Clarinet Masterclass

Senior music education major Alayna McCulley performs Weinberg’s “Clarinet Sonata” in front of Wesley Ferreira Oct. 7. Ferreira gave advice to each student whothat performed and told McCulley to work on volume and confidence. 

Beckett Whitworth, junior music education major, plays Schocker’s “Weird Little Pieces” on the bass clarinet. 

Whitworth plays a song while Ferreira snaps to create a beat. Ferreira asked the audience to guess the titles of pieces based on how the music made them feel.

Senior music education major Josiah Stocks plays Osborne’s “Rhapsody” on his clarinet attached to an adapter and amplification machine. Stocks used pedalspetals to change the effects of his music. He developed the idea from his experience playing electric guitar.

Ferreira asks Stocks about how he felt playing. Stocks said he is preparing the piece he performed for the senior showcase next semester. 

Graduate student Evan O’Day writes notes during Ferreira’s clarinet masterclass. O’Day won Jâca’s Emerging Composers Competition, and the band played his work the night before.