Clarinet Corner

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!

Just in time for Halloween, Host Tim Phillips interviews two intrepid trick or treaters. And, we'll listen to some terrifying tunes.

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.

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 June 26th, 2023.

Clarinet Corner podcast listeners: We're sharing this special episode of In Focus with you today, as Tim has special news about the 500th episode of the radio show! On this special episode of “In Focus” marking the Juneteenth holiday, host Carolyn Hutcheson speaks with Clarinet Corner's Tim Phillips. The Clarinet Corner radio show will soon hit its 500th episode and Phillips will air a special joint interview with Equal Justice Initiative's Bryan Stevenson and the New York Philharmonic's principal clarinetist Anthony McGill. Carolyn speaks with Tim about his guest's common use of music to advance the message of civil rights and equality and how his show got going.

This time on the show, Host Tim Phillips sits down with Piano and Clarinet Duo Dawson and Taneea Hull to reflect on their new CD, "Reflections."

On this episode, we listen back to the final part of Host Tim Phillips' 2015 interview with New Orleans Jazz Clarinetist Doreen Ketchens.

On this episode, we listen back to the first part of Host Tim Phillips' 2015 interview with New Orleans Jazz Clarinetist Doreen Ketchens.

On this episode, we listen back to Host Tim Phillips' 2018 interview with Seunghee Lee, who discusses her CD, "Full Circle".

This time on Clarinet Corner, we're listening back to one of our favorite interviews from 2020. Host Tim Phillips sits down with Clarinetist Olivia Meadows.

This time on the podcast, Host Tim Phillips is celebrating the holidays with clarinet music to fit the season.

In this installment, Host Tim Phillips sits down with Clarinetist Osiris Molina to discuss his new CD, "Cuba, Alabama". And yes, there is an actual city named Cuba in Alabama!

This time on the podcast, we're revisiting a conversation from November 2013 with Ben Redwine. And as Host Tim Phillips says, we hope you enjoy.

In this episode, Host Tim Phillips talks with Clarinetist Wesley Ferreira about his new CD “Into the Green”.

In this episode, Tim talks to clarinet legend Stanley Drucker about his long career in the New York Philharmonic and some of his other chamber music performances which are featured on his new release, volumes 8 and 9 of the “Heritage Collection.”

In this episode, Tim talks with clarinetist Jonathan Cohler about his cd “Latin Journey” with pianist Rasa Vitkauskaite.

This episode features Host Tim Phillips's interview with Clarinetist Tomasso Lonquich on his new CD “Moonwalk,” with pianist Alexander Lonquich.

Host Tim Phillips sits down with renowned soloist and chamber musician Peter Cigleris to discuss his newest CD in the final part of a 2-part interview series.

Host Tim Phillips sits down with renowned soloist and chamber musician Peter Cigleris to discuss his newest CD in the first part of a 2-part interview series.

This time on Clarinet Corner, we listen back to Host Tim Phillips's November 2nd interview with New Orleans Clarinetist Evan Christopher to discuss playing in the era of COVID-19.

This time on Clarinet Corner, Host Tim Phillips sits down with Clarinetist Jonathan Cohler to discuss his new CD featuring performances of the works of Mozart.

Today in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday we're launching the Clarinet Corner podcast with a very special episode.  Our host Tim Phillips sat down last year with Anthony McGill, principal clarinetist with the NY Phil, to discuss his projects to increase racial representation including #TakeTwoKnees and his haunting arrangement of "America, The Beautiful."  They also discuss the impact of the pandemic on both of their performing lives, and we sample a recording of recent performance McGill recorded.    BTW, McGill was Tim's first radio guest, so it's only fitting that we feature him on the first podcast.  Remember there's ALWAYS more where that came from!

Troy Public Radio's weekly musical exploration, "Clarinet Corner" is now available as a monthly podcast!  That means you'll be able to delve into great conversations about: music history and performance practice, social justice, playing in a film orchestra, and colorful stories about jazz musicians.    Join host Tim Phillips for a conversation that doesn't require you to be a clarinet player or even a musician, just a curious listener!