Morehead State University’s Department of Music, Theatre and Dance will host its 4th Annual MSU Clarinet Day, Saturday, March 28, at Baird Music Hall.
Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. Sessions will start at 9 a.m. The day will conclude with a free concert that is open to the public at 4:30 p.m. in Duncan Recital Hall within the Baird Music Hall.
This year’s guest artist is John Kurokawa, 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. He performs in the resident faculty wind quintet, the Wright Winds, and the WSU Chamber Orchestra.
Kurokawa currently performs as principal clarinetist of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. He has been a featured soloist with both ensembles, performing the works of Mozart, John Williams, Gerald Finzi and John Adams.
Other positions include principal clarinetist of the Lakeside Symphony Orchestra, World Festival Orchestra, and the Frank Simon Band, Cincinnati’s Premiere Professional Concert Band. He also performs with the Prestige Clarinet Quartet, which has been a featured ensemble at the Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium and International Clarinet Association Clarinetfest.
He was one of 20 faculty members recognized by Wright State University for Excellence in Teaching General Education.
Kurokawa holds the B.M. degree in woodwind performance (specializing in clarinet, flute, and saxophone) from Bowling Green State University and the M.M. degree in clarinet performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He is a Yamaha Performing Artist.
The event is sponsored in part by MSU’s Department of Music, Theatre and Dance, Buckner and Sally S. Hinkle Endowment for Humanities, Yamaha Corporation of America, Miles Ahead Music, Hurst Music and Morehead State Public Radio.
Exhibits by Miles Ahead Music (instruments and accessories to try and purchase) will be on display.
Additional information is available by contacting Dr. Lori Baruth, associate professor of clarinet, at 606-783-2490 or l.baruth@moreheadstate.edu.