May 17 Update

Applications are arriving as recently as today.  Nearly all of the performer spots are filled, but there may be one available for you if you act quickly.  Because time is short, you may complete an application form by sending it in the body of an email or as an attachment.  Paypal will allow you to pay your registration form instantly.  Plan to send your tuition payment to Clarinetopia  and your housing/dining fee to MSU at the address on the accommodations page. Both payments are due by June 1.   All website pages have been updated today, so hunt around for the latest information.

Clarinetopia has moved

The biggest news is that Clarinetopia is moving to Michigan State University! We’re trading our burgundy and orange for green, and looking forward to the central location and convenient facilities that MSU has to offer. We have expanded our faculty, and are pleased to have both Caroline Hartig and Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr from MSU, Charles Neidich and Alan R. Kay from New York City, and from Houston, TX Michael Webster and Leone Buyse, who calls herself the “token flutist”.

What is Clarinetopia?

Clarinetopia is a seminar for clarinetists entering its fourth year after three successful seasons at Stony Brook University. It will take place at Michigan State University from 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 13 until c. 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Participants may live on campus for the entire seminar at very reasonable cost. Students under the age of 18 may take advantage of this opportunity when accompanied by a parent or guardian. People of all ages may also choose to attend for a daily fee. Clarinetopia is an opportunity to immerse in the art of clarinet performance with student and faculty recitals, master classes, and presentations described in more detail in the schedule of events.

Clarinetopia caters to all serious clarinetists: students, professionals, teachers, adult amateurs – anyone who loves the clarinet and wants to deepen and broaden his or her understanding of performing and teaching. Up to twenty performers will be selected to perform in the master classes on the basis of submitted recordings, and a similar number of participants may attend all events and share the learning experience without actually performing.

We are delighted to have the superb facilities of the Michigan State University School of Music, which offers a beautiful campus, affordable housing and meals, and convenient access from Lansing or Detroit via airplane, bus, or automobile.