Julian Bliss
Clarinet Clinic / Master Class
Wednesday
January 29th, 2020
Mid-Carolina High School
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Julian Bliss will be hosting a FREE master class for anyone wishing to attend.
Thank you to Conn-Selmer Inc. and Tracy E. Leenman with Musical Innovations for making this possible!
JOIN US! Please contact Brandon C. Armstrong at barmstrong@newberry.k12.sc.us if you and/or your students wish to take advantage of this incredible musical opportunity.
———About Julian Bliss———
Julian Bliss was born in Harpenden, England in 1989. He began playing clarinet at age 4, when he was given a Lyons C Clarinet. Bliss earned his Postgraduate Artist's Diploma from Indiana University at age 12 (but was not awarded his diploma until he graduated from high school). He has studied with Howard Klug (at Indiana University) and with Sabine Meyer (at the Musikhochschule in Germany). Julian’s visit to South Carolina is co-sponsored by the Conn-Selmer Corporation and by Musical Innovations.
In 2001, Julian won the Concerto Soloists Young Artists Competition in Philadelphia; in 2002, he performed at Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee by royal invitation. He also performed at the Queen's 80th birthday. He has appeared as a soloist with many orchestras, including the London Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, Malaysian Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic and the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland Junior Orchestra. He has performed at Lincoln Center in New York City and at the Louvre in Paris. He was the subject of a three-part made-for-television documentary entitled Gifted.
In collaboration with Leblanc, Bliss has developed the Leblanc Serenade series of clarinets. Says Bliss of the line: I know I can pick up any Serenade clarinet and be able to perform at the level to which I am accustomed.
If you have not yet heard Julian play you will be amazed! Check out his YouTube video by clicking the link below!
