arthur campbell, featured artist

Internationally acclaimed clarinetist, Arthur Campbell has toured extensively throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, has performed in some of the world's most prestigious venues, and has a celebrated solo recording career.

Reviews in leading publications consistently rank Campbell as one of the world's leading clarinet virtuosos. In 2007 alone Campbell's recording, Brahms: Clarinet Chamber Music, on the prestigious German audiophile label Audite, won the Supersonic Award in Belgium, the Magnifique Award in France and the Recomendado in Spain. Germany's Ensemble magazine raves, "stirring for both heart and mind..." while Audiophile Audition states "expressive intimacy on a high order of execution - potent rainy-day music. .. for ambiance, intimacy, and audiophile presence in your Brahms library, you need only acquire this fine disc." Opus magazine (France) writes "Campbell finds a beautiful instrumental balance for a musical message of remarkable expressive wealth." while Fanfare magazine exclaims "exquisite playing".

In addition to his highly praised performances of the standard canon, Arthur Campbell is recognized as one of the leading champions of contemporary repertoire of his generation and has had pieces written expressly for him by some of today's most distin guished composers. He has recorded three acclaimed CD's featuring new works.

Campbell's live performances have been broadcast internationally on over 400 radio stations, and on the worldwide broadcasts of the Web Concert Hall Series. Also in great demand as a master teacher, Dr. Campbell has presented master classes at leading universities, conservatories, festivals and conventions throughout the world.

Campbell has won numerous international and national competitions and received the Doctor of Music and Master of Music degrees from Northwestern University, where he studied with renowned clarinetist and pedagogue Robert Marcellus. Campbell holds the d istinction of being one of only three people ever to have completed a doctoral degree as a student of the late Marcellus. A native of Canada, Campbell grew up in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. He now lives in the US, having been recruited to the Artist-Fa culty of Grand Valley State University in Michigan where he has built a thriving studio of clarinet students from around the globe. Arthur Campbell plays Leblanc, Opus II clarinets, and the AC custom mouthpiece made by Dave Knox.

eighth blackbird, ensemble-in-residence

Described by The New Yorker as “friendly, unpretentious, idealistic and highly skilled,” eighth blackbird promises its ever-increasing audiences provocative and engaging performances. It is widely lauded for its performing style: often playing from memory with virtuosic and theatrical flair and its efforts to make new music accessible to wide audiences. A New York Times reviewer raved, "eighth blackbird's performances are the picture of polish and precision, and they seem to be thoroughly engaged by music in a broad range of contemporary styles." The sextet has been the subject of profiles in the New York Times and on NPR’s All Things Considered; it has also been featured on CBS’s Sunday Morning, St. Paul Sunday, Weekend America and The Next Big Thing, among others. The ensemble is in residence at the University of Richmond in Virginia and at the University of Chicago. Visit eigthblackbird.com for more information on 3p's ensemble-in-residence.

[ nov. 6 ]	2:00pm and 7:30pm
[ nov. 7 ]	10:00am, 1:00pm 4:00pm, and 7:30pm

arthur campbell, featured artist

eighth blackbird, ensemble-in-residence

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