Cardiff Clarinet Convention

Sunday 24th April 2016

at Cardiff University School of Music

Are you a clarinet student, teacher or general enthusiast? Would you like to improve your performance skills, work as part of an ensemble and receive coaching from top clarinet professionals? If the answer if yes, then the Cardiff Clarinet Convention 2016 is for you!

This year, the Convention is excited to announce that Anna Hashimoto will be joining course leader Leslie Craven in delivering a series of masterclasses and recital performances. Anna is currently a St John’s Smith Square Young Artist, Vandoren-UK Artist and clarinet tutor at Birmingham Conservatoire. Convention masterclass participants will also have the opportunity to work with accompanists Christopher Williams and Joanne Sealey.

Anna Hashimoto

The Convention is generously being supported by Vandoren-UK, D’Addario/Rico, John Packer, Silverstein Works, Woodwind & Co, Forton Music and June Emerson Wind Music. Many of the sponsors will be on hand throughout the day with trade stands full of exciting clarinet accessories to be trialed and purchased.

To get the most out of the Convention, it is advised that you should be grade three or above standard. You can download your application form HERE.

Adults - £25
Under 18 years old - £20
Students in full time music education (conservatoire or university) - £15
Students of the Cardiff University School of Music - free

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Emerson Edition Ltd New Publications - January 2011

"Long may Emerson Edition prosper and flourish!
They are a leading light in wind music."

- Leslie Craven, Principal Clarinet, Welsh National Opera

Emerson Edition Titles are all available from June Emerson Wind Music

	Flute & Piano Rondo John Field, arr. Anthony Hedges E577 £6.50 Grade 7 Duration 5’00” An arrangement of a lively rondo movement from one of John Field’s very attractive piano pieces. ISMN: M-57040-764-4
	Flute & Piano Two Little Pieces Eve Barsham E576 £4.50 Grade 3/4 Duration 4’00” ‘Dotty’ and ‘Wishful Thinking’ are two contrasting pieces that are as characterful as their titles suggest! ISMN: M-57040-763-7
	Oboe & Piano Serenade Charles Gounod, arr. Lionel Salter E616 £4.50 Grades 4/5 Duration 2’30” A delightful little piece, perfect for the younger player. Originally published by OUP, this is a well-deserved return to print. ISMN: M-57040-795-8
	2 Oboes & Cor Anglais Hautboy Suite Marion Holland E594 £12.50 Grades 6/7 Duration 26’00” A charming and effective suite of movements for oboe trio: Passacaglia, Scherzo, Sarabande and Carnival. ISMN: M-57040-78606 score & parts
	Clarinet & Piano Trio Movement (from Op.114) Johannes Brahms, arr. Chris Allen E606 £5.50 Grade 7/8 Duration 5’00” A piano reduction of the Andante grazioso (3rd) movement of Brahms’s wonderful Trio for clarinet, cello and piano. ISMN: M-57040-789-7
	Clarinet Choir Four Dances (from Op.174) Cornelius Gurlitt, arr. Russell Denwood E508 £12.50 Grade 6/7 Duration 7’20” This is a set of four tuneful and jolly dances from Op.174, ideal for the progressing clarinet choir. ISMN: M-57040-665-4 score & parts
	Alto Saxophone & Piano Bagatelles Chris Noble E603 £8.00 Grade 8 Duration 7’00” A challenging and exciting set of 5 short movements in a variety of moods. ISMN: M-57040-790-3
	French Horn Horn Warm-Ups Bob Ashworth E635 £5.00 All grades A brilliant little A5 booklet of daily warm-up exercises, designed to consolidate techniques and achieve a focused sound. Road-tested by the Opera North horn section! ISMN: M-57040-812-2
	Horn & Piano Elegy Norman Warren E590 £4.50 Grade 5 Duration 5’00” A beautifully lyrical piece, perfectly suited to the instrument, from this very English composer. ISMN: M-57040-791-0
	Clarinet, Violin & Piano Celtic Twilight Christopher Ball E619 £7.50 Grade 8 Duration 8’30” “A pastoral miniature in the best tradition of the English landscapists…” Fanfare magazine, USA ISMN: M-57040-796-5 score & parts
	Clarinet, Viola & Piano Eight Pieces Op.83, Volumes 1 & 2 Max Bruch, ed. Russell Denwood Vol.1: E629 Vol.2: E630 £15.00 each Grade 8 Duration 15’30” & 17’30” A new corrected version of this wonderful set of Romantic chamber pieces. Editorial commentary also available on request. Vol.1 ISMN: M-57040-798-9 score & parts Vol.2 ISMN: M-57040-799-6 score & parts
	Wind Decet Overture for Whethoryon Op.80 Judith Bailey E605 £14.50 Grade 8 Duration 5’00” An evocative piece for wind ensemble. Cornish for ‘blowers of wind instruments’. ISMN: M-57040-793-4 score & parts