This issue's articles include:

Ruth Gipps

An overdue spotlight on this neglected composer’s life and music – including her impressive catalogue of works for the clarinet

Stephanie Reeve

Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii

Joe Culter’s concerto for saxophone and orchestra, Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii, is the latest piece to emerge from his collaboration with the saxophonist Trish Clowes.

Andy Ingamells

Finding motivation

It’s hard to stay motivated during a lockdown, but is there more to this than just being stuck at home?

Victoria Samek

Bop tenor box sets

Outstanding recorded bop improvisation by tenor saxophone players

Kenneth Morris

Free sheet music

Two saxophone pieces : the duet ‘Junction Five’ and the solo work ‘Hot Noodles’, published by Universal Edition

James Rae

Reed gadgets

To get the most out of your reeds, subtle adjustment and correct storage can make all the difference.

Chuck Currie

Zooming the stars

From May to December 2020, Andrew Michael Simon hosted over 50 hours of online interviews with leading clarinet players as part of ‘Andy’s Licorice Talk’.

Andrew Michael Simon

From the archives

A new series revisiting how the Clarinet & Saxophone Society sought to change negative attitudes towards the saxophone in the late 1970s by putting pressure on institutions and exams boards

Stephanie Reeve