Clarinet Corner

Host Tim Phillips sits down with internationally acclaimed clarinetist Jon Manasse to discuss his career and inspirations... including how Manasse inspired Phillips himself! This interview originally aired on TROY Public Radio on June 26th, 2023.

Clarinet Corner podcast listeners: We're sharing this special episode of In Focus with you today, as Tim has special news about the 500th episode of the radio show! On this special episode of “In Focus” marking the Juneteenth holiday, host Carolyn Hutcheson speaks with Clarinet Corner's Tim Phillips. The Clarinet Corner radio show will soon hit its 500th episode and Phillips will air a special joi...

This time on the show, Host Tim Phillips sits down with Piano and Clarinet Duo Dawson and Taneea Hull to reflect on their new CD, "Reflections."

On this episode, we listen back to the final part of Host Tim Phillips' 2015 interview with New Orleans Jazz Clarinetist Doreen Ketchens.

On this episode, we listen back to the first part of Host Tim Phillips' 2015 interview with New Orleans Jazz Clarinetist Doreen Ketchens.

On this episode, we listen back to Host Tim Phillips' 2018 interview with Seunghee Lee, who discusses her CD, "Full Circle".

This time on Clarinet Corner, we're listening back to one of our favorite interviews from 2020. Host Tim Phillips sits down with Clarinetist Olivia Meadows.

This time on the podcast, Host Tim Phillips is celebrating the holidays with clarinet music to fit the season.

In this installment, Host Tim Phillips sits down with Clarinetist Osiris Molina to discuss his new CD, "Cuba, Alabama". And yes, there is an actual city named Cuba in Alabama!

This time on the podcast, we're revisiting a conversation from November 2013 with Ben Redwine. And as Host Tim Phillips says, we hope you enjoy.

In this episode, Host Tim Phillips talks with Clarinetist Wesley Ferreira about his new CD “Into the Green”.

In this episode, Tim talks to clarinet legend Stanley Drucker about his long career in the New York Philharmonic and some of his other chamber music performances which are featured on his new release, volumes 8 and 9 of the “Heritage Collection.”

In this episode, Tim talks with clarinetist Jonathan Cohler about his cd “Latin Journey” with pianist Rasa Vitkauskaite.

This episode features Host Tim Phillips's interview with Clarinetist Tomasso Lonquich on his new CD “Moonwalk,” with pianist Alexander Lonquich.

Host Tim Phillips sits down with renowned soloist and chamber musician Peter Cigleris to discuss his newest CD in the final part of a 2-part interview series.

Host Tim Phillips sits down with renowned soloist and chamber musician Peter Cigleris to discuss his newest CD in the first part of a 2-part interview series.

This time on Clarinet Corner, we listen back to Host Tim Phillips's November 2nd interview with New Orleans Clarinetist Evan Christopher to discuss playing in the era of COVID-19.

This time on Clarinet Corner, Host Tim Phillips sits down with Clarinetist Jonathan Cohler to discuss his new CD featuring performances of the works of Mozart.

Today in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday we're launching the Clarinet Corner podcast with a very special episode.  Our host Tim Phillips sat down last year with Anthony McGill, principal clarinetist with the NY Phil, to discuss his projects to increase racial representation including #TakeTwoKnees and his haunting arrangement of "America, The Beautiful."  They also discuss the impact o...

Troy Public Radio's weekly musical exploration, "Clarinet Corner" is now available as a monthly podcast!  That means you'll be able to delve into great conversations about: music history and performance practice, social justice, playing in a film orchestra, and colorful stories about jazz musicians.    Join host Tim Phillips for a conversation that doesn't require you to be a clarinet player or ev...