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Quatuor Edison
Biography
Nouveau site! www.quatuor-edison.com
Fondé en 1992, le Quatuor de Clarinettes Edison s’est notamment distingué en remportant successivement en
1997 le 1er Prix du Concours International d’Illzach et un 3ème Prix au Concours
International de Musique de Chambre de Paris.
Lauréat du Concours Musiques d’Ensemble de la F.N.A.P.E.C. en 1996, le Quatuor Edison s’attache particulièrement à enrichir le répertoire original par la commande de nouvelles pièces à des compositeurs tels que Claude Terranova, Jérôme Naulais ou Patrice Sciortino et par des transcriptions inédites allant des œuvres de Telemann aux tangos de Piazzola.
Membre de l'I.C.A. (International Clarinet Association), le Quatuor Edison est composé de clarinettistes lauréats des Conservatoires Nationaux d’Ile de France et du Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris.
Tous membres d’orchestres parisiens, ils trouvent, dans cette formation originale, d’autres possibilités d’expression musicale grâce à l’association des tessitures, des timbres et des couleurs qu’offre la famille des clarinettes
Jérôme HILAIRE - Clarinette Mib
Après des études secondaires aux Etats-Unis et en France, sanctionnées par le Diplôme d’une High School d’Alabama et d’un Baccalauréat série C en 1985, Jérôme Hilaire se consacre entièrement à la musique et obtint les premiers prix de clarinette,
musique de chambre, histoire de la musique et formation musicale à l’Ecole Nationale de Musique d’Aulnay sous Bois.
Depuis 1991, il occupe le poste de Clarinette Solo de l’Orchestre de la Police Nationale. Il travaille la musique de chambre auprès de Michel Béroff, Philippe Cassard et Vladimir Mendelssohn. En 1992, il remporte le 2ème Prix du Concours International de Séville, et reçoit en 1994, le 3ème Prix du Concours International de sonate de Vierzon.
Depuis 1995, il participe à de nombreux concerts de musique contemporaine au sein des Ensembles Intercontemporain, Itinéraire et Court-Circuit. Son enregistrement du quintette Octobre seul de François Paris, sous la direction de Pascal Rophé, se voit décerner la récompense 10 du magazine Répertoire.
Titulaire du Diplôme d’Etat de professeur de clarinette, il enseigne à l’Ecole Nationale d’Evry.
Aymeric GRILLARD - Clarinette Sib
Elève de Pierre Boulanger à l’Ecole Nationale de Musique d’Aulnay sous Bois où ses études furent sanctionnées par une médaille d’or, il intègre le CNR de Paris en 2000 dans la classe de Richard Vieille. Il y obtient un premier prix de clarinette. Il poursuit ses études avec Jérôme Verhaeghe au conservatoire du XIII ème arrondissement, dans lequel il suit également les cours de musique de chambre. Il obtient en 2003, dans cette discipline, un premier prix à l’unanimité avec les félicitations du jury.
Aujourd’hui âgé de 29 ans, il fait partie de l’orchestre de la Police Nationale en tant que clarinette basse et mène en parallèle une carrière d’enseignant dans plusieurs
conservatoires de la région parisienne. Il se produit régulièrement dans diverses formations allant de la sonate à l’orchestre symphonique, telles que les Concerts Lamoureux, l’Orchestre Symphonique Européen ou encore l’Ensemble Orchestral des Hauts de Seine.
C’est au début de l’année 2005 qu’Aymeric Grillard rejoint le quatuor de clarinettes Edison.
Laurent BOULANGER - Clarinette basse
Après des études à l’Université de Paris Sorbonne, Laurent BOULANGER obtient en 1988 une médaille d’Or à l’Ecole Nationale de Musique de Créteil, dans la classe de Jacques Millon.
En 1992, la ville de Paris lui décerne un premier Prix de clarinette basse dans la
classe de Jean-Marc Volta. Il joue régulièrement au sein de différents orchestres nationaux comme l’Ensemble Intercontemporain, l’Orchestre National de France, l’Orchestre de Monte Carlo… Ayant obtenu son Certificat d’Apitude de professeur de clarinette, il associe sa vie de musicien à celle de professeur au
conservatoire de Viroflay et Roissy en Brie.
Il est actuellement clarinette basse Solo de l’Orchestre des Concerts Colonne et de l’Orchestre de la Police Nationale.
Pascal BEAUVINEAU - Cor de basset
Après l’obtention du baccalauréat, option musique, il reçoit la médaille d’or du
Conservatoire National de Région de Paris, dans la classe de Richard Vielle. Il
étudie la clarinette basse avec Jean-Marc Volta et obtient le 1er Prix de la
ville de Paris en 1991.
Après avoir occupé le poste de Clarinette Solo de l’Orchestre Symphonique d’Europe durant deux années, il entre à l’Orchestre de l’Armée de l’Air avant d’être reçu au sein de l’Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine. Il joue régulièrement dans différents orchestres parisiens comme l’Orchestre National d’Ile de France, l’Orchestre des Concerts Colonne, l’Ensemble Itinéraire.
Sa formation polyvalente lui permet de s’intéresser plus particulièrement au cor de basset, instrument préféré de Mozart, sur lequel il effectue de nombreuses recherches.
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Biography
Nouveau site! www.quatuor-edison.com
Fondé en 1992, le Quatuor de Clarinettes Edison s’est notamment distingué en remportant successivement en
1997 le 1er Prix du Concours International d’Illzach et un 3ème Prix au Concours
International de Musique de Chambre de Paris.
Lauréat du Concours Musiques d’Ensemble de la F.N.A.P.E.C. en 1996, le Quatuor Edison s’attache particulièrement à enrichir le répertoire original par la commande de nouvelles pièces à des compositeurs tels que Claude Terranova, Jérôme Naulais ou Patrice Sciortino et par des transcriptions inédites allant des œuvres de Telemann aux tangos de Piazzola.
Membre de l'I.C.A. (International Clarinet Association), le Quatuor Edison est composé de clarinettistes lauréats des Conservatoires Nationaux d’Ile de France et du Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris.
Tous membres d’orchestres parisiens, ils trouvent, dans cette formation originale, d’autres possibilités d’expression musicale grâce à l’association des tessitures, des timbres et des couleurs qu’offre la famille des clarinettes
Jérôme HILAIRE - Clarinette Mib
Après des études secondaires aux Etats-Unis et en France, sanctionnées par le Diplôme d’une High School d’Alabama et d’un Baccalauréat série C en 1985, Jérôme Hilaire se consacre entièrement à la musique et obtint les premiers prix de clarinette,
musique de chambre, histoire de la musique et formation musicale à l’Ecole Nationale de Musique d’Aulnay sous Bois.
Depuis 1991, il occupe le poste de Clarinette Solo de l’Orchestre de la Police Nationale. Il travaille la musique de chambre auprès de Michel Béroff, Philippe Cassard et Vladimir Mendelssohn. En 1992, il remporte le 2ème Prix du Concours International de Séville, et reçoit en 1994, le 3ème Prix du Concours International de sonate de Vierzon.
Depuis 1995, il participe à de nombreux concerts de musique contemporaine au sein des Ensembles Intercontemporain, Itinéraire et Court-Circuit. Son enregistrement du quintette Octobre seul de François Paris, sous la direction de Pascal Rophé, se voit décerner la récompense 10 du magazine Répertoire.
Titulaire du Diplôme d’Etat de professeur de clarinette, il enseigne à l’Ecole Nationale d’Evry.
Aymeric GRILLARD - Clarinette Sib
Elève de Pierre Boulanger à l’Ecole Nationale de Musique d’Aulnay sous Bois où ses études furent sanctionnées par une médaille d’or, il intègre le CNR de Paris en 2000 dans la classe de Richard Vieille. Il y obtient un premier prix de clarinette. Il poursuit ses études avec Jérôme Verhaeghe au conservatoire du XIII ème arrondissement, dans lequel il suit également les cours de musique de chambre. Il obtient en 2003, dans cette discipline, un premier prix à l’unanimité avec les félicitations du jury.
Aujourd’hui âgé de 29 ans, il fait partie de l’orchestre de la Police Nationale en tant que clarinette basse et mène en parallèle une carrière d’enseignant dans plusieurs
conservatoires de la région parisienne. Il se produit régulièrement dans diverses formations allant de la sonate à l’orchestre symphonique, telles que les Concerts Lamoureux, l’Orchestre Symphonique Européen ou encore l’Ensemble Orchestral des Hauts de Seine.
C’est au début de l’année 2005 qu’Aymeric Grillard rejoint le quatuor de clarinettes Edison.
Laurent BOULANGER - Clarinette basse
Après des études à l’Université de Paris Sorbonne, Laurent BOULANGER obtient en 1988 une médaille d’Or à l’Ecole Nationale de Musique de Créteil, dans la classe de Jacques Millon.
En 1992, la ville de Paris lui décerne un premier Prix de clarinette basse dans la
classe de Jean-Marc Volta. Il joue régulièrement au sein de différents orchestres nationaux comme l’Ensemble Intercontemporain, l’Orchestre National de France, l’Orchestre de Monte Carlo… Ayant obtenu son Certificat d’Apitude de professeur de clarinette, il associe sa vie de musicien à celle de professeur au
conservatoire de Viroflay et Roissy en Brie.
Il est actuellement clarinette basse Solo de l’Orchestre des Concerts Colonne et de l’Orchestre de la Police Nationale.
Pascal BEAUVINEAU - Cor de basset
Après l’obtention du baccalauréat, option musique, il reçoit la médaille d’or du
Conservatoire National de Région de Paris, dans la classe de Richard Vielle. Il
étudie la clarinette basse avec Jean-Marc Volta et obtient le 1er Prix de la
ville de Paris en 1991.
Après avoir occupé le poste de Clarinette Solo de l’Orchestre Symphonique d’Europe durant deux années, il entre à l’Orchestre de l’Armée de l’Air avant d’être reçu au sein de l’Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine. Il joue régulièrement dans différents orchestres parisiens comme l’Orchestre National d’Ile de France, l’Orchestre des Concerts Colonne, l’Ensemble Itinéraire.
Sa formation polyvalente lui permet de s’intéresser plus particulièrement au cor de basset, instrument préféré de Mozart, sur lequel il effectue de nombreuses recherches.
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SEXTUOR DE CLARINETTES DE LA GARDE REPUBLICAINE
Depuis sa création, la Musique de la Garde Républicaine est constituée des meilleurs instrumentistes français, notamment dans le domaine des instruments à vent, tout comme les autres formations du genre à Paris
(Musique de la Police Nationale, Musique de l'Air, etc...).
Le Sextuor de Clarinettes de la Garde Républicaine (devenu ensuite Sextuor de Clarinettes de Paris), issu des
rangs du grande orchestre d’Harmonie de la Garde Républicaine, a commencé ses activités en 1953. Il enregistré dès cette époque de nombreux disques (au départ en 78 tours), jusqu’aux CD d’aujourd’hui. La plupart de ces enregistrements, d’œuvres originales ou de transcriptions, ont été des
premières au disque.
(Musique de la Police Nationale, Musique de l'Air, etc...).
Le Sextuor de Clarinettes de la Garde Républicaine (devenu ensuite Sextuor de Clarinettes de Paris), issu des
rangs du grande orchestre d’Harmonie de la Garde Républicaine, a commencé ses activités en 1953. Il enregistré dès cette époque de nombreux disques (au départ en 78 tours), jusqu’aux CD d’aujourd’hui. La plupart de ces enregistrements, d’œuvres originales ou de transcriptions, ont été des
premières au disque.
Rocco Parisi
Rocco Parisi est né à Saint- Pietro a Maida ha compiuto gli studi musicali in Olanda conseguendo brillantemente il “Getuigschrift” diploma di clarinetto basso con Henri Bok al Rotterdam Conservatorium, e in Italia laureandosi con il massimo dei voti e la “lode” in discipline musicali presso l'istituto superiore di studi musicali conservatorio “GF Ghedini” di Cuneo. Pietro a Maida a étudié la musique en Hollande avec brio la réalisation de l'"Getuigschrift" diplôme avec Henri Bok, clarinette basse au Conservatoire de Rotterdam, et en Italie, où il obtient avec les honneurs et "louange" dans les disciplines musicales à l'institut de a étudié la musique conservatoire "GF Ghedini" Cuneo.
Vincitore di vari concorsi internazionali (TIM Roma, Orpheus Price Antwerpen, Vainqueur de plusieurs concours internationaux (TIM Rome, Orphée Prix à Anvers,
Concorso Internazionale di Stresa ...) ha partecipato per quattro anni ai corsi di alto perfezionamento dell'Accademia Chigiana di Siena tenuti da Giuseppe Garbarino, ottenendo ogni anno una speciale borsa di studio e alla fine del quadriennio il Diploma d'Onore. Concours International de Stresa ...) a participé pendant quatre ans pour des master classes organisées par le Garbarino Académie Chigiana Giuseppe, chaque année gagne une bourse pour étudier à la fin de quatre ans et le diplôme d'honneur.
Il M° Garbarino, lo ha voluto in seguito come assistente presso la stessa Accademia. Le Garbarino Maestro, lui voulait plus tard comme son assistant à l'Académie.
Interprete di rilievo nella musica contemporanea ed innovatore della tecnica strumentale del clarinetto basso, gli sono state dedicate numerose composizioni eseguite in importanti rassegne italiane (Chigiana Novità Siena, Settembre Musica Torino, Biennale di Venezia, Nuovi Spazi Musicali Roma, Spazio Musica Cagliari, festival Cervantino Guanajuato Messico...). Interprète de la musique contemporaine et de la technique innovante pour la clarinette basse, ont été consacrées à de nombreuses compositions réalisées dans d'importants festivals italiens (New Chigiana de Sienne, Torino Settembre Musica, la Biennale de Venise, de nouveaux espaces musicaux de Rome, Musique Région Cagliari, festivals Cervantino Guanajuato au Mexique ...).
Ha eseguito in prima esecuzione mondiale la “Sequenza IX c” per clarinetto basso di Luciano Berio e sempre del M° Berio in prima esecuzione italiana “Chemin II” per clarinetto basso e orchestra. Il a effectué la première mondiale de "Sequenza IX c" pour clarinette basse de Luciano Berio et plus de Maestro Berio première italienne du «Chemin II" pour clarinette basse et orchestre.
Un'attenta collaborazione in diretto contatto con Ennio Morricone e Sylvano Bussotti gli ha consentito di registrare alcune “premiere”, suonando loro composizioni in prestigiose sale da concerto. Une collaboration étroite en contact direct avec Ennio Morricone et Bussotti lui a permis d'enregistrer une «première», en jouant leurs propres compositions dans les salles de concert.
Ha tenuto in qualità di solista concerti e masterclasses in vari Paesi stranieri (Germania, Turchia, Cina, Portogallo, Svizzera, Francia, Spagna, Grecia...) ed in sedi importanti (Basklarinetdagen Gent, Strobel Studio Freiburg, Rotterdam Conservatorium, Centrum Sztuki Wspolczesnej Varsavia, Accademia Musicale di Cracovia, UHR kleiner saal Leipzig, Beijing central conservatory...). Il a donné des concerts en tant que classes soliste et maître dans divers pays étrangers (Allemagne, Turquie, Chine, Portugal, Suisse, France, Espagne, Grèce ...) et dans les principales salles (Basklarinetdagen Gent, Strobel studio Fribourg, Rotterdam
Conservatorium, Centrum Sztuki Wspolczesnej Varsovie, Cracovie Académie de
Musique, UHR Kleiner Saal Leipzig, Pékin Conservatoire central ...).
E' stato invitato dalla ICA (International Clarinet Association) a tenere concerti e masterclass ai congressi mondiali sul clarinetto di : New Orleans - Louisiana (USA), Stoccolma (Svezia), Il a été invité par l'ICA (International Association Clarinette) à donner des concerts et des master classes à travers le monde lors de conférences sur la clarinette en la Nouvelle-Orléans - Louisiane (États-Unis), Stockholm
(Suède), Salt -Lake City - Utah (USA) , Austin (Texas) USA, Los Angeles (California)
USA. -Salt Lake City - Utah (États-Unis), Austin (Texas) aux Etats-Unis,
Los Angeles (Californie) aux États-Unis.
RAI, BRT, WDR sono alcune emittenti radiofoniche e televisive con cui ha collaborato. RAI, BRT, WDR radio et la télévision sont quelques-uns avec lesquels il collabore.
Ha fatto parte come clarinetto basso di varie orchestre italiane fra cui : “Orchestra
Giovanile Italiana” di Fiesole, “Arturo Toscanini” di Parma, “Orchestra da
camera di Padova“, “Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale” della RAI radio televisione
italiana. Il faisait partie de clarinette basse comme dans divers orchestres dont l'italien: «à l'italienne Youth Orchestra" Fiesole, "Arturo Toscanini" de Parme, "Orchestre de Chambre de Padoue", "National Symphony Orchestra" de la radio télévision italienne RAI.
Ha inciso per le edizioni discografiche : DDT, Datum, Taukay, ,Nuova Era Records, AOC classic Edizioni Leonardi, Concerto Music Media. Il a enregistré pour les éditions de disques: DDT, Datum, Taukay, Documents du Nouvel Age, AOC classique Editions Leonardi, Médias musique de concert. Amirani Records. Dossiers Amirani.
E' docente di clarinetto e clarinetto basso al conservatorio “A.Vivaldi” di Alessandria. Et «professeur de clarinette et clarinette basse au Conservatoire" A. Vivaldi "à Alessandria.
Vincitore di vari concorsi internazionali (TIM Roma, Orpheus Price Antwerpen, Vainqueur de plusieurs concours internationaux (TIM Rome, Orphée Prix à Anvers,
Concorso Internazionale di Stresa ...) ha partecipato per quattro anni ai corsi di alto perfezionamento dell'Accademia Chigiana di Siena tenuti da Giuseppe Garbarino, ottenendo ogni anno una speciale borsa di studio e alla fine del quadriennio il Diploma d'Onore. Concours International de Stresa ...) a participé pendant quatre ans pour des master classes organisées par le Garbarino Académie Chigiana Giuseppe, chaque année gagne une bourse pour étudier à la fin de quatre ans et le diplôme d'honneur.
Il M° Garbarino, lo ha voluto in seguito come assistente presso la stessa Accademia. Le Garbarino Maestro, lui voulait plus tard comme son assistant à l'Académie.
Interprete di rilievo nella musica contemporanea ed innovatore della tecnica strumentale del clarinetto basso, gli sono state dedicate numerose composizioni eseguite in importanti rassegne italiane (Chigiana Novità Siena, Settembre Musica Torino, Biennale di Venezia, Nuovi Spazi Musicali Roma, Spazio Musica Cagliari, festival Cervantino Guanajuato Messico...). Interprète de la musique contemporaine et de la technique innovante pour la clarinette basse, ont été consacrées à de nombreuses compositions réalisées dans d'importants festivals italiens (New Chigiana de Sienne, Torino Settembre Musica, la Biennale de Venise, de nouveaux espaces musicaux de Rome, Musique Région Cagliari, festivals Cervantino Guanajuato au Mexique ...).
Ha eseguito in prima esecuzione mondiale la “Sequenza IX c” per clarinetto basso di Luciano Berio e sempre del M° Berio in prima esecuzione italiana “Chemin II” per clarinetto basso e orchestra. Il a effectué la première mondiale de "Sequenza IX c" pour clarinette basse de Luciano Berio et plus de Maestro Berio première italienne du «Chemin II" pour clarinette basse et orchestre.
Un'attenta collaborazione in diretto contatto con Ennio Morricone e Sylvano Bussotti gli ha consentito di registrare alcune “premiere”, suonando loro composizioni in prestigiose sale da concerto. Une collaboration étroite en contact direct avec Ennio Morricone et Bussotti lui a permis d'enregistrer une «première», en jouant leurs propres compositions dans les salles de concert.
Ha tenuto in qualità di solista concerti e masterclasses in vari Paesi stranieri (Germania, Turchia, Cina, Portogallo, Svizzera, Francia, Spagna, Grecia...) ed in sedi importanti (Basklarinetdagen Gent, Strobel Studio Freiburg, Rotterdam Conservatorium, Centrum Sztuki Wspolczesnej Varsavia, Accademia Musicale di Cracovia, UHR kleiner saal Leipzig, Beijing central conservatory...). Il a donné des concerts en tant que classes soliste et maître dans divers pays étrangers (Allemagne, Turquie, Chine, Portugal, Suisse, France, Espagne, Grèce ...) et dans les principales salles (Basklarinetdagen Gent, Strobel studio Fribourg, Rotterdam
Conservatorium, Centrum Sztuki Wspolczesnej Varsovie, Cracovie Académie de
Musique, UHR Kleiner Saal Leipzig, Pékin Conservatoire central ...).
E' stato invitato dalla ICA (International Clarinet Association) a tenere concerti e masterclass ai congressi mondiali sul clarinetto di : New Orleans - Louisiana (USA), Stoccolma (Svezia), Il a été invité par l'ICA (International Association Clarinette) à donner des concerts et des master classes à travers le monde lors de conférences sur la clarinette en la Nouvelle-Orléans - Louisiane (États-Unis), Stockholm
(Suède), Salt -Lake City - Utah (USA) , Austin (Texas) USA, Los Angeles (California)
USA. -Salt Lake City - Utah (États-Unis), Austin (Texas) aux Etats-Unis,
Los Angeles (Californie) aux États-Unis.
RAI, BRT, WDR sono alcune emittenti radiofoniche e televisive con cui ha collaborato. RAI, BRT, WDR radio et la télévision sont quelques-uns avec lesquels il collabore.
Ha fatto parte come clarinetto basso di varie orchestre italiane fra cui : “Orchestra
Giovanile Italiana” di Fiesole, “Arturo Toscanini” di Parma, “Orchestra da
camera di Padova“, “Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale” della RAI radio televisione
italiana. Il faisait partie de clarinette basse comme dans divers orchestres dont l'italien: «à l'italienne Youth Orchestra" Fiesole, "Arturo Toscanini" de Parme, "Orchestre de Chambre de Padoue", "National Symphony Orchestra" de la radio télévision italienne RAI.
Ha inciso per le edizioni discografiche : DDT, Datum, Taukay, ,Nuova Era Records, AOC classic Edizioni Leonardi, Concerto Music Media. Il a enregistré pour les éditions de disques: DDT, Datum, Taukay, Documents du Nouvel Age, AOC classique Editions Leonardi, Médias musique de concert. Amirani Records. Dossiers Amirani.
E' docente di clarinetto e clarinetto basso al conservatorio “A.Vivaldi” di Alessandria. Et «professeur de clarinette et clarinette basse au Conservatoire" A. Vivaldi "à Alessandria.
Magic Clarinet Quartet de Taiwan
Magic Clarinet Quartet
Biography
The Magic Clarinet Quartet is named after the Opera “The Magic Flute” by W. A. Mozart. In the opera, Prince Tamino went through many difficulties, saved
Princess Pamina with the magic flute and lived happily ever after. Now, in the Twenty-first Century, the Magic Clarinet Quartet wishes to have the power of the magic flute to help people banish the obstacles in life and bring beautiful music to this wonderful world.
The quartet was founded in 1993 by Ti Huang, Pei-yun Lin, Wen-hsin Chang, and Min-ho Yeh, who chose the renowned clarinetist Wei-leng Chen as their leader. In 1995, Min-ho Yeh went to the United States to seek an advanced degree and was replaced by Wei-Teh Sung, a French-trained clarinetist. All members of the quartet are active performers in Taiwan’s orchestras and teach clarinet lessons in Taiwan’s universities and high schools.
The Magic Clarinet Quartet has given approximately twenty performances in the National Concert Hall and Recital Hall and has played nearly one hundred concerts around Taiwan. It has been chosen by the National Chiang Kai Shek Cultural Center R.O.C. and the Council for Cultural Affairs to travel around Taiwan in order tenhance the island’s appreciation for refined musical arts. The quartet’s concert tours have extended to the most remote corners of the island with the hope of reviving Taiwan’s local music community by performing musical works composed by Taiwan’s local musicians. The quartet has received such wide acclaim that it was invited to perform in music festivals in China and France, making it one of Taiwan’s most widely presented chamber music ensembles.
In addition to playing the standard repertoire, the quartet continues to search for newly published compositions and also commissions works from composers around the world. In each concert, the Magic Clarinet Quartet centers their program around a theme, such as presenting musical styles from each era, presenting works showcasing music of different cultures, or arranging concertos for solo clarinet and clarinet ensemble. Aiming to promote clarinet music in Taiwan, the Magic Clarinet Quartet does its best to provide musical depth while keeping their performances accessible, hoping to make their music as educational as it is entertaining. The Magic Clarinet Quartet has also been attempting to popularize classical music. One of the group’s most famous accomplishments is its well-received adaptation of Mozart’s opera Magic Flute, which involves the participation of several famous singers and theater performers.
In recent years, the Magic Clarinet Quartet has invited prominent clarinetists from around the world to the International Clarinet Festivals in 2003 and 2005 held in conjunction with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra and the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra. While these foreign clarinetists are becoming role models for Taiwan’s students, the music festival is also building its reputation. The quartet has also organized two clarinet quartet competitions and sponsored the winners to perform recitals. It has led those young players to a brighter future as professional musicians.
Min-ho Yeh rejoined the Magic Clarinet Quartet in 2007 after he returned to teach in
Taiwan. To broaden the horizon of Taiwan’s classical music lovers, the Magic
Clarinet Quartet will release its first CD The Dancing Clarinets in 2007,
consisting of many clarinet quartet works in a variety of different styles and
characters written by modern composers. The Magic Clarinet Quartet has been
introducing clarinet masterpieces to Taiwan’s grassroots audience, and will
continue to do so in the future.
The Magic Clarinet Quartet is Buffet Crampon Asia performing ensemble. All quartet members perform on Buffet Crampon clarinets.
Ti Huang / Clarinet, Eb Clarinet
Ti Huang leads an active musical life as a clarinetist, chamber musician and orchestra player. She served in the Taipei Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan as Associate Principal Clarinet from 1990 to 2002. Concurrently, Ms. Huang was on the faculty of Fujen Catholic University in Taiwan as Associate Professor. She has given numerous recitals and chamber concerts in Taiwan, China, USA, and Europe and she has also played with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra and many other orchestras as a soloist. During spring semester, 2003, she was named Visiting Lecturer at the
Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, OH. Ti holds a Master of Music degree in
clarinet performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where
she studied with Peter Hadcock. In 2004, she was invited to play as a soloist at
the Contemporary Clarinet Festival at Michigan State University, and the
ClarinetFest 2004 held by the International Clarinet Association. After moving
to San Jose, California in 2003, Ti is still frequently invited to give solo,
chamber, and orchestra performances in Taiwan, Europe and the United States.
Pei-yun Lin / Clarinet
Pei-yun Lin holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Soochow University and a Master’s degree in Clarinet Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where she studied with Professor Wei-leng Chen and Michael Webster. From 1991-92, she was enrolled at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada, where she has performed frequently as a recitalist and chamber player. In addition to a one-year position in the Taipei Symphony Orchestra, Pei-yun has performed actively as a recitalist, chamber player and soloist with various orchestras after returning to Taiwan in 1992. She had also been on concert tour with the Taipei Sinfonietta and Philharmonic Orchestra to Europe and the United States. The book she authored, Q&A for Clarinet Learning, was published by the Mercury Publishing in 2006. Currently, Ms. Lin is Principal Clarinet of the Music Moment Orchestra, and also serves at the Soochow University and the National Taipei University of Education as
Associate Professor.
Wen-hsin Chang / Clarinet, Basset Horn
Wen-hsin Chang holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Taipei National University of Arts. Her primary teachers include Wei-leng Chen, Yong Lai, Sho-ru Ho, and Shin-yi Shen. She joined the Taipei Symphony Orchestra
and gave solo performances, as well as master classes at the Yang-ming Mt. Art
Festival sponsored by the Chinese Culture University in 1991. She was invited by
Formusica to record the Clarinet Concerto written by deceased composer Shu-chun
Hsu with the National Chung-shan University Orchestra, which was released by
Wach Music Studio. She was Principal Clarinet of the TNUA Orchestra and played
the Piano Concerto No. 1 by P. Tchaikovsky with M. Argerich. Recently she founded the Metropolitan Woodwind Quintet, which has performed over a hundred recitals, and has hosted two international clarinet festivals in Taipei, Taiwan along with the Magic Clarinet Quartet, of which she is one of the founding members. Presently she plays in the Taipei Symphony Orchestra and also devotes her time performing and teaching the clarinet.
Ming-ho Yeh / Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Min-ho Yeh is Assistant Professor of Clarinet at the National Kaohsiung Normal University in Taiwan and a member of the Magic Clarinet Quartet. He holds degrees from the National Taiwan Normal University (B.A.), the New England Conservatory (M.M.), and Indiana University (D.M.). Between 2002 and 2006, he taught at the University of Central Arkansas and was Principal Clarinet of the Conway Symphony Orchestra and a member of Sunaura Woodwind Trio. He has appeared at festivals such as the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival (1997), the Festival of the Sound (2000), the ClarinetFest (2003, 2005, 2006), and the Taiwan Connection Music Festival (2003, 2004). In May 2002, he was invited to perform at concerts in Boston, San Diego, and Seattle during the Taiwanese-American Heritage Week. In 2003, he was invited to perform at the Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center,
Biography
The Magic Clarinet Quartet is named after the Opera “The Magic Flute” by W. A. Mozart. In the opera, Prince Tamino went through many difficulties, saved
Princess Pamina with the magic flute and lived happily ever after. Now, in the Twenty-first Century, the Magic Clarinet Quartet wishes to have the power of the magic flute to help people banish the obstacles in life and bring beautiful music to this wonderful world.
The quartet was founded in 1993 by Ti Huang, Pei-yun Lin, Wen-hsin Chang, and Min-ho Yeh, who chose the renowned clarinetist Wei-leng Chen as their leader. In 1995, Min-ho Yeh went to the United States to seek an advanced degree and was replaced by Wei-Teh Sung, a French-trained clarinetist. All members of the quartet are active performers in Taiwan’s orchestras and teach clarinet lessons in Taiwan’s universities and high schools.
The Magic Clarinet Quartet has given approximately twenty performances in the National Concert Hall and Recital Hall and has played nearly one hundred concerts around Taiwan. It has been chosen by the National Chiang Kai Shek Cultural Center R.O.C. and the Council for Cultural Affairs to travel around Taiwan in order tenhance the island’s appreciation for refined musical arts. The quartet’s concert tours have extended to the most remote corners of the island with the hope of reviving Taiwan’s local music community by performing musical works composed by Taiwan’s local musicians. The quartet has received such wide acclaim that it was invited to perform in music festivals in China and France, making it one of Taiwan’s most widely presented chamber music ensembles.
In addition to playing the standard repertoire, the quartet continues to search for newly published compositions and also commissions works from composers around the world. In each concert, the Magic Clarinet Quartet centers their program around a theme, such as presenting musical styles from each era, presenting works showcasing music of different cultures, or arranging concertos for solo clarinet and clarinet ensemble. Aiming to promote clarinet music in Taiwan, the Magic Clarinet Quartet does its best to provide musical depth while keeping their performances accessible, hoping to make their music as educational as it is entertaining. The Magic Clarinet Quartet has also been attempting to popularize classical music. One of the group’s most famous accomplishments is its well-received adaptation of Mozart’s opera Magic Flute, which involves the participation of several famous singers and theater performers.
In recent years, the Magic Clarinet Quartet has invited prominent clarinetists from around the world to the International Clarinet Festivals in 2003 and 2005 held in conjunction with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra and the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra. While these foreign clarinetists are becoming role models for Taiwan’s students, the music festival is also building its reputation. The quartet has also organized two clarinet quartet competitions and sponsored the winners to perform recitals. It has led those young players to a brighter future as professional musicians.
Min-ho Yeh rejoined the Magic Clarinet Quartet in 2007 after he returned to teach in
Taiwan. To broaden the horizon of Taiwan’s classical music lovers, the Magic
Clarinet Quartet will release its first CD The Dancing Clarinets in 2007,
consisting of many clarinet quartet works in a variety of different styles and
characters written by modern composers. The Magic Clarinet Quartet has been
introducing clarinet masterpieces to Taiwan’s grassroots audience, and will
continue to do so in the future.
The Magic Clarinet Quartet is Buffet Crampon Asia performing ensemble. All quartet members perform on Buffet Crampon clarinets.
Ti Huang / Clarinet, Eb Clarinet
Ti Huang leads an active musical life as a clarinetist, chamber musician and orchestra player. She served in the Taipei Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan as Associate Principal Clarinet from 1990 to 2002. Concurrently, Ms. Huang was on the faculty of Fujen Catholic University in Taiwan as Associate Professor. She has given numerous recitals and chamber concerts in Taiwan, China, USA, and Europe and she has also played with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra and many other orchestras as a soloist. During spring semester, 2003, she was named Visiting Lecturer at the
Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, OH. Ti holds a Master of Music degree in
clarinet performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where
she studied with Peter Hadcock. In 2004, she was invited to play as a soloist at
the Contemporary Clarinet Festival at Michigan State University, and the
ClarinetFest 2004 held by the International Clarinet Association. After moving
to San Jose, California in 2003, Ti is still frequently invited to give solo,
chamber, and orchestra performances in Taiwan, Europe and the United States.
Pei-yun Lin / Clarinet
Pei-yun Lin holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Soochow University and a Master’s degree in Clarinet Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where she studied with Professor Wei-leng Chen and Michael Webster. From 1991-92, she was enrolled at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada, where she has performed frequently as a recitalist and chamber player. In addition to a one-year position in the Taipei Symphony Orchestra, Pei-yun has performed actively as a recitalist, chamber player and soloist with various orchestras after returning to Taiwan in 1992. She had also been on concert tour with the Taipei Sinfonietta and Philharmonic Orchestra to Europe and the United States. The book she authored, Q&A for Clarinet Learning, was published by the Mercury Publishing in 2006. Currently, Ms. Lin is Principal Clarinet of the Music Moment Orchestra, and also serves at the Soochow University and the National Taipei University of Education as
Associate Professor.
Wen-hsin Chang / Clarinet, Basset Horn
Wen-hsin Chang holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Taipei National University of Arts. Her primary teachers include Wei-leng Chen, Yong Lai, Sho-ru Ho, and Shin-yi Shen. She joined the Taipei Symphony Orchestra
and gave solo performances, as well as master classes at the Yang-ming Mt. Art
Festival sponsored by the Chinese Culture University in 1991. She was invited by
Formusica to record the Clarinet Concerto written by deceased composer Shu-chun
Hsu with the National Chung-shan University Orchestra, which was released by
Wach Music Studio. She was Principal Clarinet of the TNUA Orchestra and played
the Piano Concerto No. 1 by P. Tchaikovsky with M. Argerich. Recently she founded the Metropolitan Woodwind Quintet, which has performed over a hundred recitals, and has hosted two international clarinet festivals in Taipei, Taiwan along with the Magic Clarinet Quartet, of which she is one of the founding members. Presently she plays in the Taipei Symphony Orchestra and also devotes her time performing and teaching the clarinet.
Ming-ho Yeh / Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Min-ho Yeh is Assistant Professor of Clarinet at the National Kaohsiung Normal University in Taiwan and a member of the Magic Clarinet Quartet. He holds degrees from the National Taiwan Normal University (B.A.), the New England Conservatory (M.M.), and Indiana University (D.M.). Between 2002 and 2006, he taught at the University of Central Arkansas and was Principal Clarinet of the Conway Symphony Orchestra and a member of Sunaura Woodwind Trio. He has appeared at festivals such as the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival (1997), the Festival of the Sound (2000), the ClarinetFest (2003, 2005, 2006), and the Taiwan Connection Music Festival (2003, 2004). In May 2002, he was invited to perform at concerts in Boston, San Diego, and Seattle during the Taiwanese-American Heritage Week. In 2003, he was invited to perform at the Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center,
David Campbell
David Campbell, (born 15 April 1953), is a Britishclarinetist.
David Campbell is internationally recognised as one of Britain's finest musicians and was described by the doyen of British clarinettists, Jack Brymer, as 'the finest player of his generation'.
A large part of Campbell's early career was spent as a clarinetist in the field of contemporary music as a member of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' chamber ensemble, 'The Fires of London' also playing regularly with the London Sinfonietta, Endymion, and Lontano, but over the past twenty years David Campbell has developed the solo and chamber music strands of his career, performing in over forty countries with leading orchestras and ensembles.
His repertoire is wide-ranging but he still champions new works, many of which have been written for him. The most recent were a new concerto 'River of Crystal Light' by Peter Lieuwen, which he played and recorded in the Texas Festival in June 2005 and a clarinet quintet, 'The Sun and the Moon' by Michael Stimpson which received its premiere in Aberystwyth with the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet in July 2005. In February 2006 David played concertos by Mozart and Charles Fitts (World Premiere) in the USA with the Houston Chamber Orchestra.
As well as numerous broadcasts over the past thirty years, David has made many CDs including two versions of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto with the City of London Sinfonia and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, two versions of the Βrahms Clarinet Sonatas as well as the Mozart and Brahms Quintets, MessiaenQuartet for the End of Time, two albums of music by Charles Camilleri, the Bliss Clarinet Quintet, Phillip Cannon's Quintet, Logos and works by Martinu, Maxwell Davies and Carey Blyton. His recording of Peter Lieuwen's 'River of Crystal Light' was released in May 2007 and future projects include recording a third CD of works by Charles Camilleri and an album of English clarinet quintets, and concertos by Carl Davis, Gerald Finzi and
Graham Fitkin in Estonia with the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra.
David Campbell particularly enjoys the genre of the Clarinet Quintet and has appeared as a guest artist with the Bingham String Quartet, Bridge String
Quartet, Brodsky String Quartet, Copenhagen String Quartet (Denmark), Coull
String Quartet, Danubius String Quartet (Hungary), Delme String Quartet, Emperor
String Quartet, Endellion String Quartet, Fine Arts String Quartet (USA), Maggini String Quartet, Medici String Quartet, Solstice String Quartet and Tippett String Quartet. During 2007 David has toured the UK extensively with the Sacconi String Quartet (Second Prize Winners in the London International String Quartet Competition in April 2006).
David Campbell is also passionate about music education. He holds positions as a Director of Winds at Canterbury Christ Church University and Head of Woodwind at Westminster School. David has been Artistic Director of MusicFest Aberystwyth since 2002 and is Course Director of the International Clarinet Course at Harrogate.
David Campbell is the UK Chair of the International Clarinet Association, and has represented the UK at the international clarinet conferences in London, Quebec, Ghent, Lubbock, Texas, Paris, Ostend, Salt Lake City, Stockholm and Vancouver. He has recently been appointed to the Executive Committee of the Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain.
David Campbell is internationally recognised as one of Britain's finest musicians and was described by the doyen of British clarinettists, Jack Brymer, as 'the finest player of his generation'.
A large part of Campbell's early career was spent as a clarinetist in the field of contemporary music as a member of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' chamber ensemble, 'The Fires of London' also playing regularly with the London Sinfonietta, Endymion, and Lontano, but over the past twenty years David Campbell has developed the solo and chamber music strands of his career, performing in over forty countries with leading orchestras and ensembles.
His repertoire is wide-ranging but he still champions new works, many of which have been written for him. The most recent were a new concerto 'River of Crystal Light' by Peter Lieuwen, which he played and recorded in the Texas Festival in June 2005 and a clarinet quintet, 'The Sun and the Moon' by Michael Stimpson which received its premiere in Aberystwyth with the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet in July 2005. In February 2006 David played concertos by Mozart and Charles Fitts (World Premiere) in the USA with the Houston Chamber Orchestra.
As well as numerous broadcasts over the past thirty years, David has made many CDs including two versions of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto with the City of London Sinfonia and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, two versions of the Βrahms Clarinet Sonatas as well as the Mozart and Brahms Quintets, MessiaenQuartet for the End of Time, two albums of music by Charles Camilleri, the Bliss Clarinet Quintet, Phillip Cannon's Quintet, Logos and works by Martinu, Maxwell Davies and Carey Blyton. His recording of Peter Lieuwen's 'River of Crystal Light' was released in May 2007 and future projects include recording a third CD of works by Charles Camilleri and an album of English clarinet quintets, and concertos by Carl Davis, Gerald Finzi and
Graham Fitkin in Estonia with the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra.
David Campbell particularly enjoys the genre of the Clarinet Quintet and has appeared as a guest artist with the Bingham String Quartet, Bridge String
Quartet, Brodsky String Quartet, Copenhagen String Quartet (Denmark), Coull
String Quartet, Danubius String Quartet (Hungary), Delme String Quartet, Emperor
String Quartet, Endellion String Quartet, Fine Arts String Quartet (USA), Maggini String Quartet, Medici String Quartet, Solstice String Quartet and Tippett String Quartet. During 2007 David has toured the UK extensively with the Sacconi String Quartet (Second Prize Winners in the London International String Quartet Competition in April 2006).
David Campbell is also passionate about music education. He holds positions as a Director of Winds at Canterbury Christ Church University and Head of Woodwind at Westminster School. David has been Artistic Director of MusicFest Aberystwyth since 2002 and is Course Director of the International Clarinet Course at Harrogate.
David Campbell is the UK Chair of the International Clarinet Association, and has represented the UK at the international clarinet conferences in London, Quebec, Ghent, Lubbock, Texas, Paris, Ostend, Salt Lake City, Stockholm and Vancouver. He has recently been appointed to the Executive Committee of the Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain.