Inner Door Sessions at the Clarinet Dojo

Frank Delo

Join host Frank Delo, clarinetist, teacher, and martial artist, as he talks with friends and colleagues from the world of clarinet and professional music!

  1. Cory Tiffin - Inner Door Sessions at the Clarinet Dojo #15

    05/04/2021

    Cory Tiffin - Inner Door Sessions at the Clarinet Dojo #15

    Thanks for watching this valuable interview with Cory Tiffin! YouTube: https://youtu.be/48VLnZySqGI Cory Tiffin is the principal clarinetist for the Las Vegas Philharmonic, having performed in this role with numerous orchestras around the country, including California Symphony, Modesto Symphony, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Chicago Philharmonic, Elgin Symphony, Kalamazoo Symphony, and New Hampshire Music Festival.  Though he plays any and all clarinets, he especially enjoys the bass clarinet and performs regularly on that instrument as well, with recent performances including the Oakland Symphony, Grant Park Music Festival, and a Chicago tour stop with American Ballet Theatre.  As a chamber artist and soloist, Tiffin has performed in recital with the Grammy Award-winning Chicago Chamber Musicians; the Grammy-nominated Lincoln Trio; collaborated with Chicago’s leading new music ensemble, Fulcrum Point New Music Project; performed regularly with Access Contemporary Music’s resident ensemble and the University of Chicago’s New Music Ensemble; and worked with University of Nevada-Las Vegas’ (UNLV) Nextet Ensemble. He founded and ran the eclectic Chicago-based Anaphora Ensemble for several years; is a founding member of the New York City-based baroque and contemporary chamber opera company, Operamission; and is continually featured on concert series and radio programs, including curating his own headline programs for Live From WFMT and New Music at the Green Mill.  Tiffin has been invited to perform concertos with the Las Vegas Philharmonic and the Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra multiple times.  Time Out New York called Tiffin a “clarinet maverick” and Lawrence Johnson of Chicago Classical Review wrote: “…Tiffin’s understated virtuosity was the fulcrum of the performance – as it was all afternoon…”  Before relocating to the Bay Area in 2020, he served on the faculties of DePaul University, Loyola University, UNLV, The Chicago High School for the Arts, and as an Affiliate Instructor at The University of Chicago.  Tiffin is a member of the Executive Board of the Regional Orchestra Players Association (ROPA) and enjoys talking shop, organizing musicians, and generally making good trouble.  Outside of music, he is the father of an exuberant 4-year-old boy and enjoys reading, biking, playing disc golf, and hiking and camping with friends and family. Affiliate links for the references and resources we discuss are listed below. If you received value from our content, please hit Like, Subscribe, and the Notification Bell for more. And please consider helping us provide more valuable content via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AmalgamMartialAcademy Support your health with quality CBD! https://www.fightbackcbd.com/shop/ref/307/ Big Shoulders Ensemble https://www.bigshouldersensemble.org/ Forest Kindergarten/Waldkindergarten https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_kindergarten The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron https://www.theartistswaybook.com/ When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron https://www.amazon.com/When-Things-Fall-Apart-Difficult/dp/1611803438 The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Adventures-Kavalier-Clay/dp/0812983580/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Kavalier+%26+clay&qid=1620100733&s=books&sr=1-1

    1h 37m
  2. Patrick Rehker - Inner Door Sessions at the Clarinet Dojo #14

    03/24/2021

    Patrick Rehker - Inner Door Sessions at the Clarinet Dojo #14

    Thanks for watching this valuable interview with Patrick Rehker! YouTube:  https://youtu.be/utezHzbyWto Patrick currently free-lances in the Chicagoland area, teaching and performing. He is a full-time member of the Rockford Symphony and has performed with Chicago Sinfonietta, Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Elgin, Illinois, Elmhurst, Kalamazoo, South Bend, Quad City Symphonies as well as the Las Vegas and Illinois Philharmonics. Other groups he has worked with include OperaModa and Chicago Opera Vanguard. Patrick has also performed with the Chicago Shakespeare, Goodman, Paramount, Drury Lane, Timeline, Porchlight, Marriott, Writer's, Royal George and Court Theatre Companies, as well as the American Girl Revue. Notable performances include soloing at Carnegie Hall, performing at the Chicago Cultural Center's Sunday Salon Series, and playing on 98.7 WFMT. Aside from performing, Patrick was a clarinet play-tester/technician at the Conn-Selmer factory in Kenosha, WI. He has also competed and won First Place in the Beethoven Competition of Memphis, 2nd Place at the Middle Tennessee State University Concerto Competition, and Finalist for the International Clarinet Association Orchestral Excerpt Competition. For the past 4 years, Patrick has been an Artist Clinician for D’Addario Woodwinds. This has given him an opportunity to go out to local middle and high schools, as well as colleges and present clinics. As a teacher, Patrick holds studios at Concordia University, Moraine Valley Community College, and The Chicago High School for the Arts. Student accomplishments include placing in Regional and All-State ensembles, Concerto Competition Winners, and admittance to music programs at Eastman, Northwestern, Indiana University, DePaul, DePauw, Lawrence University, Illinois State University, and Northern Illinois University. Patrick did his pre-college work at Vanderbilt University with the Myra Jackson Blair Scholarship, Bachelors of Music at Middle Tennessee University (Magnum Cum Lade) received his Masters of Music from Northwestern University. Affiliate links for the references and resources we discuss are listed below. If you received value from our content, please hit Like, Subscribe, and the Notification Bell for more. And please consider helping us provide more valuable content via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AmalgamMartialAcademy Support your health with quality CBD! https://www.fightbackcbd.com/shop/ref/307/

    1h 9m

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Join host Frank Delo, clarinetist, teacher, and martial artist, as he talks with friends and colleagues from the world of clarinet and professional music!