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Jamie Talbot; Scrapheap Orchestra; Barbara Thompson; Competition; What Age Should Children Begin Playing the Clarinet?; and more!
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International Competition for clarinet and saxophone
Competition to be helf in Italy. Two age categories for players between ages 14 - 25. Deadline for applications is 6th Febuary. For more information see the website www.musicareggiolo.it. Download PDF information here. ...
UK SABre Bass Clarinet Day
Friday 10th February 2012 - Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire
Matthias Müller from Switzerland will be presenting the SABRe (sensor enhanced) bass clarinet for the first time in the UK. In addition there will be performances by other bass clarinettists including Lucy Downer (UK), David Jean-Baptiste (UK), Ian Mitchell (UK), Rocco Parisi...
Eddie Daniels comes to Canterbury
Grammy award winning clarinettist Eddie Daniels will be the special guest at an event being held at St.Edmund’s School canterbury, on Saturday 11th February 2012. Eddie will be holding a masterclass in the school theatre and appearing in the evening as a soloist with the David Rees-Williams Trio. This is...
XVI World Saxophone Congress, July 10-15 2012 St Andrew's, Scotland
It’s a great honour for Scotland, and the UK as a whole, to host the Congress, which will attract up to 800 saxophonists from all over the world. The University of St Andrews is delighted to be associated with the event, which will coincide with its 600th anniversary celebrations.
Recitals...
22nd Havehill Sinfonia Soloist Competition
25 musicians travelled to Haverhill from across Europe to take part in this year’s Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist Competition. The 22nd competition took place on Saturday, 24 September at Haverhill Arts Centre. What began as a modest competition is now a prestigious annual international event, which this year attracted 178 entrants...
International Jeunesses Musicales Clarinet Competition Belgrade
It is our pleasure to inform you that the 42nd International Jeunesses Musicales Competition will be held in March 2012 in Belgrade, Serbia. The discipline in 2012 is CLARINET.
Entry conditions and other information can be found at www.music-competition.co.rs/2012/index.html...
Bolanos Awarded New Buffet Clarinet Scholarship
The Royal Northern College of Music has announced that Spanish clarinettist Rocio Bolanos has been awarded the Buffet Clarinet Scholarship, sponsored by Groupe Buffet Crampon. “I started to play the clarinet when I was seven at an old school of music in a small village where I lived with my...
Roger May Synthesis
Roger May’s five-minute Latin-style work Synthesis, composed for the combined forces of saxophone choir, clarinet choir and percussion ensemble, has been released by Reynard Music. The piece was commissioned by the High Wycombe Music Centre in 2010 for their gala concert at the Royal Albert Hall and the music gives...
Job opportunities at D’Addario UK Ltd
BRAND MANAGER (Classical Brands)
D’Addario UK Ltd, the UK representative and supplier of D’Addario, Rico, Planet Waves, Evans, PureSound and Pro Mark products, is seeking a Brand Manager to represent our classical brands and products. The position is home-based with the requirement of frequent travel.
The Brand Manager position has a responsibility...
Herne Hill Music Festival Saxophone Qquartet Composition Competition
Call for scores for Saxophone Quartet - deadline June 30th 2012
We are calling for scores for Saxophone Quartet. The competition is open to all composers without restriction. The pieces submitted should be unperformed, but do not need to be newly written. The final of the Competition will take place during...
Where Can I Play?
CASS runs a regular series of magazine articles featuring different groups around the country. Many of these groups have vacancies for players wishing to join.
If you would like your group to be featured in the magazine please contact the editor at editor@cassgb.org
Groups that have been surveyed so far are listed...
CASS Members Directory 2012
The CASS 2012 Member's Directory is now available to view (please note this will no longer be distributed as a printed booklet).
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Applications for funding
The CASS Committee considers applications on a quarterly basis. In order for CASS to carefully consider your application(s), please ensure that they arrive at the postal address below or by email. The quarterly deadlines throughout the year are :
March 1st
June 1st
September 1st
December 1st
Outcomes of all applications will be delivered within...