Clarinet Corner
Clarinet Corner is an exploration of music involving the clarinet. The show features music across genres including: classical, jazz, world, film music, and rock. And the lively conversation includes topics such as: musical history and practice, social justice, playing in a film orchestra, and colorful stories about jazz players. You don't have to be a clarinet player or a musician to join in, host Tim Phillips makes the show accessible to everyone!
Episodes

Apr 25, 2025
Apr 25, 2025
49 min
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!

Sep 9, 2024
Sep 9, 2024
49 min
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.

Aug 29, 2024
Aug 29, 2024
49 min
Host Tim Phillips sits down with Chris Mothersole, Instructor of Clarinet & Chamber Music at the University of West Georgia, to discuss his diverse career.

Aug 5, 2024
Aug 5, 2024
49 min
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.

Jul 16, 2024
Jul 16, 2024
49 min
Host Tim Phillips talks with Clarinetist Sam Sadigursky about his diverse career and musical variety.

Jul 3, 2024
Jul 3, 2024
49 min
Host Tim Phillips sits down with Clarinetist Graeme Steele Johnson to discuss his career and latest work.

Jun 20, 2024
Jun 20, 2024
29 min
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.

Jun 7, 2024
Jun 7, 2024
29 min
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.

Mar 29, 2024
Mar 29, 2024
4 min
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.

Mar 19, 2024
Mar 19, 2024
49 min
Host Tim Phillips speaks with Charles West, former president of the International Clarinet Association.






