STEEL CITY CLARINET DAY
Saturday August 29, 2020
9am-5pm
North Hills High School
53 Rochester Road Pittsburgh, PA 15229
Saturday August 29, 2020
9am-5pm
North Hills High School
53 Rochester Road Pittsburgh, PA 15229
EVENT SCHEDULE
8:30-9:00AM Registration/Check-In/ Vendor Visits/Mingle
9:00-9:45AM Clarinet Choir Rehearsal
10:00-10:30AM Adult Chamber Music/Equipment Session
(Synchronous Sessions)
10:30AM-11:00AM Break/Visit Vendors
11:00-12:00PM Faculty Chamber Music/Casual Clarinet Choir Sight-Reading
(Synchronous Sessions)
12:00-1:30PM Lunch
1:30-2:15PM Featured Artist, Dr. Tony Costa, Masterclass on Weber's "Concertino" and student performers/Adult Chamber Music
(Synchronous Sessions)
2:15-2:45PM Snack Break (Snacks Provided)/Visit Vendors
2:45-3:30PM Clarinet Choir Final Rehearsal
4:00-5:00PM Finale Concert with Featured Artists and Participants' Clarinet Choir
WHO WE ARE........
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FEATURED ARTIST
Anthony J. Costa is Associate Professor of Clarinet at Penn State and clarinetist with the Pennsylvania Quintet and Prestige Clarinet Quartet. He currently serves as principal clarinet with the Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra, Altoona Symphony Orchestra, and Music at Penn’s Woods Festival Orchestra. Costa was the recipient of the 2016 College of Arts and Architecture Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching. He served as clarinetist/bass clarinetist with the Dayton Philharmonic (OH) from 1999-2011, and has been a featured performer at the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest, International Double Reed Society’s conference, and the Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium. Costa has collaborated with composers Paul Chihara, John Corigliano, Gunther Schuller, John Harbison, Osvaldo Golijov, and Andrea Clearfield. Recent solo performances include: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Concerto for Clarinet with the Penn State Chamber Orchestra, Carter Pann’s Double Concerto (world premiere) with PSU’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble; and C. M. von Weber’s Concerto No. 1 with the Nittany Valley Symphony (PA). In 2010, Costa presented a recital with the Chihara Trio (Timothy Deighton, viola; Enrico Elisi, piano) at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. www.personal.psu.edu/ajc26/ EVENT DIRECTOR |
Dr. Anthony J. Costa
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Dr. Amanda Morrison
Amanda Morrison is on faculty at Slippery Rock University and operates a private teaching studio in Pittsburgh, PA. She has served on the staff of Fairmont State University, West Liberty University, Florida State University, Gulf Coast Community College, and the Red River Chamber Music Festival. As a performer, Amanda has given performances and lectures at the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest, the NACWPI National Convention, the Music by Women Festival, the West Virginia Music Educators Association Conference, the American Musicological Society’s National Conference, and numerous colleges and universities throughout the United States. She is a founding member of the Milano Duo clarinet ensemble and the PM Woodwind Project (a flute and clarinet duo committed to sharing education-based chamber and solo music performances). As a fierce new music advocate, Dr. Morrison has commissioned and premiered clarinet works by Scott McAllister, James David, Karen Amrhein, Tara Islas, Nicole Chamberlain, Matthew Harder, Gay Kahkonen, Kurt Knecht, David Martynuik, and Alan Tormey. Having a strong interest in extended techniques for clarinet, Morrison’s research focuses on the music of clarinetist/composer Eric Mandat, publishing numerous articles on his life and works in the Clarinet Journal, NACWPI Journal, and Vandoren Newsletter. Ms. Morrison has been a clarinetist with the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Butler Symphony Orchestra, and the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival. She is a Vandoren Artist-Clinician and a registered Music Together early childhood music teacher. Dr. Morrison earned a BM degree from Duquesne University and MM and DM degrees from Florida State University with her principal teachers being Mark Nuccio, Dr. Deborah Bish, Dr. Frank Kowalsky, and Michael Rusinek. www.amandarmorrison.com.
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS
Amanda Morrison is on faculty at Slippery Rock University and operates a private teaching studio in Pittsburgh, PA. She has served on the staff of Fairmont State University, West Liberty University, Florida State University, Gulf Coast Community College, and the Red River Chamber Music Festival. As a performer, Amanda has given performances and lectures at the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest, the NACWPI National Convention, the Music by Women Festival, the West Virginia Music Educators Association Conference, the American Musicological Society’s National Conference, and numerous colleges and universities throughout the United States. She is a founding member of the Milano Duo clarinet ensemble and the PM Woodwind Project (a flute and clarinet duo committed to sharing education-based chamber and solo music performances). As a fierce new music advocate, Dr. Morrison has commissioned and premiered clarinet works by Scott McAllister, James David, Karen Amrhein, Tara Islas, Nicole Chamberlain, Matthew Harder, Gay Kahkonen, Kurt Knecht, David Martynuik, and Alan Tormey. Having a strong interest in extended techniques for clarinet, Morrison’s research focuses on the music of clarinetist/composer Eric Mandat, publishing numerous articles on his life and works in the Clarinet Journal, NACWPI Journal, and Vandoren Newsletter. Ms. Morrison has been a clarinetist with the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Butler Symphony Orchestra, and the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival. She is a Vandoren Artist-Clinician and a registered Music Together early childhood music teacher. Dr. Morrison earned a BM degree from Duquesne University and MM and DM degrees from Florida State University with her principal teachers being Mark Nuccio, Dr. Deborah Bish, Dr. Frank Kowalsky, and Michael Rusinek. www.amandarmorrison.com.
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS
Dr. Lynda Dembowski
Lynda Dembowski is a member of the United States Naval Academy Band. She has served as Principal Clarinet, with the Concert Band, and Enlisted Conductor for the bulk of her twenty-year career. Currently, Dembowski performs with the USNA Wind Quintet, and serves as the Division Leading Chief for USNA Band Public Affairs.
Dembowski is Principal Clarinet of the Londontowne Symphony Orchestra, and Second Clarinet and charter member of the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival Orchestra. She has performed with the Mid-Atlantic Symphony, Baltimore Choral Arts Society, and Roanoke Symphony Orchestras. Her recent solo appearances include performances with Londontowne Symphony, Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) Concert Band and Orchestra, and Longwood University Wind Symphony. Dembowski and Dr. Amanda Morrison, as the Milano Duo, premiered new works by women composers at the 2019 Music by Women Festival. The Milano Duo are selected to perform at the International Clarinet Association 2019 ClarinetFest at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
A passionate music educator, Dembowski is Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at both Towson University and AACC. She directs the AACC Clarinet Choir, a multi-generational ensemble that actively performs on campus and in the local community. AACC Clarinet Choir recently performed the opening concert for the University of Maryland 2019 Clarinet Symposium, and received an invitation to perform at the United States Navy Band Clarinet Day. Dembowski is a dedicated clinician, providing workshops for Anne Arundel County Schools, Maryland Music Educators Association Conference, and various collegiate institutions.
Dembowski holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Maryland. Her mentors include Loren Kitt, Mark Nuccio, Leslie Nicholas, Robert DiLutis, and Dr. S. James Kurtz.
Lynda Dembowski is a member of the United States Naval Academy Band. She has served as Principal Clarinet, with the Concert Band, and Enlisted Conductor for the bulk of her twenty-year career. Currently, Dembowski performs with the USNA Wind Quintet, and serves as the Division Leading Chief for USNA Band Public Affairs.
Dembowski is Principal Clarinet of the Londontowne Symphony Orchestra, and Second Clarinet and charter member of the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival Orchestra. She has performed with the Mid-Atlantic Symphony, Baltimore Choral Arts Society, and Roanoke Symphony Orchestras. Her recent solo appearances include performances with Londontowne Symphony, Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) Concert Band and Orchestra, and Longwood University Wind Symphony. Dembowski and Dr. Amanda Morrison, as the Milano Duo, premiered new works by women composers at the 2019 Music by Women Festival. The Milano Duo are selected to perform at the International Clarinet Association 2019 ClarinetFest at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
A passionate music educator, Dembowski is Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at both Towson University and AACC. She directs the AACC Clarinet Choir, a multi-generational ensemble that actively performs on campus and in the local community. AACC Clarinet Choir recently performed the opening concert for the University of Maryland 2019 Clarinet Symposium, and received an invitation to perform at the United States Navy Band Clarinet Day. Dembowski is a dedicated clinician, providing workshops for Anne Arundel County Schools, Maryland Music Educators Association Conference, and various collegiate institutions.
Dembowski holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Maryland. Her mentors include Loren Kitt, Mark Nuccio, Leslie Nicholas, Robert DiLutis, and Dr. S. James Kurtz.
Dr. Rosemary Engelstad
Rosemary Engelstad, a native of East Tennessee, is Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Engelstad holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland and degrees in clarinet performance from Middle Tennessee State University and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Engelstad has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in the United States, South Korea, China, Italy, Russia, and Belgium. She is a founding member of Duo LaRo with clarinerist Laura Mclaughlin. The duo is dedicated to new works for two clarinets, most recently premiering Chris Thomas's Farewell River Bend in Belgium in 2018. Having an interest in somatics and body awareness, her current research focuses on movement and the application of somatic methods to clarinet pedagogy. Engelstad is a MovNat Certified Trainer, Andover Educator (Body Mapping) Trainee, and student in massage therapy and Craniosacral Therapy.
Rosemary Engelstad, a native of East Tennessee, is Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Engelstad holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland and degrees in clarinet performance from Middle Tennessee State University and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Engelstad has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in the United States, South Korea, China, Italy, Russia, and Belgium. She is a founding member of Duo LaRo with clarinerist Laura Mclaughlin. The duo is dedicated to new works for two clarinets, most recently premiering Chris Thomas's Farewell River Bend in Belgium in 2018. Having an interest in somatics and body awareness, her current research focuses on movement and the application of somatic methods to clarinet pedagogy. Engelstad is a MovNat Certified Trainer, Andover Educator (Body Mapping) Trainee, and student in massage therapy and Craniosacral Therapy.
CLARINETISTS OF STEEL
Rachael Kira Nolan Janice Malia
Stutzman Cohen Bokalders Petote Vanderslice Coppola Mueller
Stutzman Cohen Bokalders Petote Vanderslice Coppola Mueller
2019 VENDORS
(Updated 2020 Vendor List Coming Soon!)
We are excited to share the day with amazing local and national music businesses! Take advantage of the opportunity to try instruments and equipment, seek repair/maintenance advice and work, and explore clarinet possibilities all in one place while also supporting music business entrepreneurs from near and far. Music Businesses Joining Us On August 29 Are:
Hollis and Germann Music www.hollisgermannmusic.com/
Johnstonbaugh's Music Center https://www.myjohnstonbaughs.com/
Lisa's Clarinet Shop https://lisasclarinetshop.com/
Moe-Bleichner Music Distribution www.moe-bleichner.com
Vandoren USA vandoren.fr/en/
Volkwein's Music www.volkweinsmusic.com/
Clarinet Choir Music
Mozart Bangles
Menuetto From Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Walk Like an Egyptian
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