Clarinetfest 2024
For the first time since COVID we made it to Clarinetfest in Dublin Ireland this year. Hats off to the organizers of this event who did a great job! Also good to see how alive our art form is with so much new music being played, and a new generation of young artists coming along to replace us older gen musicians.
What is especially noticeable is the new growth and vigor in bass clarinet playing, both in technical advances, and musical advances pushing the art form further along with innovative players such as Micheal Lowenstein, Jonathan Russel (Improbably Beasts), and Conference organizer Sarah Watts all performing at this year’s conference.