The Magic City Clarinet Festival, August 7th
The Magic City Clarinet Festival
Brian Viliunas, Artistic Director
at the Birmingham Museum of Art
2000 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Blvd. 35203
Saturday, August 7, 2021
10:00am – 4:30 pm
Sponsored by Dr. Andrew Duxbury
There will be 12 performances during the day, according to the following schedule:
Performances
10:30 Brian Viliunas
11:00 Marissa Stanfill
11:30 Lori Ardovino with The LeBaron Trio
12:00 Brad Whitfield
12:30 Osiris Molina
1:00 Katrina Philips
1:30 Meghan Merciers with Trio Leo
2:00 Lisa Oberlander
2:30 Columbus State University Clarinets
3:00 Michael Saddekni
3:30 313th Army Band
4:00 Alabama Winds
There will be also be 12 classes during the day, according to the following schedule:
Classes
10:30 313th Army Band – So you want to have a career in the military?
11:00 Wolfgang Lohff – How to find a good instrument or optimize your own
11:30 Brian Viliunas – The Checklist Manifesto
12:00 Michael Saddekni – Learning Jazz Improvisation
12:30 Lisa Canning – Developing a Portfolio Career in Music: How to make a living doing a few things in music you love to do
1:00 Lori Ardovino – “Switching to bass clarinet: helpful hints and tips”
1:30 Don Prater – Woodwind Doubling for Single Reeds and Flute
2:00 Brad Whitfield – Audition Success: from All State to professional auditions
2:30 Osiris Molina – It’s Not You, It’s Me: Fostering a Healthy Relationship With Your Mouthpiece
3:00 Katrina Philips – Creating an Optimal Clarinet Sound: a Look at Embouchure, Breathing, Tonguing and Reeds
3:30 Meghan Merciers – Repertoire: accompanied and unaccompanied
4:00 Lisa Oberlander – Focus on the Fundamentals in Your Repertoire
