Clarinet Corner

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

In the second and final part of this interview, host Tim Phillips sits down with internationally acclaimed clarinetist Jon Manasse to discuss his career and inspirations... including how Manasse inspired Phillips himself! This interview originally aired on TROY Public Radio on July 10th, 2023.

Host Tim Phillips sits down with internationally acclaimed clarinetist Jon Manasse to discuss his career and inspirations... including how Manasse inspired Phillips himself! This interview originally aired on TROY Public Radio on June 26th, 2023.

Clarinet Corner podcast listeners: We're sharing this special episode of In Focus with you today, as Tim has special news about the 500th episode of the radio show! On this special episode of “In Focus” marking the Juneteenth holiday, host Carolyn Hutcheson speaks with Clarinet Corner's Tim Phillips. The Clarinet Corner radio show will soon hit its 500th episode and Phillips will air a special joint interview with Equal Justice Initiative's Bryan Stevenson and the New York Philharmonic's principal clarinetist Anthony McGill. Carolyn speaks with Tim about his guest's common use of music to advance the message of civil rights and equality and how his show got going.

This time on the show, Host Tim Phillips sits down with Piano and Clarinet Duo Dawson and Taneea Hull to reflect on their new CD, "Reflections."

On this episode, we listen back to the final part of Host Tim Phillips' 2015 interview with New Orleans Jazz Clarinetist Doreen Ketchens.

On this episode, we listen back to the first part of Host Tim Phillips' 2015 interview with New Orleans Jazz Clarinetist Doreen Ketchens.

On this episode, we listen back to Host Tim Phillips' 2018 interview with Seunghee Lee, who discusses her CD, "Full Circle".

This time on Clarinet Corner, we're listening back to one of our favorite interviews from 2020. Host Tim Phillips sits down with Clarinetist Olivia Meadows.

This time on the podcast, Host Tim Phillips is celebrating the holidays with clarinet music to fit the season.

In this installment, Host Tim Phillips sits down with Clarinetist Osiris Molina to discuss his new CD, "Cuba, Alabama". And yes, there is an actual city named Cuba in Alabama!

This time on the podcast, we're revisiting a conversation from November 2013 with Ben Redwine. And as Host Tim Phillips says, we hope you enjoy.

In this episode, Host Tim Phillips talks with Clarinetist Wesley Ferreira about his new CD “Into the Green”.