FILP quartet

FINAL CHANCE! Our consortium closes tonight. Register via the link below.

Thank you to those who have joined us on this musical journey and a huge thank you to our composer Brian Raphael Nabors: Composer !

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Time is flying by! Register today (link below)! If you have questions, please email us - [email protected]

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There's still time to join our consortium (link below)! You will receive three versions: 2 bassoons and 2 bass clarinets, bassoon quartet, and bass clarinet quartet.

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☘️ 🇮🇪 Throwback to our international premiere of “Synergy” by at ! And huge thank you to for filling in on this performance - you’re a rockstar!

As an update: our consortium will remain open until September 30th! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrpqRxMe0VMsYSxRhgGe0KNw4oQcFxx_5qo6X6aj58loYvmw/viewform?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaY76DUKakM5yeoLRhYBwgFNaL9RiF_sGY6hV7TtU49liLqV7NfiofRM4D4_aem_CCgzB_tmuAbTkmXe9HqDNw

Today’s the day! International premiere of “Synergy” at ClarinetFest 2024!!

We’re here! Sound check ✅ We hope to see you at our 2:30 performance in the Studio Theatre!

Meet bass clarinetist, Catherin Conlin!

As a multi-instrumentalist and educator with a love of musical theatre, Catherine Conlin (she/her/hers) maintains an active career across the United States and is currently the Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Cottey College (Nevada, MO). Originally from Ohio, USA, she received her Bachelor’s from Cleveland State University (CSU), where she studied with Ellen Breakfield-Glick, Dennis Nygren, and long-time Cleveland Orchestra clarinetist Theodore Johnson. In addition to clarinet, she also trained as a soprano with Noriko Fujii-Paukert. While at CSU, Catherine was named the undergraduate winner of the Daniel Rains Solo Competition, performing Debussy’s Premiere Rhapsodie with the CSU Symphony Orchestra. Further, she held the principal clarinet positions with the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra, Cleveland Women’s Orchestra, and Opera Circle. With a passion for making classical music more accessible to audiences, Catherine was a founding member of the woodwind quintet All-Star Winds, who were active participants in the Classical Revolution movement, bringing classical music to bars, coffee shops, and other informal venues. As the baritone saxophone player in her band 6 King Brass, Catherine wrote several of the band’s most popular tunes and had the opportunity to share the stage with the legendary Roger Lewis of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band.

After moving to Denton, TX, Catherine attended the University of North Texas (UNT) for a Master’s in clarinet performance and a DMA in multiple woodwinds. While at UNT, she studied clarinet with Kimberly Cole Luevano, John Scott, Daryl Coad, and Deb Fabian. She also studied saxophone with Eric Nestler, flute with Mary Karen Clardy, and wind conducting with Dennis Fisher and Eugene Migliaro Corporon. She was a woodwind finalist in UNT’s Concerto Competition and a finalist in the International Clarinet Association’s Orchestral Excerpts Competition. Catherine quickly established herself as an accomplished and highly sought after performer and educator in the DFW area. She is a regular instructor for Bocal Majority’s Clearly Clarinet Camp and a chamber coach for UNT’s ClarEssentials camp. As a pit musician and music director, she plays several musicals each year with a reputation for quality performance. Her versatility and excellent sight-reading skills keep her in high demand, performing for theaters such as Lyric Stage, Grand Prairie Arts Council, Firehouse Theatre, Happy Ending Lyric Players, On Stage in Bedord, Lakeside Community Theatre, Medical City Lewisville Grand Theatre, as well as countless others across the Dallas/Fort Worth, TX and Cleveland, OH areas.

Catherine can be heard as a clarinetist on UNT Wind Symphony’s albums Taylor Made, Noteworthy, and Hope. She is also featured on baritone saxophone in Below Jupiter’s album, Sonorous Dithyrambs. She is a member of the International Clarinet Association, the American Federation of Musicians, and Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honors Society.

Meet bassoonist, Dr. Andrea Baker!

Dr. Andrea C. Baker currently serves as the Assistant Professor of Bassoon at Western Illinois University where she is also the bassoonist of the long-standing Camerata Wind Quintet. She also holds the positions of principal bassoon with Opera in the Ozarks and second bassoon with the Richmond Symphony in Indiana.

Previously, she was the instructor of Double Reeds at Georgia Southern University and held the positions of assistant principal/second bassoon with the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra in Bosnia and Herzegovina and second bassoon with the New England Philharmonic. Recent orchestral performances include the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Alabama Symphony, and Chattanooga Symphony. As a soloist, she was the 2021 winner of the University of Cincinnati wind concerto competition, and the 2017 winner of the Boston Woodwind Society Sherman Walt Merit solo competition.

An avid chamber musician, Dr. Baker is the bassoonist for Some Light Reeding and Panoply Winds: an international touring wind quintet committed to sharing culture through music. Panoply was a guest ensemble in residence at the 2019 Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival in South Africa. In collaboration with clarinetist Bryce Newcomer, Some Light Reeding aims to improve accessibility and equity among developing woodwind students.

She earned her DMA from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and her Master of Music degree from New England Conservatory. She also holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Penn State University, and her principal teachers and mentors include William Winstead, Martin Garcia, Christopher Sales, Richard Svoboda, Daryl Durran, and Shirley Curtiss.