Why settle for a recorder when you could wield a contrabass clarinet – or something you invented yourself? Meet the players drawn to the unusual In the 2022 film Alice, the titular heroine – a slave ...

John McCowen has made a career of transforming the contrabass clarinet into an instrument all his own. Born in Carbondale and now based in Reykjavik, Iceland, the composer got involved with music as a ...

The other afternoon, the Clarinet Thing, led by the hydra-headed talent Beth Custer, was rehearsing in Ben Goldberg's South Berkeley bungalow for a show at Freight & Salvage on Tuesday night ...

BOLTON - On Saturday, Oct. 30, the Nashoba Symphonic Band performed a live in-person concert after almost a two-year hiatus.T he performance was at Nashoba Regional High School. Comprised of a mix of ...

They may be worlds (and octaves) apart, but this duet between the highest and lowest member of the clarinet family works surprisingly well. *growl* *tweet* *growl* *tweet* This duet between a ...

PLEASANT HILL — A quirk of fate powered-up the orchestra-like sound of Karen Weber’s Clarinet Fusion ensemble, growing from four to eight players and expanding the group’s instrumental performance.