Dr. Benjamin Cold welcomes everyone to join in celebrating the clarinet through various performances, masterclasses and clinics occurring throughout the day.
Final Detailed Schedule of events:
9:00-10:00 - This is an arrival and registration hour. Please feel welcome to arrive just before 10 to join us for the opening event. It is only necessary to arrive prior to 10am if you have not yet registered.
10:00-11:45 - The first (and longest) event of the day will be a masterclass with our featured guest artist, Timothy Zavadil from the Minnesota Orchestra! This event will consist of performances by three members of the UMD clarinet studio. Following each performance, Tim Zavadil will then work with them on their performed piece in front of an audience.
Noon - 1:00pm - Lunch break! Visit one of the many locations near campus to grab a bite!
1:00 - 1:50 - Clinic with Tim Zavadil on performing/practicing tips on Eb and Bass clarinets!
2:00 - 3:00 - Join us for an hour long concert featuring performances by the UMD Clarinet Choir, Guest Artist Timothy Zavadil, and Concerto performances by clarinet students Sam Verduzco and Bird Polacheck accompanied by the Twin Ports Wind Orchestra.
3:00 - 4:00 - The next clinic of the day will be offered by clarinet repair specialist, Stephanie Reller on DIY clarinet repair techniques.
4:00 - 5:00 - Following the Clarinet Repair clinic, any students visiting the festival interested in learning about music studies in college can join UMD clarinet students for a Q&A session.
6:00-6:50 - Please feel welcome to stay this evening for one final performance presentation on Woodwind Doubling by Dr. Benjamin Cold.
Parking: Parking on campus is free during the weekend in all metered parking spaces. As all events will be taking place in Weber Music Hall, we would recommend parking either in the Weber Hall parking lot, or the rec complex parking directly west of Weber Hall.
Thank you for deciding to join us for a day of clarinet! Please reach out to Dr. Benjamin Cold ([email protected]) with any questions you may have.
