February 28-March 1, UAB Music Presents Eighth Annual Clarinet Retreat

Registration is open to clarinetists of all ages for the eighth annual UAB Clarinet Retreat, Feb. 28-March 1, in the UAB Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. S. Registration is $50.

    Updated January 28, 2009

Denise Gainey.

• Retreat for clarinetists of any age

• Two recitals, concert with free admission

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Registration is open to clarinetists of all ages for the eighth annual UAB Clarinet Retreat, Feb. 28-March 1, in the UAB Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. S. Registration is $50. The weekend features recitals, rehearsals and master classes with clinicians as well as a final concert featuring all participants. For information, or to register, contact retreat coordinator and UAB Associate Professor of Clarinet Denise Gainey, D.M.A., at clarinet@uab.edu or call 205-975-0558.
           

Clinicians for the weekend include Gainey and Deborah Bish, D.M.A., clarinet professor at Florida State University, as well as other local professional clarinetists.  Gadsden Music will provide a display of instruments and equipment, along with representatives from Leblanc Clarinets, Conn-Selmer, Co.

Two recitals as well as the final concert are all open to the public. A potpourri recital featuring the Alabama Clarinet Ensemble is planned for 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, in the UAB Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. S. At 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, Gainey and Bish will perform a recital in the UAB Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, assisted by Dale Reynolds of the UAB Department of Music. A final concert featuring all retreat participants is planned for 3 p.m. Sunday, March 1, in the UAB Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. S. All three recitals are free. Call 205-975-0558 for more information.