Clarinet Spectacular Schedule and Guest Artists

Magie Smith Beck is the associate professor of clarinet at Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, Illinois), where she has taught applied clarinet, general education courses and music history courses for seventeen years. She is an active recitalist, chamber and orchestral musician, clinician, and adjudicator throughout the United States. She earned Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in clarinet from The Ohio State University. While at Ohio State, Dr. Beck was the recipient of the prestigious University Fellowship, served as the graduate teaching associate for the clarinet studio, and held responsibilities in the music education area. She has been fortunate to perform clarinet all over the United States, Europe and South America. She currently serves on the Social Media Committee for the International Clarinet Association. Dr. Beck has served as clarinet faculty at the Interlochen Arts Camp. In her free time, Dr. Beck enjoys cooking, storytelling, spending time with her family, and traveling.

4:30 Ohio State Alumni Recital

Suite from the Victorian Kitchen Garden
Paul Reade (1943–1997)

I. Prelude
II. Spring
III. Mists
IV. Exotica
V. Summer

Alexander Bedenko

Gramophone Magazine — “Timbrally, the performances are ravishing. Bedenko’s tone is the most luxurious velvet.”

The multi-award-winning, Ukrainian-born American clarinetist Alexander Bedenko has appeared in recitals at Carnegie’s Weill Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Steinway Hall, Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and UNESCO in Paris. 

Having graduated from the prestigious The Curtis Institute of Music, Alexander Bedenko collaborated with such artists as Vladimir Spivakov, Christoph Eschenbach, Nikolai Lugansky, Kirill Gernstein, Daniel Hope, Nabuko Imai, Dmitry Sitkovetsky and Gautier Capucon as well as with the Borodin, Jerusalem, Alma, Ariel, Endellion and Orion string quartets. 

Solo appearances include the Romanian National Radio Orchestra, Uzbekistan and Ukraine National Symphony Orchestras, the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, the Moscow Virtuosi Orchestra and chamber music concerts at the Colmar, Verbier, Spoleto, Lerici, Malta, Mozaic and Schubertiade festivals.

In 2019, Bedenko released his acclaimed debut album on Orchid classics with Kyril Zlotnikov and Itamar Golan as well as the Finding Home album on Sony classics in March 2022.

In 2021, Muzyka Edition published worldwide Bedenko's transcriptions of the Tchaikovsky album of pieces for clarinet and piano.

A former Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra principal clarinetist, Bedenko was invited by Riccardo Muti as guest principal clarinetist for a Chicago Symphony Orchestra European tour, and has performed as guest principal with the London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra (London), The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst. 

Alexander Bedenko is a Selmer Paris and D’Addario woodwinds artist.

For more information, visit www.alexanderbedenko.com.

MASTER CLASS — 10:30 a.m.

PARTICIPANT PROGRAM
Jiung Yoon, collaborative pianist

Concerto, mvt. I
Jean Francaix (1912–1997)

Kaleigh McGee, Ohio State DMA student

Introduction, Theme and Variations
Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)

Destiny Malave, Ohio State MM student

Concerto
Aaron Copland (1900–1990)

Louis Maligaya, Ohio State BM student

Concerto, K. 622, mvt. I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

Will Hemmelgarn,
New Bremen High School Junior, All-State Clarinet

RECITAL — 1:30 p.m.

PROGRAM

Melody
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
arr. Bedenko

Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)

Allegro Tristamente
Romanza
Allegro con Fuoco

Romance in A minor
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
arr. Bedenko

Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

Allegro appassionato
Andante un poco adagio
Allegretto grazioso
Vivace

Shalom Aleichem
Béla Kovács (1937–2021)

Left to right: Erin Dowler, Alyssa Powell, Gaby Valladares, Vanessa Klassen.

Bella Clarinet Quartet is an all-women quartet dedicated to performing and recording new and lesser-known pieces by women composers. Founded in 2019, Alyssa Powell (University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire), Vanessa Klassen (Regina Symphony, Canada), Gabrielle Valladares (Ohio), and Erin Dowler (Lansing Symphony) continue to draw on shared experiences as graduates of The Ohio State University, where they studied together and taught as graduate teaching assistants for Caroline Hartig, professor of clarinet. As the recipients of a Running Start grant from Michigan State University in 2022, BCQ recently recorded two lesser-known quartets by women, the first of many such recordings intended to help diversify the clarinet repertoire. They are delighted to be back to share their music with the Columbus community!

Erin Dowler currently serves as second clarinet in the Lansing Symphony Orchestra, clarinetist with Pure Winds woodwind quintet, and a member of the Bella Clarinet Quartet. She has performed as a soloist with The Ohio State Symphony Orchestra, and participated in the FOOSA Festival in Fresno, CA and the International Music Mastercourses in Cividale del Friuli, Italy.

As an educator, Erin has been successfully teaching private lesson students since 2017. She is an instructor at MSU Community Music School–Detroit, and has given workshops to high school students throughout southeast Michigan. Erin served as a graduate associate at Ohio State, teaching undergraduate clarinet lessons and coaching chamber ensembles.

Erin received a Bachelor of Music in music education and clarinet performance from Ithaca College, and a Master of Music in clarinet performance from Ohio State. She expects to complete her DMA in clarinet performance from Michigan State University in spring 2024.

Hailing from the Canadian prairies, Vanessa Klassen is an avid promoter of Canadian music. She recently performed the world premiere of Suchan's Middle of Somewhere (2023) alongside the University of Saskatchewan Jazz Ensemble. As a concerto competition winner in 2021, she performed Chatman’s Prairie Dawn as soloist with The Ohio State University Symphony Orchestra. Vanessa currently holds a position as assistant principal clarinet with the Regina Symphony Orchestra, and has performed at festivals such as the International Clarinet Association's ClarinetFest®, the Brandon University Clarinet Festival, and Klarinet Kerfuffle (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan). In addition to operating private studios in multiple Saskatchewan communities, Vanessa creates fun arrangements for clarinet ensembles that are sold worldwide, also featuring her own recordings on her YouTube channel, "ClarinetColours." Vanessa’s passion for music has emanated from her principal clarinet teachers — Caroline Hartig (Ohio State), Catherine Wood (Brandon University) and Steve Mealey (Kindersley, SK).

Alyssa Powell, assistant professor of music, teaches clarinet and chamber music at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. She is a passionate performer and dedicated educator. Powell has presented her research comparing clarinet and voice techniques at the International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest. Recently, Powell toured with the UWEC Wind Symphony performing Navarro’s Clarinet Concerto II in Wisconsin and Minnesota. As a member of the Bella Clarinet Quartet, Powell is dedicated to promoting compositions by women composers.

Prior to joining the faculty at UW–Eau Claire, Powell taught woodwinds at Adams State University (Colorado). Powell holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from Ohio State, where she was a University Fellow and graduate teaching associate; a Master of Music at The University of New Mexico where she was a graduate teaching assistant; and Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts degrees at The University of Montana where she studied clarinet and voice. She was a concerto competition winner at all three alma maters. Her teachers include Caroline Hartig, Keith Lemmons, Christopher Kirkpatrick, Maxine Ramey, and singer Kimberly Gratland James.

Gaby Valladares is a native of Santa Clarita, California. After earning her Bachelor of Music in performance from the University of California–Santa Barbara, she made her way to Ohio, where she has established herself as a clarinetist and teacher around the city of Columbus. At Ohio State, she earned her Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts under the tutelage of Caroline Hartig. She has performed with several symphonies, such as the Westerville Symphony, Worthington Chamber Orchestra, and the Newark–Granville Symphony; she has also performed with symphonies in California, including the Symphony of the Canyons. Currently, she serves as a board member and grant writer with Chamber Music Columbus. In addition, she has also served as interim professor at Capital University, teaching history, music theory and aural skills. With Sarah Jaegers, she is a member of the DesertLake duo, who have performed at ICA’s 2020 and 2023 ClarinetFest. She is a proud member of the Bella Clarinet Quartet, whose mission is to record and promote works by women composers. Gaby’s primary teachers include Caroline Hartig (OSU) and Paul Bambach (UCSB).

5:30 ICA and Guests Recital

Laika Gaitā: Over the Course of Time (2017)
Erika Yost (b. 1967)

Andante — Adagio — Andante
Vivo

Vanessa Klassen, Erin Dowler, Gaby Valladares, clarinet
Alyssa Powell, bass clarinet

Laika Gaitā, was composed in 2017 by Canadian, Erika Yost. The title means “Over the Course of Time,” in Latvian and depicts time as epochs in life. According to the composer, the movements explore the fundamental excitement of youth, the reflections of the middle stage of life, the anxieties of aging, and the fear of running out of time. The first movement expresses the joy of childhood and youth with more serious conversations interjected by the bass clarinet as time passes. The second movement is a solitary introspection about the meaning of life and the discovery of one’s purpose. The third movement brings a sense of urgency as one must balance their life’s work with family and the day-to-day grind while still finding meaning. In the end, we all face the reality that life is short and we cherish the time we have.

Andrew Brown currently serves as clarinetist/bass clarinetist with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and teaches at the Eastman Community Music School. Andrew earned his Bachelor of Music from The Ohio State University, and the Master of Music from the Eastman School of Music. His principal teachers have been Bob Lehner, James Pyne and Kenneth Grant.

2:30 Bass clarinet master class (Weigel Stage)

4:30 Ohio State Alumni Recital (Weigel Auditorium)

Capriccio for Bass Clarinet
Heinrich Sutermeister (1910–1995)

Nicola Bulfone was born in Hässleholm (Sweden) in 1963. He studied clarinet at the Udine Conservatory under A. Pecile and passed his final exam with top marks. From 1985–1988 he continued his music studies at the Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart under Professor Ulf Rodenhäuser (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), obtaining an Advanced Diploma in clarinet. Among other awards, in 1983 he won first prize at the International Music Competition in Stresa. He also attended master classes held by K. Leister, A. Pay and G. Garbarino (Accademia Chigiana, Siena). He has played clarinet, bass clarinet and basset horn in a number of orchestras, including the Teatro alla Scala Orchestra, the Teatro G. Verdi Orchestra, Trieste; the San Remo Symphony Orchestra, Filarmonica della Scala; Teatro La Fenice, Venice; Teatro San Carlo, Naples.

Bulfone has participated in various music festivals and concert seasons both as soloist and with several chamber music ensembles (Paris St. Germain, Musica Viva Munich, Ludwigsburg, Milan, Venice Biennale, Ravello, Klagenfurt, Middelburg Holland, Horowitz Festival Europe, Nomus Novi Sad, Ljubljana, Rossini Festival Rügen, Rotte Mediterranee Algiers, Budapest, Bratislava, Mallorca, Mexico City, Sevilla, Oporto). He played as soloist with the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra of Bratislava, the Rossini Festival Orchestra, the Udine Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra Sinfonica del Estado del Mexico, the Udine Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orquesta do Norte (Portugal), the Orchestra Sinfonica del Friuli – Venezia Giulia, the Sophia Philharmonic, the Bjalistok Philharmonia (Poland), the Rijeka Chamber Orchestra (Croatia), the Vogtland Philharmonie, the Krasnojarsk Orchestra (Russia), the Minsk Orchestra, and various chamber orchestras.

He has recorded for SWF, RAI, ORF, BR, SDR, Koper and Art Kanal. Many renowned composers have written solo pieces for him. He has led international master classes in Lucca, Tarvisio, Cividale, Chioggia, Gorizia, Ostrava (Czech Republic), Riga, Apollonia (Albania), Krasnojarsk (Russia), Beijing, Shenyang and Dalian (China). He has been a member of the jury at the Jeunesses Musicales International Clarinet Competition in Belgrade and at the Saverio Mercadante International Clarinet Competition. He has recorded three CDs for the Agorà label containing music for two clarinets and orchestra, and has made world premiere recording of the concertos for clarinet and orchestra by Carlo Paessler. He was solo clarinet in the Udine Philharmonic Orchestra, in the Orchestra Sinfonica del Friuli Venezia Giulia and founding member of the Associazione Filarmonica del Friuli Venezia Giulia. He is professor  of clarinet at the Udine Conservatoire.

Nicola Bulfone plays Herbert Wurlitzer Reform Boehm Clarinets.

Pianist Andrea Rucli finished his classical studies and then dedicated himself to music; he earned the music diploma in 1982 at the Academy of Music “L. Cherubini” in Firenze, with full marks and laud, under the guidance of Alessandro Specchi. For many years, he perfected his  piano skills with Konstantin Bogino, becoming his assistant for a long time during his studies in Italy and abroad. They formed a good piano duo and have recorded a compact disc featuring Antonin Dvorak’s Slavonic Dances.

Rucli won first and second prizes in many music competitions at Alberga, Como, Aversa and more. He has performed for more than 25 years as a soloist and in numerous chamber music ensembles. He is now exploring this repertory and collaborates with many noted musicians including Patrik Gallois, Radu Chisu, Gordon Hunt, Michel Lethiec, the Artis String Quartet, the Meta 4 String Quartet, the Tartini Quartet, the Slow Wind Quintet and the Montecarlo Wind Quintet, as well as with leading musicians of the Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, Solisti Veneti and the London Symphony Orchestra. Andrea had a friendly and artistic relationship with the famous violist and composer Vladimir Mendelssohn (1949–2021).

Rucli participated in many chamber music festivals, including Kuhmo in Finland (16 years), Portogruaro (eight years), Settimana Musicale at the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, Cantiere di Montepulciano, Osnabruek Chamber Music Festival, Sounding Jerusalem and Chamber Music Festival of St. Petersburg, among others. 

As soloist, Andrea Rucli played with the Orchestra of Slavonic RadioTelevision, the Orchestra of Dubrovnik Festival, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Udine, and recently with the Wiener Musik–Verein Orchestra in the Brahms Hall, directed by A. Nanut, I. Drasinic, L. Shambadal, F. Mertz, W. Themel, Lorenzo Viotti and E. Rojatti.

He recorded for Italian, Finnish, Austrian and Slavonic radio and television networks as well as the main Italian network RAI. He recorded E. Chausson’s chamber music pieces with Cameristi di Verona, the first absolute of Daniele Zanettovich’s Quartet, Schumann’s sonatas for violin and piano, and Heifetz transcriptions and violin pieces of Antonio Freschi with Lucio Degani (Dynamic and Bongiovanni). In Italy he recorded the chamber music of Ella Schultz Adaiewsky, a fascinating Russian artist of the outgoing 19^th and beginning 20^th century. He performed in 2010 and 2013 as part of the acclaimed “Quirinale Series” at the Italian President's Palace in Roma, broadcasted live in Euro Radio. He is a graduate professor in the Udine Music Conservatory.

5:30 ICA and Guests Recital

"Indigo" for unaccompanied clarinet
Davide Pitis (b. 1964)

     Nicola Bulfone, clarinet

Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

I.   Zart und mit Ausdruck (Tender and with expression)
II.  Lebhaft, leicht (Lively, light)
III. Rasch und mit Feuer (Quick and with fire)

     Nicola Bulfone, clarinet
     Andrea Rucli, piano

Attend additional Ohio State events presented by Nicola Bulfone and Andrea Rucli, Tues., Oct. 31 and Wed., Nov. 1

The duo presents a chamber recital at 5 p.m. on Oct. 31, featuring music from Cividale del Friuli, Italy. Program includes works by Ella Adaiewsky, Ernesto Cavallini, Robert Schumann, Nino Rota and Ferruccio Busoni.

Additional events are offered at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. All are invited.

• Tuesday, Oct. 31 at 11:30 (Timashev room 300)
  • Professor Paola Barzan gives a presentation on composer and musicologist Ella Adaiewsky. Bulfone and Rucli are performing two works by Adaiewsky at the 5 p.m. recital.

• Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 11:30
  • Nicola Bulfone clarinet master class (Timashev Room 160)
  • Andrea Rucli piano master class (Timashev Room 120)

Anthony J. Costa is associate professor of clarinet at Penn State and clarinetist with The Pennsylvania Quintet and The Prestige Clarinet Quartet. 

Dedicated to his role as artist-teacher, Costa taught clarinet and music courses at Otterbein College, Ashland University, and the College of Mount St. Joseph in Ohio before joining the faculty at Penn State in 2008. From 1995–1997 he was a collaborative artist with Chamber Music America’s Rural Residency Program and worked with communities in Mississippi County, Arkansas as a performer and music educator.

In demand as an orchestral clarinetist, Costa currently performs as principal clarinetist of the Penn’s Woods Music Festival Orchestra and Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra. He served as utility clarinetist/bass clarinetist with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and Dayton Opera Orchestra from 1999–2011, and has performed with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Columbus (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra, Akron Symphony Orchestra, Canton Symphony Orchestra, Lancaster (Ohio) Festival Orchestra, Erie Chamber Orchestra, Erie Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Wheeling (West Virginia) Symphony Orchestra.

Costa attended the University of Cincinnati College–Conservatory of Music, and received a Bachelor of Music degree in music education and clarinet performance. He received his Master of Music degree in clarinet performance from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Ohio State University. His teachers included David Sublette, Carmine Campione, Anthony Gigliotti, Ronald Aufmann and James Pyne.

Robyn Dixon Costa is the English hornist with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, principal oboist with the Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra and a member of the Penn’s Woods Music Festival Orchestra.

In addition to her performance career, Robyn is the owner of Whole Body Performance, and a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. She helps people learn pain and stress reduction, as well as how to improve their overall coordination, performance and well-being. Robyn has given workshops at universities all over the country and maintains a studio in Pennsylvania. For information on working with her or bringing a workshop to your organization, please contact her at www.rdcstudio.net.

Robyn studied with Robert Sorton and has a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Ohio State University. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, daughter, and several furry animals.

4:30 Ohio State Alumni Recital

Sarabande and Scherzo
Christopher Weait (b. 1939)

Amalgam
David Stambler (b. 1963)

1. Strata
2. Filaments

Robyn Dixon Costa, English horn
Anthony J. Costa, bass clarinet

SSG (Staff Sergeant) Quintin Hedrick, United States Army

Following completion of Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from The Ohio State University, Quintin Hedrick enlisted in the U.S. Army and has enjoyed the last 11 years performing in a wide array of venues for audiences large and small. He currently serves as clarinet instructor at the Army School of Music in Little Creek, Virginia where his primary responsibility is to inculcate the highest levels of professionalism in new musicians following their intense ten-week Basic Combat Training.

Quintin can be heard on the Ohio State Wind Symphony albums Southern Harmony and Rest, and on Joseph Young’s studio album titled My Beautiful Beautiful Concrete Fragile Little Girl. He has performed in master classes for clarinetists Stanley Hasty, Kalmen Opperman, Charles Neidich and Stephen Williamson, among others. Quintin has also performed with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra in their Picnic with the Pops series and for U.S. Presidents and dignitaries in high-profile events from Texas to Virginia to South Korea. But, his favorite audience to entertain includes veterans in assisted living communities, elementary aged children, and you!

Quintin plays on a Selmer Recital clarinet formerly owned by Professor Pyne, and he rotates multiple Pyne mouthpieces with Vandoren V21 and Pilgerstorfer Dolce reeds.

4:30 Ohio State Alumni Recital

Concerto in G minor, Op. 29
Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
iii. Allegro Vivace

Jacob R. Ludwig is a graduate assistant and PhD candidate studying historical musicology at the University of Cincinnati College–Conservatory of Music.

His primary area of research focuses on the institutional, postwar crosscurrents in American and European musical interactions that resulted in a dramatic  generational shift in American higher education and compositional circles toward a new musical avant-garde era of serialism, experimentation and novel electronic media, specifically in Buffalo, New York.

His secondary focus lies in music history pedagogy, where he will present a session entitled “Decolonizing Mode in the Twenty-First Century Music History Classroom” for the Pedagogy Study Group of the American Musicological Society in Denver in November 2023.

11:45 Lecture — "James M. Pyne: A Legacy of Excellence"
(Timashev Recital Hall)

Kathleen Mulcahy is director of woodwinds and assistant professor of clarinet at George Mason University. She performs frequently with the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra and National Symphony, and has held tenured positions with the Annapolis Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, and Grant Park Orchestra. She is currently principal clarinetist with the Alexandria Symphony and Wolf Trap Orchestra, and maintains an active schedule as a solo and chamber artist.

Dr. Mulcahy is also a certified yoga instructor and has presented her “Yoga for the Performing Artist” workshop at conferences and universities all over the country. Previously, Dr. Mulcahy served as a clarinet instructor at the State University of New York at Fredonia. She holds the DMA and BM degrees from The Ohio State University and the MM degree and Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. Kathleen Mulcahy is a member of the International Clarinet Association Health and Wellness Committee, and is a Buffet Group USA performing artist.

4:30 Ohio State Alumni Recital

A Paganini for unaccompanied clarinet
Edward Yadzinski (1940–2020)

Ed Bak, piano

Caroline Hartig, clarinet

Laura Portune, soprano

5:30 ICA and Guests Recital

Romanze (Die Verschworenen)
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Andante

Laura Portune, soprano
Caroline Hartig, clarinet
Ed Bak, piano

Mark Rudoff, cello

5:30 ICA and Guests Recital

The Fence, the Rooftop, and the Distant Sea (2017)
Kinan Azmeh (b. 1976)

I.   Prologue
II.  Ammonite
III. Monologue
V.  Epilogue

Catherine Wood, clarinet
Mark Rudoff, cello

Jiung Yoon, piano

10:30 Alexander Bedenko master class

PARTICIPANT PROGRAM
Jiung Yoon, collaborative pianist

Concerto, mvt. I
Jean Francaix (1912–1997)

     Kaleigh McGee, Ohio State DMA student

Introduction, Theme and Variations
Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)

     Destiny Malave, Ohio State MM student

Concerto
Aaron Copland (1900–1990)

     Louis Maligaya, Ohio State BM student

Concerto, K. 622, mvt. I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

     Will Hemmelgarn,
     New Bremen High School Junior, All-State Clarinet

4:30 Ohio State Alumni recital

Kyle Marie Pyne continues the work of Pyne/Clarion both managerially and as mouthpiece craftsman. After over 35 years working on mouthpieces side-by-side with her late husband James Pyne, she prepares the Signature bores and meticulously hand-faces according to Jim’s rigorous specifications. For several seasons Kyle performed as principal clarinet with OperaColumbus and Columbus Ballet Met. Additionally she has served as second and bass clarinetist with the Columbus Symphony. Previously, Kyle had performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Grand Tetons Orchestral Institute. As a faculty member at Capital University Conservatory of Music (1991–1999), she performed regularly in faculty recitals, as a member of the Conservatory Wind Quintet, as soloist with University ensembles, and directed the Capital University Clarinet Choir.

Performances at festivals include the University of New Mexico, University of Arizona, the University of Oklahoma, and The Ohio State University, plus ICA conferences at Virginia Commonwealth and the University of Illinois. Kyle holds the BFA degree in music from SUNY at Buffalo and pursued graduate studies at The Juilliard School of Music (Ziegler scholar) as a student of Leon Russianoff, and conducting studies with Sixten Ehrling. Additionally she studied with Stanley Hasty at the Eastman School of Music, and chamber music with Russell Dagon in Wisconsin.

5:30 ICA and Guests and Final Events

Awarding of International Clarinet Association (ICA) Honorary Membership to James Pyne (1936–2020)

Mrs. Kyle Pyne
Caroline Hartig, Past President
Catherine Wood, ICA President Elect
Nicola Bulfone, Italy Country Chair
Jessica Harrie, ICA EDO

2023 Clarinet Spectacular Choir

Arioso
J. S. Bach (1685–1750)
arr. Yoder

Kyle Marie Pyne, conductor

Robert Spring, described as "one of this country's most sensitive and talented clarinetists" (Arizona Republic) and "formidable soloist” (Copenhagen, Denmark, Politiken). His recording of Tower's works for clarinet, called by Clarinet Magazine as "truly outstanding....one would be hard pressed to find better performances." Instrumentalist Magazine says of his Dragon's Tongue: “His musicality and technique make this a must for every CD collection." American Record Guide says of his Copland Clarinet Concerto, "Spring is fabulous….by the end, it feels like an improvised jam session."

He holds three degrees from the University of Michigan, and the Citation of Merit Award. He was president of the International Clarinet Association from 1998–2000, and professor of clarinet at Arizona State University. He is an Honorary Member in the ICA and was awarded a Lifetime Achievement award from the Chinese Clarinet Association. He is a Henri Selmer Paris Artist performing on the Privilège clarinet.

8:30 a.m. Master Class: Clarinet Warm-Up

3:30 "Tips for securing a job after graduation" master class

5:30 ICA and Guests Recital

Five Studies for Clarinet and Bassoon
Peter Schickele

Cantilena
Parallel Motion
Spanish Nights
Vaudeville

Robert Spring and Charles West
 

Kelsey Pyne Warner BSN, RN, IBCLC

Kelsey Warner, daughter of Kyle and James Pyne, has been a lifetime musician, developing her talents on the harp from an early age under Jeanne Norton, professor of harp at The Ohio State University. Performing at church and school, Kelsey joined the chamber group HarpOhio, the Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra and Allstate Orchestra. She participated in summer harp programs at the Eastman School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music before continuing in the Music Performance program at Baldwin Wallace College under Trina Bourne, harpist of the Cleveland Orchestra. Music therapy volunteer work led her to an interest in health care. Kelsey then completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Ohio State while finishing her musical studies at the School of Music. She has performed with the MidOhio Chamber Players, the Central Ohio Symphony, and as a soloist for the Columbus Women's Symphony. She currently resides in Marysville, Ohio with her husband Matt, raising three beautiful children to also love music. Kelsey now works as a Women's Health RN and Lactation Consultant at St. Ann's Hospital.

4:30 Ohio State Alumni Recital

Suite from the Victorian Kitchen Garden
Paul Reade (1943–1997)

I.   Prelude
II.  Spring
III. Mists
IV. Exotica
V.  Summer

Magie Smith Beck, clarinet
Kelsey Pyne Warner, harp

Charles West has performed recitals and concertos throughout the United States, Europe, Latin America, Australia and Asia. He has recorded repertoire ranging from standard sonatas to avant-garde on labels including Klavier, Wilson Audiophile, Centaur, CRI, Crystal, and he is heard on a Grammy Award-winning Telarc CD.

Formerly a Fulbright Scholar and president of the International Clarinet Association, West's career includes nearly thirty years as principal clarinetist in six professional orchestras and opera companies. He has held teaching positions in three North American universities, with guest professorships in South America, Asia and Australia. Before retiring from Virginia Commonwealth University, Professor Emeritus West received the VCUArts' highest faculty award, the Award of Excellence. He is a Buffet Crampon USA performing artist and an Honorary Member of the International Clarinet Association; his books on woodwinds are published by GIA and carried by the Hal Leonard Company.

3:30 "Tips for securing a job after graduation" master class

4:30 Ohio State Alumni Recital, master of ceremonies

5:30 ICA and Guests Recital

Five Studies for Clarinet and Bassoon
Peter Schickele (b. 1935)

Cantilena
Parallel Motion
Spanish Nights
Vaudeville

Robert Spring and Charles West

Clarinetist Cathy Wood is an established performer, educator, and advocate of Canadian music. She has been a featured guest artist at festivals across the globe including the International Clarinet Association ClarinetFests, Nordic Music Days in the Faroe Islands, and a recent tour in Armenia and Georgia with multi-JUNO award winner David Braid.

An enthusiast of new music, Wood has commissioned and premiered numerous works at festivals that celebrate new music, including the Winnipeg New Music Festival and Iceland’s Dark Music Days.

A proponent of the piccolo clarinets, Catherine has commissioned and performed music for E-flat and D clarinets in Asia, Europe and North America. In 2016, she was honored to perform Molter’s Concerto No. 1 as a headliner at the ICA ClarinetFest in Orlando.

Dr. Wood has served on many international competition juries. She adjudicated the inaugural International Mozart Clarinet Competition in 2011 at the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music (where she heard seventy performances of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto in one day!). She performs regularly with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, the Brandon Chamber Players, and in the clarinet/percussion duo Viðarneisti. She is on faculty at Brandon University and is president-elect of the International Clarinet Association.

5:30 ICA and Guests Recital

The Fence, the Rooftop, and the Distant Sea (2017)

Kinan Azmeh (b. 1976)

I.   Prologue
II.  Ammonite
III. Monologue
V.  Epilogue

Cathy Wood, clarinet
Mark Rudoff, cello

Gail Lehto Zugger is in her 25^th year as professor of clarinet at Capital University in Columbus. Additionally, she is principal clarinet of the Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra, second clarinet of the Ashland Symphony Orchestra, and has taught many summers at the International Music Camp in North Dakota. She also performs in the Inspirare Duo with flutist Dr. Lisa Jelle, QuintEssential Winds Faculty Woodwind Quintet, Scioto Reeds Reed Quintet and Amici Tonic Vocal Ensemble. Dr. Zugger can be heard in recording on Thomas Zugger’s Dances and Dreams: Recital Music for Trombone (Mark Records), which was considered for Grammy nomination in 2010. She has played with the Columbus, Dayton Philharmonic and Lancaster (Ohio) Festival Symphony Orchestras and has given clinics at over a dozen MENC (now NAfME) conferences throughout the United States including at the Midwest Conference in Chicago. In August 2012 she performed at ClarinetFest, the International Clarinet Association’s annual conference (Lincoln, Nebraska). She currently serves as the state chair for Ohio for the International Clarinet Association, and is a regular contributor of audio reviews for The Clarinet quarterly publication. Originally from Racine, Wisconsin, she holds degrees from The Ohio State University and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Her former teachers include James Pyne, Russell Dagon and Jack Snavely.

Photo credit: Erika Flugge

4:30 Ohio State Alumni Recital

Concerto No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 74
Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826)
III. Alla Pollacca