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Faculty Artist Series

Hear Yale School of Music faculty clarinetist David Shifrin and a more than two dozen fellow clarinetists, including Yale College and Yale School of Music students and alumni, in a performance with YSM Prof. Thomas C. Duffy that showcases the instrument, the virtuosos who play it, and the spirit of the clarinet choirs that have existed in cities around the world since the late-19th century.

Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 5 (1993) [Clarinet quartet premiere]
Felix Mendelssohn (arr. Eric Meisner): Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 [arr. 2012 for clarinet quartet]
Carlos Gardel (arr. Tianyi Shen): "Por una cabeza" (1935)
Kurt Weill (arr. James Rae): Suite from The Threepenny Opera (1928) [arr. for clarinet quartet]
Will Rowe: Triptych for solo clarinet (2018)
Emily Liushen: Construction for multiple clarinets (2019)
Max Reger (arr. Romie de Guise-Langlois): Suite for solo viola, Op. 131d, No. 3
Anna Vinnitsky: Six Klezmer Duos (2020-2021) [Live performance premiere]
Michele Mangani: Executive (2011) [Arrangement premiere]
Eubie Blake (arr. Vincent Oneppo, after Benny Goodman): "Memories of You" (1930)
Henry Lodge (arr. Oneppo, after Goodman): "Temptation Rag" (1909)
Edward Elgar (arr. Matt Johnston): “Nimrod,” from the Enigma Variations, Op. 36 [arr. 2018 for clarinet choir]
John Philip Sousa (arr. Johnston): March Medley [arr. 2011 for clarinet choir]

Richard Adger ’19MM ’20MMA, clarinet
Benjamin Baron ’02MM, clarinet
Sam Boutris ’17MM, clarinet
Harrison Copp ’26BA, clarinet
Thomas C. Duffy*, conductor
Eli Gilbert ’24BS, clarinet
Andrew Grenci ’84MM, clarinet
Romie de Guise-Langlois ’06MM ’07AD, clarinet
Amer Hasan ’24MM, clarinet
Maureen Hurd Hause ’96MM ’97MMA’02DMA, clarinet
Lloyd Van’t Hoff ’23MM, clarinet
Soo Jin Huh ’11MM ’12AD, clarinet
Hae Sol (Amy) Hur ’20MM ’21MMA, clarinet
Graeme Steele Johnson ’17MM ’18MMA, clarinet
Bixby Kennedy ’16MM, clarinet
Seunghee Lee ’92MM ’94AD, clarinet
Julie Asuma Levene ’97MM, clarinet
Jalen Li ’23BS, clarinet
Emily Liushen ’24MM, composition
Jonathan Lopez ’24MM, clarinet
Thomas Masse ’91MM ’92AD, clarinet
Makana Medeiros ’23MM, percussion
Yukiko Nakamura '23MMA, percussion
Julie Niemeyer ’93AD, clarinet
Vincent Oneppo ’73MM, clarinet
Margalit Patry-Martin ’24BA, clarinet
Nikki Pet ’23MM, clarinet
Tianyi Shen ’23MM, clarinet
David Shifrin*, clarinet
Jo-Ann Sternberg ’89, clarinet
Ben Swinchoski ’25BS, clarinet
Pavel Vinnitsky ’05MM, clarinet
Zikang Wang ’23MM, clarinet
Kean Xiong ’23MM, clarinet
Diana Yang ’26BA, clarinet
Jim Zhou ’23MS, clarinet

*faculty

Free admission, no reservation required.

Concerts at YSM are open to asymptomatic individuals with an up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination. Concertgoers should carry vaccination documentation and be prepared to show it if asked. Yale-approved masks are required for all audience members.

Individuals who cannot attend this concert in person are invited to watch the performance live, online, at music.yale.edu/live (no purchase or registration required).