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Wright State University Winds Festival
The Wright State University Winds Festival is an event that brings together flute, clarinet, bassoon and oboe players from throughout Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.
November 23, 2019
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Creative Arts Center
Wright State University
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About the Festival
The festival is a full day of new ideas and exchanges of knowledge geared towards the needs and interests of high school students, private studio teachers, and amateur players. The festival will feature a full day of events and clinics.
- The festival includes separate schedules, guests and events for flute, clarinet, oboe, and bassoon.
- The festival is for high school and college students, amateur and professional players, and private studio teachers.
- The cost of the event is $35. This covers all master classes, recitals, and events of the day.
- Everyone should bring an instrument and participate in the clinics and workshops.
- All festival events will take place on the campus of Wright State University at the Creative Arts Center.
Festival Schedules
Flute Schedule
| Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:15 a.m. | Group Warm Up Flute Choir Reading | 180 |
| 10:15-11:00 a.m. | Visit Vendors | CAC Lobby |
| 11:00-11:30 a.m. | Guest Artist Recital | Schuster Hall |
| 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Lunch | The Hangar |
| 1:00-2:30 p.m. | MIndful Music Making/Practicing with Dr. Graham | 180 |
| 2:30-3:00 p.m. | Visit Vendors | CAC Lobby |
| 3:00-4:00 p.m. | Alexander Clinic with Dr. Robyn Dixon-Costa | 180 |
| 4:00-5:00 p.m. | Festival Recital | Schuster Hall |
Bassoon Schedule
| Time | High School Bassoons | Location | College Bassoons | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9–10 a.m. | Ryan Reynolds, Masterclass | 190 | Visit Vendors | CAC Lobby |
| 10–10:30 a.m. | Visit Vendors | CAC Lobby | Ryan Reynolds, Masterclass | 285 |
| 10:30–11 a.m. | Double Reed Band Rehearsal | 190 | ||
| 11–11:30 a.m. | Guest Artist Recital | Schuster Hall | Guest Artist Recital | Schuster Hall |
| Noon–1 p.m. | Lunch | The Hangar | Lunch | The Hangar |
| 1–2 p.m. | Ancient double reed instruments | 190 | Ancient double reed instruments | 190 |
| 2–3 p.m. | Double Reed Band Rehearsal | 190 | Visit Vendors | CAC Lobby |
| 3–4 p.m. | Visit Vendors | CAC Lobby | Robyn Dixon-Costa, Alexander Class | 180 |
| 4–5 p.m. | Festival Recital | Schuster Hall | Festival Recital | Schuster Hall |
Clarinet Schedule
| Time | High School Clarinets | Location | College Clarinets | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9–9:30 a.m. | Masterclass with Prestige Quartet | 104 | Masterclass with Prestige Quartet | 104 |
| 10–10:30 a.m. | Visit Vendors | CAC Lobby | Visit Vendors | CAC Lobby |
| 11–11:30 a.m. | Guest Artist Recital | Schuster Hall | Guest Artist Recital | Schuster Hall |
| Noon–12:30 p.m. | Prestige Quartet Recital | Schuster Hall | Prestige Quartet Recital | Schuster Hall |
| 1–2 p.m. | Lunch/Visit Vendors | Lunch/Visit Vendors | ||
| 2–2:30 p.m. | Clarinet Choir Rehearsal | 104 | Clarinet Choir Rehearsal | 104 |
| 3–3:30 p.m. | Vandoren Clinic with Shelley Jagow, Ph.D. | 104 | Alexander Clinic with Dr. Robyn Dixon-Costa | 180 |
| 3:30–4 p.m. | Visit Vendors | CAC Lobby | ||
| 4–5 p.m. | Festival Recital | Schuster Hall | Festival Recital | Schuster Hall |
Registration
All participants under the age of 18 must submit a medical form (PDF). Download and complete this form and bring with you to the festival.
The cost of the event is $35. This covers:
- Registration fee
- All master classes, recitals, and events
- Festival t-shirt
Note: To receive a t-shirt, you must register by November 6, 2019.
Workshop Presenters
Bill Jobert
Bill Jobert is now in his 10th year at Wright State where he serves as Lecturer of Bassoon and Coordinator of Music Education.
Katherine L. deGruchy
Katherine, a native of Dayton, Ohio, received her Bachelors and Masters in Music Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied with the renowned oboist John Mack of the Cleveland Orchestra.
Robyn Dixon Costa
Robyn Dixon Costa is the English hornist with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, principal oboist with the Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra and a member of the Music at Penn’s Woods Festival Orchestra.
Dan Duncan & Jen Messaros
Duncan and Messaros will present a class on historic bassoons and oboes and other double reed instruments and their evolution to our modern instruments.
John Kurokawa
John Kurokawa is the Instructor of Clarinet at Wright State University. In addition to teaching applied clarinet, he teaches courses in woodwind chamber music, woodwind pedagogy, and music education.
Christopher Chaffee
Christopher Chaffee is Professor of Flute at Wright State University, Instructor of Flute at Interlochen Arts Camp, and a Yamaha Performing Artist.
Dr. Ryan Reynolds
Dr. Ryan Reynolds is the bassoonist of the Akropolis Reed Quintet, winners of seven national chamber music prizes including the Fischoff Gold Medal and Fischoff Educator Award, and teaches as Adjunct Professor of Bassoon at Heidelberg University in Tiffin, OH.
Anthony J. Costa
Anthony J. Costa is Associate Professor of Clarinet at Penn State. He is the principal clarinetist with the Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra, Penn’s Woods Music Festival Orchestra, the Altoona Symphony, and clarinetist/bass clarinetist with the Prestige Clarinet Quartet.
Sarah Nowlin
Sarah Nowlin is the former Director of Bands at The Summit Country Day School in Cincinnati, Ohio where she spent 16 years building a successful band program in an independent school environment.
Janice L. Minor
Janice L. Minor enjoys an active career as a solo recitalist, chamber musician, orchestral player, clinician, and music educator.
The Prestige Clarinet Quartet
The Prestige Clarinet Quartet, founded in 1995 at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, is a group of four versatile clarinetists armed with a wide array of exciting repertoire performing recitals.
Vendors
Vendors will be on site with instruments to try, and music and supplies to purchase.
- Miller Marketing
- McCutcheon Music
- Carlos Coelho Woodwinds
- Double or Nothing Reeds
- Fox Corporation
- Yamaha
- Weait Music
- Weisberg Systems, LLC
- Buffet Crampon
- Buddy Rogers Music
- Hauer Music
Are you a vendor and would like to have a display? Fill out the vendor sponsorship form (PDF).
