Masterclass on the Contemporary Clarinet with Luca Luciano
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Composer and performer Luca Luciano shares his knowledge and techniques for using the clarinet in contemporary music.
* This event is for Loughborough University students and staff only *
About the masterclass
Woodwind players, musicians and composers are invited to join this one-off masterclass with the composer and international soloist Luca Luciano.
This is part of a series of events that Luciano will do thanks to his endorsement by D’Addario Woodwinds. This educational event is informed by his ongoing research on extended techniques, unconventional sound production, sound effects (and their application in composed or improvised music) and new music for solo clarinet.
The event is aimed at classical and non-classical (jazz, world music, etc.) clarinet players and musicians/composers with an interest in the potential of the instrument. The aim is to inspire young musicians, familiarise you with these techniques and enhance your knowledge to help you play/compose contemporary music for clarinet.
Luciano will start by performing some music for solo clarinet. He will then explain and demonstrate these contemporary techniques to show the full potential of the instrument.
The masterclass will finish with a Q&A session. You are welcome to bring your instrument with you to try out some techniques under Luciano’s supervision at the end.
This event is sponsored by D'Addario Woodwind and representatives from D'Addario will be on hand if you wish to speak to them on the day.
Accessibility
There is step free access into the building and the room is located on the ground floor of Martin Hall. An accessible toilet is located along the corridor from the room.
If you have any specific access requirements or anything you would like us to be aware of when running the event, please let us know via the booking form or email LUArts@lboro.ac.uk in advance of booking and we will do our best to accommodate them.
For more information about the venue, including photographs, view the access guide for Martin Hall on AccessAble.
About Luca Luciano
"Masterful Clarinet! Luciano is a noted composer and performer based in London, having developed an enviable reputation as an instrumental virtuoso around the UK and overseas via recordings and concert hall appearances” (Musicians’ Magazine).
Former clarinet professor in the UK and internationally recognized for his ground-breaking contributions to contemporary music (as a composer, a performer and a scholar), he debuted at the age of twelve at a prestigious hall in his home town Naples. Introduced as “the new voice of the clarinet” on the front page of De Klarinet Magazine, Luciano graduated in Italy, was awarded the Fellow status of the Higher Education Academy (UK) and, according to the Clarinet & Saxophone Society of Great Britain, he has “established himself as the friendly face of contemporary clarinet”.
Luciano has defined himself as a solo artist, not solely as an instrumentalist, but a complete musician in line with the tradition set by the great maestri of the past. His repertoire also embraces Brahms, Stravinsky, Poulenc, Berio. He has held many master-classes, has regularly premiered his music at St Martin in the Fields London and Cambridge University, has performed at the South Bank Centre (recording live for BBC Radio at the Royal Festival Hall), Edinburgh Festival, European Clarinet Festival in Belgium, American Cathedral Paris. Besides his book on extended techniques, his solo albums receive critical acclaim in three continents.