UNCG Clarinet Studio

An enormous congratulations to .smith for finishing out our Fall semester with his spectacular senior recital. We’re so proud of you and all the work you put in. We’re so excited for you to impact so many as a future music educator!! Also, shout out to fellow music education senior Violet Behnke on her collaboration in this recital! Good luck next semester as you both move on to student teaching!!✨✨

And just like that, UNCG CLARINET DAY 2023 is over!! Thank you to our over 70 students who joined us today in classes and lessons taught by UNCG students, concerts, masterclass, and clarinet choir. We are so, so grateful for and proud of our UNCG Clarinet Studio. Your leadership, collaboration, and spirit made today an incredibly effective and fun experience.

Thank you again to Meraki for joining us as our featured Guest Artists (your post coming soon✨). You’ve inspired us and our students learned so much from you!

Thank you B. Corbin Clarinet Products and Moore Music Company for sponsoring us today!! It’s really cool to see our students experience new, beautiful equipment.

Stay tuned for feedback forms!!

🎈🎈🎈🎈4 days until the UNCG Clarinet Day!! 🌞🌞🌞🌞 We are getting more excited! High school students, middle school students, and community members, come join us on Saturday! Register here:

Clarinet Day | College of Visual and Performing Arts CVPA >> School of Music >> Clarinet Day UNCG CLARINET DAY 2023 November 11th, 2023 Mark your calendars! The 2023 UNCG Clarinet Day is happening on Saturday, November 11, 2023, on the beautiful campus of UNC Greensboro. Our featured guests will be the Meraki Duo, with Anastasia Christofakis, clarinet...

🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈Only 5 days until the UNCG Clarinet Day!! 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞 High schoolers, we have to let the cafeteria know how many people are coming by Wednesday so if you want to be guaranteed a lunch ticket, make sure and register by Wednesday!! 🍽🍴High school students, middle school students, and community members, register here:

Clarinet Day | College of Visual and Performing Arts CVPA >> School of Music >> Clarinet Day UNCG CLARINET DAY 2023 November 11th, 2023 Mark your calendars! The 2023 UNCG Clarinet Day is happening on Saturday, November 11, 2023, on the beautiful campus of UNC Greensboro. Our featured guests will be the Meraki Duo, with Anastasia Christofakis, clarinet...

⭐️One week to go until UNCG CLARINET DAY 2023⭐️ While registrations are rolling in, we wanted to thank our guest artists Meraki and our sponsors B. Corbin Clarinet Products and Moore Music Company! They are making this event truly special. Don’t miss out! Register at vpa.uncg.edu/music/clarinet-day/ !!

As the application season rolls on, we’re already gearing up for another exciting year!! ❗️Check out the Fall 2024 deadlines❗️Graduate Assistantship opening is expected for 2024-2025! Reach out to Dr. Anthony Taylor and Dr. Luke Ellard with any questions and/or if you’d like to set up a prospective lesson! Come join the fun at UNCG!

Congratulations to Masters student and Graduate Assistant on a stellar recital! He shared a program of world premieres, some wonderful mainstays in our repertoire, his own compositions, and even some jazz! On top of this, he had triple duty in the annual UNCG School of Music Collage concert just a few days prior in Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble as soloist, and composer with his cello quartet “The Only Way is Forward”!! Bravo, Daniel!!

(Thank you for the pics 😅💖💖💖)

As UNCG Clarinet Day 2023 approaches, check out our schedule! We got workshops to amp up your District and All-State audition to the next level, private lessons, performances by and WITH UNCG students, a world-class recital by guest artists Meraki, games, and a chance to try out and upgrade your clarinet equipment thanks to B. Corbin Clarinet Products and Moore Music Company!! We got something for everyone so register today! https://vpa.uncg.edu/music/clarinet-day/

⭐️New Student Shout-Out⭐️
Today we’re catching up with freshman Music Education major Daisy Cook! “I’m a first year student studying music education and I’m currently listening to Hozier’s new album Unreal Unearth (HIGHLY recommend) and I’m looking for more hidden gems in Greensboro to explore!” “Something I’ve learned so far as a freshman at UNCG is to keep an academic to-do list and one thing I’ve felt growth in on clarinet is the direction of my air and my tone!”

We love to see it! Thanks Daisy!

Next Monday at 7:30! We’re excited for Masters student and Graduate Assistant to share a staggering program of world premieres by Ever Castellanos, Jack Yagerline, and Daniel himself alongside works by Poulenc, Beethoven, and Debussy! There’s even some jazz! With a large cast of collaborators, this is one not to miss.

As always, check out vpa.uncg.edu/music/calendar for live streaming of all events!

⭐️New Student Shout-Out⭐️
We’re over halfway through the semester and we’re catching up with our new students this week starting with Wyatt Roper!
“I’m a first year music performance major from Mooresville, NC. My favorite genre of music at the moment is indie rock (Backseat Lovers are my favorite rn). I really enjoy going to the gym when not practicing. :)”
Fave experience of the semester?
“Performing in the student and faculty ensemble and recording works by Louis Ballard.”
What’s a clarinet thing you’ve felt growth in?
“My sound concept and how I go about creating a good characteristic sound.”

We wish the best of luck to Wyatt with the rest of the semester, we’re proud of you!

Our exciting week of clarinet continues!✨
• Last Friday, we had Dr. Jessica Lindsey share about broadening our repertoire!
• Tonight, we have visiting with a recital at 6pm in Organ Hall! They’ll also be giving a chamber music masterclass tomorrow (10/20) from 10-noon in Organ Hall!
• Friday! We’re so excited for to Zoom in to our Rep Class to share her experience as a professional musician and work with our studio members!

HUGE thank you to our guests!!

🌟ANNOUNCING UNCG CLARINET DAY 2023🌟
Gain some new skills on your instrument, perform alongside UNCG students, get one-on-one time in lessons, and much more! This year, we're excited to feature our guest artists Meraki in recital and masterclass! We offer middle and high school/community programs so there's something for everyone!

HUGE thank you to our sponsors B. Corbin Clarinet Products and Moore Music Company. Please check out their booths throughout the day!

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Congratulations!!✨ to DMA student on a dynamic and exciting recital! And major shout out to and for their fantastic performances as well.
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This Tuesday, October 17th at 7:30 pm in Tew Recital Hall, DMA student will be performing a spectacularly-programmed recital with music by Brahms, , , , and ! Feat. collaborators , , , , and Dr. Ināra Zandamane. Cool music happens here at ✨🔥🤘🏼🔥✨

What a showing from our UNCG Concert Band ‘nets!!! 🥳🎶👏 It was a beautiful and challenging program FEATURING our very own Anthony Taylor and Luke Ellard on Mendelssohn’s Concertpiece No. 2 🥇
Great job tonight!!! 👏

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A mind-blowing performance by the Wind Ensemble tonight!! Those clarinetists tho💁✨👏👏👏 Featuring music by Omar Thomas, Viet Cuong, Jennifer Higdon, and Steven Bryant!! Congratulations y’all!!

What a spectacularly clarinet-packed concert by the UNCG School of Music Symphony Orchestra! Congratulations to Daniel García on a fantastic performance of Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto (and surprise encore of Béla Kovács Hommage à Manuel de Falla)!! Congratulations to Nicholas Lorenzo and Aiden Beard on their performances of Arturo Márquez’s Danzón No. 2 and Symphony No. 5 by Tchaikovsky! So much inspirational, thoughtful, and powerful music making from all tonight. 👏👏👏👏👏

Starting off a week of concerts strong with our Symphonic Band! Such a fun program featuring music by Elena Specht, , Eric Ewazen, and David Maslanka! Congrats clarinets!!

🌟New Student Shout-Out🌟

Next up! Introducing Masters student and new Graduate Assistant, McKinley Baker! Originally from Lexington, NC, McKinley is coming to us from East Carolina University where he earned his BM in Music Education and Clarinet Performance. “Fun Fact: I love to watch reruns of sitcoms, such as Friends and 2 Broke Girls”!

We’re stoked to have McKinley join !

🌟New Student Shoutout🌟

Our first New Student Shoutout of the year, Freshman Music Education Major Melina Gutierrez! - “Hi! I’m Melina! I graduated from Statesville High School in Statesville, NC. I am a Music Education Major and am hoping to be a High School Band Director. I am so excited to be here at UNCG and am looking forward to working with the amazing clarinet studio.” - “Fun Fact: I can also play the snare drum!”

A huge welcome to Melina and stay tuned for more new student shoutouts!✨

✨Presenting✨ The ‘23-‘24 UNCG Clarinet Studio