Crane School of Music to Host Potsdam Clarinet Summit on Sept. 16 and 17

SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music to Hold 2016 Potsdam Clarinet Summit, Featuring Guest Artists, Faculty and Alumni

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The 2016 Potsdam Clarinet Summit will be offered at SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music on Sept. 16 and 17.

POTSDAM, NY (09/06/2016)(readMedia)-- SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music will host the 2016 Potsdam Clarinet Summit on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16 and 17, featuring a number of outstanding visiting clarinet artists from across the United States.

The Potsdam Clarinet Summit will feature exhibits, masterclasses, special performances and an instrument repair clinic, as well as social events.

Backun Musical Services and Vandoren provided generous sponsorship to assist with bringing guest artists to the summit. In addition, Crane School of Music students in the clarinet studio raised funds for two years to make this event possible.

Clarinet artists and special guests for the summit include:

  • Andrew Brown, third/bass clarinetist for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and instructor of clarinet at the Eastman Community Music School;
  • Chad Burrow, a clarinet faculty member at the University of Michigan and principal clarinetist with the Ann Arbor Symphony;
  • Dan Gilbert, an associate professor of clarinet at the University of Michigan and former clarinetist with the Cleveland Orchestra;
  • Eugene Mondie, the assistant principal clarinetist for the National Symphony Orchestra and instructor of clarinet at the Catholic University of America;
  • Jennifer Guzman '11, Doctor of Musical Arts degree candidate at the University of North Texas;
  • Rebecca Scholldorf '15, Vandoren regional artist;
  • Christina Rawady '09 & '10, music teacher at Potsdam Central School's A.A. Kingston Middle School;
  • Morrie Backun, chief instrument designer and president of Backun Musical Services;
  • Bill Cole, founder and owner of Cole's Woodwind Shop;
  • Julianne Kirk Doyle, professor of clarinet at The Crane School of Music;
  • Raphael Sanders, professor of clarinet at The Crane School of Music, and
  • Miles DeCastro, musical instrument technician at The Crane School of Music.

The Potsdam Clarinet Summit schedule will kick off on Friday, Sept. 16 at 3 p.m., with a masterclass led by Chad Burrow in the Sara M. Snell Music Theater, followed by a break and time to visit exhibits. At 5 p.m., Dan Gilbert will lead another masterclass in Snell, followed by an opening concert at 6 p.m., featuring Julianne Kirk Doyle, Raphael Sanders and Andrew Brown. A welcome reception will follow in the Snell lobby.

On Saturday, Sept. 17, exhibits will open at 8:30 a.m. in Crane Room C107. There will be an alumni recital featuring Jennifer Guzman '11, Rebecca Scholldorf '15 and Christina Rawady '09 & '10, at 9 a.m. in Snell Theater. Two hour-long masterclasses will immediately follow, led by Andrew Brown and Eugene Mondie, respectively. There will be a lunch break at noon. At 1 p.m., Chad Burrow will present a recital, followed by a break to visit exhibits at 2 p.m. Dan Gilbert will perform in recital at 3 p.m., followed by the repair clinic led by Morrie Backun at 4 p.m. The summit will conclude with a recital by Eugene Mondie at 5 p.m., also in Snell.

The Potsdam Clarinet Summit is free to all SUNY Potsdam students, faculty and staff. Registration for middle or high school students accompanied by a parent or teacher (for whom registration is free) is $15. Registration for SUNY Potsdam alumni is $20, and is $25 for college students from other universities.

To register or find out more about the Potsdam Clarinet Summit, visit www.potsdamclarinetsummit.com.

The 2016 Potsdam Clarinet Summit is sponsored by Backun Musical Services, the Crane clarinet studios, The Crane School of Music, the Crane Student Association, Cole Woodwind Repair, DANSR/Vandoren, D'Addario, Silverstein Ligatures and SUNY Potsdam.

The Crane School of Music clarinet studios are comprised of approximately 50 clarinet majors studying either clarinet or bass clarinet, while pursuing degrees in music performance, music education, music business or musical studies.

For more information about SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music, please visit www.potsdam.edu/crane.

Founded in 1886, SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music has a long legacy of excellence in music education and performance. Life at Crane includes an incredible array of more than 300 recitals, lectures and concerts presented by faculty, students and guests each year. The Crane School of Music is the State University of New York's only All-Steinway institution.

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