Episode 193 - Sean King of Légère

About Légère: Légère produces premium synthetic clarinet, saxophone, bassoon and oboe reeds. They are used by players in the most prestigious orchestras and on stages around the world. Légère reeds produce a warm, vibrant sound while remaining consistent and playable for a very long time. Learn more about Sean King and Légère at https://www.legere.com/ Support the show at www.patreon.com/clarineat

Guest Bio: Taneea Hull began her musical career in Sioux Falls, SD, when she picked up the clarinet in her fifth grade band and studied with Chris Hill, the principal clarinetist of the South Dakota Symphony. Today, she is an active performer and teacher in the Memphis, TN area. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Clarinet Performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, MD where she studied with Steven Barta. Taneea is principal clarinetist with the Jackson Symphony in TN and performs with other orchestras such as the South Dakota Symphony, the Memphis Symphony, the Memphis Repertory Orchestra, and the Alabama Symphony. She has been a concerto soloist with the Germantown Symphony, the Ocmulgee Symphony, and the Sioux Falls Municipal Band, and was a guest artist with her husband, performing Rhapsody in Blue and playing principal clarinet with the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. Dawson Hull is a pianist, composer, and conductor living in Memphis, TN. A graduate from the University of Memphis, Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and Samford University in Birmingham, AL, Dawson has appeared as a featured soloist with numerous symphony orchestras. His compositions and arrangements have been performed across the nation. Dawson is the Pastor of Instrumental Worship Arts at Germantown Baptist Church where he leads the Conservatory of Music, orchestra, jazz band, and student choir. Dawson and his wife, Taneea, who is a clarinetist, have three children. Dawson and I met in the cafeteria of the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, MD in 2007. We connected immediately over our shared faith and began dating and playing music together within a few months. But believe it or not, our music wasn’t always so harmonious! Dawson was really good at musical details and digging deep into the emotion and meaning of the music. I was really good at rhythm and technical accuracy. We clashed a bit with our critique of each other’s weak areas and some rehearsals were….interesting.  But over the past 13 years of composing and performing, we have helped each other immensely to grow in our musicianship, especially in the areas that were lacking at first. God has woven our music together just as he has woven us together in marriage and we love sharing our music with all those around us! We have been dreaming about making an album together ever since Dawson wrote the first thing for us to play - an arrangement of Be Thou My Vision. We were newly married and serving at a church that allowed us to share our music in creative ways. Dawson wrote a few more pieces for us to play there, and then sporadically added to the collection over the next few years. We had ideas for an album and wanted to start working on it but between not having quite enough music and the overwhelming process of learning how to go about making an album, our dream stalled for several years. Then, while being stuck at home in 2020, Dawson turned out about five more arrangements and we suddenly had just the right amount for an album, and enough musical success as a performing duo that we decided it was time to go for it! God weaved the pieces of the puzzle together expertly, confirming that this project was a special assignment from Him. He brought people into our lives to be involved in the production process that have encouraged and allowed us to remain committed to our purpose of serving Him and bringing Him glory through our music. It’s hard to believe our dream album is finally done and ready to be shared! Learn more about Taneea and Dawson at http://www.taneeahull.com/ and https://dawsonhull.com/ Support the show at www.patreon.com/clarineat

Guest Bio: Highly acclaimed for his musical imagination and astonishing versatility, “Control, and a smooth, elegant expressivity… are what make Wolak shine.” (John Terauds, the Toronto Star) Winner of Debut Atlantic Tour, Prairie Debut Tour, British Columbia Touring, Allied Concerts Tour (USA, 2016), the Royal Conservatory Concerto Competition and the Presser Music Award. Mr. Wolak performed with the renowned Quartetto Gelato. He continues to expand the clarinet repertoire by commissioning new pieces. Regularly appears in recitals as chamber musician and as soloist with American and European orchestras. A “Fryderyk” nominee, Poland’s highest recording award, he is a regular fixture on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Classical 96.3 FM, Public Radio International, and in the US, National Public Radio. As a soloist/clarinet clinician, he has toured and taught master classes in Europe, Asia and both Americas. Since August 2015 he is actively involved in research on the role of oral articulators in clarinet playing at Speech-Language Pathology Department at University of Toronto. Results of the preliminary studies are to be presented in the upcoming months. Dr. Wolak is a regularly published author of articles on clarinet-related issues in Your Muse, the largest music magazine in Poland, in which he is an editor and contributor of a section called “Clarinetist’s Vademecum”. He is the founder of Music Mind Inc., an initiative that creates music education programs for schools and communities. Learn more about Kornel at https://kornelwolak.com/ Support the show at www.patreon.com/clarineat

Guest Bio: Among the most distinguished classical artists of his generation, clarinetist Jon Manasse is internationally recognized for his inspiring artistry, uniquely glorious sound and charismatic performing style. Jon Manasse’s solo appearances include New York City performances at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’ Avery Fisher Hall and Alice Tully Hall, Hunter College’s Sylvia & Danny Kaye Playhouse, Columbia University, Rockefeller University and The Town Hall, fourteen tours of Japan and Southeast Asia – all with the New York Symphonic Ensemble, debuts in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Osaka and concerto performances with Gerard Schwarz and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, both at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall and at the prestigious Tokyu Bunkamura Festival in Tokyo.  Jon Manasse is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where he studied with David Weber.  Mr. Manasse was a top prize winner in the Thirty-Sixth International Competition for Clarinet in Munich and the youngest winner of the International Clarinet Society Competition. Currently, he is an official “Performing Artist” of both the Buffet Crampon Company and Vandoren, the Parisian firms that are the world’s oldest and most distinguished clarinet maker and reed maker, respectively. Mr. Manasse is currently on the faculties of The Juilliard School,The Lynn Conservatory, and The Mannes School of Music. Jon Manasse and his Duo partner, the acclaimed pianist Jon Nakamatsu, serve as Artistic Directors of the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, an appointment announced during summer 2006.   Learn more about Jon at https://jonmanasse.com/ Support the show at www.patreon.com/clarineat

Guest Bio: Critically acclaimed saxophonist, multi-woodwind player, and composer Aaron Irwin is a compelling voice of his generation. Known as a "lyrical alto saxophonist and a compelling original composer" (The New Yorker), Irwin is a sought-after commodity in the New York jazz scene. Aaron Irwin celebrates his latest project: (After) (Adhyâropa Records, 2024). His ninth album, it is a collection of works inspired by poetry as interactions between sound and verse weave together melancholy, effervescence, and at times, anxiety sparked by chaos. Creating a collective musical voice that is direct, honest, and unique, composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist Aaron Irwin is joined by Mike Baggetta (guitar), and Jeff Hirshfield (drums). Irwin's longstanding interest in reading and understanding poetry was given room to breathe during the pandemic. He credits his teachers and classmates (Brooklyn Poets, Gotham Writers) with providing a much-needed outlet. Learn more about Aaron at www.aaronirwin.com  Support the show at www.patreon.com/clarineat 

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Today's guest on the podcast is Barbara Borowicz, who is an international performing artist with a specialization in the work of Karlheinz Stockhausen's "Harlekin" for solo clarinet. This work involves not only 50 minutes of challenging, memorized music, but also dance, acting, stage lighting effects, and even an iconic costume. We discuss how Barbara came to love the piece, why it should be performed more often, how to get started with this type of music if you're interested in performing it, and other similar pieces that might be of interest in this genre. This is truly one of the "neatest" episodes yet, and I hope you enjoy our conversation! Go to https://www.bovedainc.com and save 10% on your purchase with code CLARINEAT Help support indie music recording at https://www.teesfortunes.com and get 10% off your first purchase with code CLARINEAT at checkout. Thank you for watching Clarineat! Want to watch future interviews LIVE and ask guests YOUR listener questions? Join Clarineat LIVE. https://clarineat.com/live You can also join on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clarineat Subscribe to Clarineat: https://youtube.com/clarineat 

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On Today's episode I am joined by Josh Goo from QuickStart Clarinet. We discuss making online content, clarinet pedagogy, music business, and how learning to budget your time and money will help improve your musical life. Get 15% off with code CLARINEAT15 at www.quickstartclarinet.com  ----- Go to https://www.bovedainc.com and save 10% on your purchase with code CLARINEAT Thank you for listening to Clarineat! Want to watch future interviews LIVE and ask guests YOUR listener questions? Join Clarineat LIVE. https://clarineat.com/live You can also join on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clarineat For the best experience, subscribe to Clarineat on YouTube: https://youtube.com/clarineat 

On Today's episode I am joined by James Campbell Graham Campbell. We discuss some of the differences between classical music and other genres, and how sometimes stepping outside of the classical realm might help you gain a better understanding of music, what it was like playing with legendary Canadian pianist Glenn Gould, and more. ----- Go to https://www.bovedainc.com and save 10% on your purchase with code CLARINEAT Thank you for listening to Clarineat! Want to watch future interviews LIVE and ask guests YOUR listener questions? Join Clarineat LIVE. https://clarineat.com/live You can also join on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clarineat For the best experience, subscribe to Clarineat on YouTube: https://youtube.com/clarineat