STEEL CITY CLARINET DAY is........

    Steel City Clarinet Day is an event designed to bring the Southwestern Pennsylvania clarinet community together to share in a music making and music learning experience. Due to the uncertainty of the global pandemic, Steel City Clarinet Day 2020 will be virtual this year! All sessions will be hosted via Zoom. Moving the event online means that we can bring even MORE CLARINET and MORE CLARINETISTS to you in this one amazing day!!! At SCCD's VIRTUAL ALL-DAY EVENT, high school students, college students, continuing adult learners, teachers, performers, and faculty are invited to participate in master classes and special topic workshops with featured artists and faculty. Each session is designed to support clarinetists of all levels in growing their clarinet knowledge and skills. For this year's special event, we are offering a new online HIGH SCHOOL SOLO COMPETITION. To learn more about this exciting new activity as well as all of the day's events and guests, please visit the ABOUT page!


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FEATURED ARTIST........

​            Dr. Anthony J. Costa
      Associate Professor of Clarinet, Penn State University
        Pennsylvania Quintet and Prestige Clarinet Quartet

GUEST ARTISTS........

Dr. Tiffany Valvo
Virginia Commonwealth University

Join me for an exciting and interactive warm-up to get your fundamentals in order for a wonderful day of clarinet playing!

Dr. Laura McLaughlin
​University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Carroll University

Tips to "tame" the beast! The PMEA District 1 Honors Band Eb audition piece (Weber's Concertino beginning through Variation II, Fischer edition) will be the primary source material for my session. Whether you just picked up the Eb or you've played Eb for years, join me to gain tons of ideas on how to elevate your playing! ​

Erik Franklin
Towson University

BLAST for bass clarinet.  My session will cover tips to get a solid, fat sound on the bass clarinet (and all low clarinets) and help players improve tone, low register articulation, and confidence in the upper register.  Preparation advice for the PMEA District I Honors Band 2020 solo will be given in addition to general techniques and exercises for all players.

EVENT DIRECTOR........

        Dr. Amanda Morrison
            Slippery Rock University
​ The Studio of Dr. Amanda R. Morrison

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ASSISTANT DIRECTORS......   

Dr. Rosemary Engelstad
   Indiana University
                     of                        Pennsylvania

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​Dr. Lynda Dembowski
Towson University 
U.S. Naval Academy Band
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Why attend STEEL CITY CLARINET DAY?........

• This year's PMEA District I Honors Band audition piece, Carl Maria von Weber's "Concertino", will be the focus of the masterclass session. Our guest artists will work with nominated student performers to help everyone be at their best for October's audition. Get prepared for Honors Band auditions!!! Weber's dramatically beautiful piece is a cornerstone of the clarinet repertoire. All event participants will benefit from our amazing featured artist's interactive performance/pedagogical session.
• All Clarinet Lovers are welcome!!! High school and college students, continuing adult learners/performers, teachers, and professional performers are invited to this unique clarinet community event.
• Join fellow Southwestern Pennsylvania clarinet enthusiasts in the exclusive opportunity to learn from clarinetists from around the country.
• Geek out while exploring Clarinet Sessions on warm-ups, body mapping, repairs, repertoire, and auxiliary instruments. What more could you ask for in one day?!
• Check out the new HIGH SCHOOL SOLO COMPETITION! Details on the ABOUT page!