Clarinet Corner

This time, Host Tim Phillips sits down with Bass Clarinetist David Gould, whose resume is so impressive, it's hard to believe it's real! (But yes, it is!)

Tim also sits down with Pianist Peter Bannister. Peter is a frequent musical collaborator and a composer.

The second of two episodes featuring Marie Ross, Senior Lecturer of Music at The University of Auckland!

If it weren't for Mozart, would we be sitting here talking about the clarinet?

We'll tackle this question and more in the first of two episodes featuring Marie Ross, Senior Lecturer of Music at The University of Auckland!

Host Tim Phillips sits down with Aaron Irwin to discuss his new CD, After. They also discuss Irwin's background and his talent for multiple instruments.

Host Tim Phillips sits down with Chris Mothersole, Instructor of Clarinet & Chamber Music at the University of West Georgia, to discuss his diverse career.

Host Tim Phillips sits down with Eric Schultz, an American clarinetist equally in demand as a soloist, chamber musician, and interpreter of new music. Schultz was recently selected as a quarterfinalist for the 2024 GRAMMY® Music Educator of the Year Award. He can be seen on Netflix and heard on National Public Radio.

Host Tim Phillips talks with Clarinetist Sam Sadigursky about his diverse career and musical variety.

Host Tim Phillips sits down with Clarinetist Graeme Steele Johnson to discuss his career and latest work.

We listen back to the second part of a 2016 conversation between host Tim Phillips and longtime clarinetist James Kanter.

Kanter's work can be heard in around 1500 film scores, including Seabiscuit and As Good as it Gets.

We listen back to a 2016 conversation between host Tim Phillips and longtime clarinetist James Kanter.

Kanter's work can be heard in around 1500 film scores, including Seabiscuit and As Good as it Gets.

A clarinet professor at Troy University is working to bring the instrument the respect it deserves through Clarinet Day. Producer Jack Anderson has the story.

And, over Spring Break, Troy University fraternity Alpha Tau Omega recently held their annual charity event Walk Hard. That’s a 128.3-mile trek across two states! Producer Chris Ahlf reports.

Host Tim Phillips speaks with Charles West, former president of the International Clarinet Association.

On this episode of Clarinet Corner, Host Tim Phillips asks Clarinetist Jerome Bunke about his life, his work, and his tutelage under the legendary Stanley Drucker.

Clarinet Corner presents a special episode with guests Anthony McGill, principal clarinetist with the New York Philharmonic, and Bryan Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative. With Host Tim Phillips, they discuss the impact music has had on their lives, along with the ongoing fight for racial equality.

Host Tim Phillips sits down with John Yeh and Teresa Reilly, who share their mutual love for the clarinet. They describe the experience of raising a family in a home surrounded by music. They also talk about the challenges of creating music during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This time, Host Tim Phillips talks with John Yeh about his musical education and career success.

Host Tim Phillips continues his conversation with Grammy-nominated artist Tasha Warren about their shared experience as educators and the state of the clarinet after COVID.

Host Tim Phillips talks with Grammy-nominated artist Tasha Warren about their shared experience as educators and the state of the clarinet after COVID.

In the second and final part of this interview, host Tim Phillips sits down with internationally acclaimed clarinetist Jon Manasse to discuss his career and inspirations... including how Manasse inspired Phillips himself!

This interview originally aired on TROY Public Radio on July 10th, 2023.