Clarinet Day

November 16th, 2024

The Baylor Clarinet Day is aimed to help top high school students prepare their TMEA All-State etudes for the upcoming region auditions. In addition to a masterclass on the TMEA All-State etudes, students will get to participate in mock auditions, receive written feedback from our judges and partake in workshops helping them fine-tune their preparation process for auditions.

In addition to all these activities, the students will get to perform a concert with the Baylor University Clarinet Choir and try instruments and other clarinet equipment from our sponsors and vendors- D’addario, Backun Musical Services, Vandoren, Chedeville, Lisa’s Clarinet Shop and Midwest Musical Imports.

This event is open to all high school students including those who play Bb clarinet, Eb clarinet, bass clarinet and other clarinet auxiliaries.

Registration fees

Partial Participation - $15: Observe masterclass, seminars and play in the clarinet choir.

Full Participation - $25: All of the above activities + participation in the mock audition and the opportunity to apply to perform on the masterclass.

To register to for the event, please complete our registration form and pay the appropriate participation fee.

Registration Form

Contact

For inquiries and questions please reach out to us at baylorclarinetday@gmail.com.

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Mock audition 

We have a limited number of spots available for the mock audition. These will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Please submit your payment for the Full Participant fee to secure your spot at the mock audition. Please notice, mock auditions will take place before and after the main scheduled activities, at 10:45-12:00 pm and 5:30-6:45 pm. The selected students will be notified via email by November 4th.

Each mock audition participant will receive a professionally recorded recording of their performance on the mock audition and written feedback from our panel of judges.

Masterclass

If you would like to be considered to perform on the masterclass, please complete the registration form and pay the full participant fee.

Once submitted, you will receive within several days via email detailed instructions on how to submit your audition video. Please record a 1-3 minute video of you performing the etude/s that you would like to perform on the masterclass.

Audition videos are due by October 31st. The selected students will be notified via email by November 4th.

Clarinet Choir

All participating students are invited to play with the Clarinet Day Clarinet Choir. The choir will rehearse and perform one piece along side the Baylor University Clarinet Choir on the concert at the end of the Clarinet Day. PDF scans of the music will be sent to you via email by November 4th. Please learn your part before arriving so you are prepared for our rehearsal and concert.

Clarinet Day T-Shirt

All participants will receive an official Clarinet Day at Baylor University T-Shirt upon checking in.

Cancellation Policy

Students who cancel their registration by 3:00pm on Monday, November 11th, 2024 are eligible to receive a full refund of the clarinet day registration fees. Please send an email to rachel_alston@baylor.edu by this deadline if you would like to cancel your registration. Students who fail to notify us via email of their intent to cancel their registration by this deadline are ineligible to receive a refund of any portion of the registration fees.

Schedule - Sunday November 16th, 2024

McCrary Music Building
110 Baylor Ave, Waco, TX 76706

Ran Kampel 

Israeli born clarinetist Ran Kampel enjoys a versatile career of solo, chamber music, orchestral performances, and teaching. He held principal clarinet positions with the Jacksonville Symphony, the Grand Rapids Symphony, and was a fellow with the New World Symphony. He also has performed as a guest musician with The Cleveland Orchestra, The Houston Symphony, the Houston Grand Opera and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. During the summers, Ran has performed at Salzburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Tanglewood, Yellow Barn, Krzyżowa-Music, Lakes Area, Aspen, Norfolk, Sarasota, Britten-Pears and Breckenridge music festivals.

Ran serves as assistant professor of clarinet at Baylor University School of Music, and has lead masterclasses around the world, including at the University of Minnesota, University of Maryland, University of Houston, Interlochen Arts Academy, Academia Filarmónica de Medellín in Colombia, Universidad de Costa Rica and Givatayim Conservatory in Israel.

Ran's chamber groups have performed at the Eastman Virtuosi Series, the Grand Rapids Art Museum, at the WinterMezzo concert series of Festival Mozaic, in Festival del Sole Napa Valley, Sunset ChamberFest, and as part of the Pulitzer Prize Centennial Celebration in Miami. Ran received degrees with high honors from USC Thornton School of Music and the Eastman School of Music. His primary teachers were Yehuda Gilad, Jon Manasse, Andrew Brown and Eva Wasserman-Margolis.

Ran is a Buffet Crampon USA Performing Artist and performs exclusively on Buffet Crampon instruments. Outside the concert hall, he enjoys cooking, skiing, hiking, playing tennis and soccer.

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