will also be exhibits selling instruments, clarinet accessories and music.

Cost:
$15 Registration for participants. Parents, private teachers, band directors are free.

Schedule:

Session 1: 9:00am - 10:00am
How to Prepare for a College Audition
Dr. Minor

Session 2: 10:15am - 11:15am
Overview of the OMEA Solo Clarinet Contest List
Ms. Nowlin

Exhibits and Free Lunch: 11:15am - 1:30pm

Session 3: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Performance coaching with solos and orchestral/band excerpts Mr. Kurokawa.

Session 4: 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Clarinet Choir Reading Session (with members of the Otterbein College Clarinet Studio)
Dr. Costa

The Prestige Clarinet Quartet in Concert
8:00pm
Riley Auditorium

Stay for a spectacular closing concert by The Prestige Clarinet Quartet. All Clarinet Day participants will join the Prestige Clarinet Quartet members onstage for a grand finale clarinet choir to close the concert.

Featured Artists: The Prestige Clarinet Choir
Anthony J. Costa, John Kurokawa, Janice Minor and Sarah Nowlin

Founded in 1995 at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, this group of four versatile clarinetists is armed with a wide array of exciting repertoire, performing recitals and conducting master classes in a variety of venues throughout the United States. Each member is active as an orchestral player, solo recitalist, chamber musician, clinician, and music educator.

The Prestige Clarinet Quartet has been featured at the 1998 (Columbus, OH) and 2006 (Atlanta, GA) International Clarinet Association's "Clarinetfest" and at the 2005 Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium. For two consecutive years, The Prestige Clarinet Quartet was the winner of the WGUC-90.9 FM (Cincinnati, Ohio) "Young Artists Program," featuring the ensemble on live radio broadcasts. A winner of the International Clarinet Association's Recording Competition, the quartet's performance of Augustine Kubizek's "Three Sketches" op. 44/2 is available on the "Music from the ICA" compact disc.

The Prestige Clarinet Quartet is happy to announce that they have been recently invited to once again perform at the Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium (June 2008) and the International Clarinet Association's "Clarinetfest" in Kansas City, Kansas (July 2008).

Quartet Information
Anthony J. Costa - Clarinet Instructor at Otterbein College and Utility/Bass Clarinetist of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra.

John Kurokawa - Clarinet Instructor at the University Of Dayton and principal clarinetist of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra.

Janice Minor - Professor of Clarinet at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia and a member of The Montpelier Wind Quintet.

Sarah Nowlin - Private clarinet instructor and music teacher at The Summit Country Day School in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Clarinet Day at Otterbein College April 5, 2008

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Clarinet Day at Otterbein College
April 5, 2008