Closing up shop After making about 10,000 clarinet reeds over three decades, Jack Howell stopped. The PSO’s principal bass clarinetist was as much of a fanatic as anybody. He would have French ...

They're here for ClarinetFest 2004, a five-day congregation of single-reed enthusiasts that continues through Sunday. It is the official conference of the International Clarinet Association (ICA ...

The clarinet is a musical instrument belonging to the woodwind family. It looks similar to an oboe, however it is a single-reed instrument, as opposed to the double-reed of an oboe, and has a very ...

He wrote a series of widely used technical studies and the first authoritative guide to making and adjusting clarinet reeds. Perhaps his best-known pupil is the international soloist Richard ...

Much like an avocado, the life cycle of a clarinet reed goes: perfectly fine, perfectly fine, perfectly fine, perfectly fine, perfectly fine, BUSTED AND WILL NEVER EVER WORK AGAIN EVER. Nice tunes ...

He was very choosy about instruments and reeds; even though he'd played Selmer clarinets and advertised for them earlier in his career, he had a natural affinity for the Buffet." In 1990 ...

Area student musicians ended the Western State Solo and Ensemble Festival on a high note, receiving top scores for their performances. Students who received superior ratings at the district music ...

A Dixieland band player who didn’t clean his clarinet for 30 years is recovering from a year-long allergic reaction caused by fungus that grew inside the reed instrument, experts said.