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Clarinet Corner

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Clarinet Corner is an exploration of music involving the clarinet. The show features music across genres including: classical, jazz, world, film music, and rock. And the lively conversation includes topics such as: musical history and practice, social justice, playing in a film orchestra, and colorful stories about jazz players. You don't have to be a clarinet player or a musician to join in, host Tim Phillips makes the show accessible to everyone!

Location:

United States

Description:

Clarinet Corner is an exploration of music involving the clarinet. The show features music across genres including: classical, jazz, world, film music, and rock. And the lively conversation includes topics such as: musical history and practice, social justice, playing in a film orchestra, and colorful stories about jazz players. You don't have to be a clarinet player or a musician to join in, host Tim Phillips makes the show accessible to everyone!

Language:

English

Contact:

1-800-800-6616


Episodes
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Genre-Bending Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh

8/22/2025
Syrian-born, Brooklyn-based Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh performs music unlike anything Host Tim Phillips has ever heard before. The internationally-known artist is today's guest on Clarinet Corner!

Duration:00:49:30

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Music and Conversation with David Gould and Peter Bannister

7/29/2025
This time, Host Tim Phillips sits down with Bass Clarinetist David Gould, whose resume is so impressive, it's hard to believe its real! (But yes, it is!) Tim also sits down with Pianist Peter Bannister. Peter is a frequent musical collaborator and a composer.

Duration:00:49:00

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Clarinet Corner - Mozart and the Clarinet with Special Guest Marie Ross - Part 2 of 2

5/5/2025
The second of two episodes featuring Marie Ross, Senior Lecturer of Music at The University of Auckland!

Duration:00:49:13

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Clarinet Corner - Mozart and the Clarinet with Special Guest Marie Ross - Part 1 of 2

4/25/2025
If it weren't for Mozart, would we be sitting here talking about the clarinet? We'll tackle this question and more in the first of two episodes featuring Marie Ross, Senior Lecturer of Music at The University of Auckland!

Duration:00:49:13

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A Clarinet Corner Halloween - October 31st, 2024

10/31/2024
Just in time for Halloween, Host Tim Phillips interviews two intrepid trick or treaters. And, we'll listen to some terrifying tunes.

Duration:00:49:13

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Multi-woodwind Instrumentalist Aaron Irwin

9/9/2024
Host Tim Phillips sits down with Aaron Irwin to discuss his new CD, After. They also discuss Irwin's background and his talent for multiple instruments.

Duration:00:49:13

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A Conversation with Clarinetist Chris Mothersole

8/29/2024
Host Tim Phillips sits down with Chris Mothersole, Instructor of Clarinet & Chamber Music at the University of West Georgia, to discuss his diverse career.

Duration:00:49:40

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A Conversation with Clarinetist Eric Schultz

8/5/2024
Host Tim Phillips sits down with Eric Schultz, an American clarinetist equally in demand as a soloist, chamber musician, and interpreter of new music. Schultz was recently selected as a quarterfinalist for the 2024 GRAMMY® Music Educator of the Year Award. He can be seen on Netflix and heard on National Public Radio.

Duration:00:49:20

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Clarinetist and 'Renaissance Man' Sam Sadigursky

7/16/2024
Host Tim Phillips talks with Clarinetist Sam Sadigursky about his diverse career and musical variety.

Duration:00:49:15

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A Conversation with Clarinetist Graeme Steele Johnson

7/3/2024
Host Tim Phillips sits down with Clarinetist Graeme Steele Johnson to discuss his career and latest work.

Duration:00:49:10

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A Conversation with Clarinetist James Kanter - Part 2 of 2

6/20/2024
We listen back to the second part of a 2016 conversation between host Tim Phillips and longtime clarinetist James Kanter. Kanter's work can be heard in around 1500 film scores, including Seabiscuit and As Good as it Gets.

Duration:00:29:15

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A Conversation with Clarinetist James Kanter - Part 1 of 2

6/7/2024
We listen back to a 2016 conversation between host Tim Phillips and longtime clarinetist James Kanter. Kanter's work can be heard in around 1500 film scores, including Seabiscuit and As Good as it Gets.

Duration:00:29:15

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The Talk of TROY - "Clarinet Day & Walk Hard" - March 29th, 2024

3/29/2024
A clarinet professor at Troy University is working to bring the instrument the respect it deserves through Clarinet Day. Producer Jack Anderson has the story. And, over Spring Break, Troy University fraternity Alpha Tau Omega recently held their annual charity event Walk Hard. That’s a 128.3-mile trek across two states! Producer Chris Ahlf reports.

Duration:00:04:15

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A Conversation with Clarinet Luminary Charles West

3/19/2024
Host Tim Phillips speaks with Charles West, former president of the International Clarinet Association.

Duration:00:49:15

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A Conversation with Clarinetist Jerome Bunke

2/23/2024
On this episode of Clarinet Corner, Host Tim Phillips asks Clarinetist Jerome Bunke about his life, his work, and his tutelage under the legendary Stanley Drucker.

Duration:00:49:15

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Clarinet Corner Special Episode - Anthony McGill and Bryan Stevenson - January 15th, 2024

1/19/2024
Clarinet Corner presents a special episode with guests Anthony McGill, principal clarinetist with the New York Philharmonic, and Bryan Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative. With Host Tim Phillips, they discuss the impact music has had on their lives, along with the ongoing fight for racial equality.

Duration:00:51:15

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A Conversation with Clarinetists John Yeh and Teresa Reilly

11/3/2023
Host Tim Phillips sits down with John Yeh and Teresa Reilly, who share their mutual love for the clarinet. They describe the experience of raising a family in a home surrounded by music. They also talk about the challenges of creating music during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Duration:00:49:29

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A Conversation with Renowned Clarinetist John Yeh

10/19/2023
This time, Host Tim Phillips talks with John Yeh about his musical education and career success.

Duration:00:49:27

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Clarinetist Tasha Warren on her New CD: ”Ourself Behind Ourself, Concealed” - Part 2 of 2

8/29/2023
Host Tim Phillips continues his conversation with Grammy-nominated artist Tasha Warren about their shared experience as educators and the state of the clarinet after COVID.

Duration:00:49:28

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Clarinetist Tasha Warren on her New CD: ”Ourself Behind Ourself, Concealed” - Part 1 of 2

8/21/2023
Host Tim Phillips talks with Grammy-nominated artist Tasha Warren about their shared experience as educators and the state of the clarinet after COVID.

Duration:00:48:48