Debbie Barlow - email Debbie

• Hometown: Sterling, VA
• Major/year: Music Ed/Junior
• Clarinet Hardware: Buffet R13
• Favorite thing about JMU: The way the campus looks while the leaves change.
• Least favorite clarinet-related activity: practicing articulations
• Memorable Experience: Sound of America Honor Band trip to Europe-summer of 96

John Blair - email John

• Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA
• Major/year: Music Education/Sophomore
• Clarinet Hardware: Buffet R-13, Vandoren 5RV Lyre, Bonade ligature (regular, not inverted), is that too much info yet? Should I keep going and going?
• Favorite Repertoire: right now it is the Nielson Concerto for Clarinet
• Hobbies: reading, writing, socializing, being funny! (Well, I try to be funny!)
• Favorite thing about JMU: the cool people!
• Favorite thing to do at JMU: act crazy!
• Least favorite clarinet-related activity: trying to play the Eb clarinet in tune with the soprano saxophone! ( this happened in Wind Symphony this semester! ) Believe me it's hard!
• Memorable Experience:My senior year in high school, I got into the All-State Orchestra and we played Mahler's 1st Symphony. It was so amazing (even though the performance could have been better). Plus I got to sit next to Catherine Sipher!

Russell Hammond - email Russ

• Hometown: Charlotte, NC
• Major/year: Music Ed/Sophomore
• Clarinet Hardware: Buffet
• Hobbies: Sports, mechanics, and lounging
• Favorite thing about JMU: Always something to do.
• Favorite thing to do at JMU: D-Hall
• Least favorite clarinet-related activity: Scales

Paul Hatton - email Paul

• Hometown: Frederick, MD
• Major/year: Music Education / Senior
• Clarinet Hardware: Buffet R-13 overhauled by Tim Clark. Vandoren 5RV Lire Profile 88 (to be changed soon?), Vandoren Optima Ligature, V-12 reeds (I mostly play on my own though). Pack-a-stand.
• Favorite Repertoire: Aaron Copland's 'Clarinet Concerto', Gerald Finzi's 'Clarinet Concerto'.
• Hobbies: Composition, HTML (I wrote this site!), investing.
• Favorite thing about JMU: Wonderfully diverse, engulfing environment. Beautiful landscaping. Lots of flowers to pick.
• Least favorite clarinet-related activity: Practicing slowly.
• Memorable Experiences: My senior recital. Traveling to Monaco with the MRD's. Winning an 'Honorable Mention' from Libby Larsen in the James Riley Composition Competition in 1998.

Kelvin Jackson - email Kelvin

• Hometown: Newport News, VA
• Major/year: freshman
• Clarinet Hardware: Buffet R-13
• Favorite Repertoire: Stravinsky
• Hobbies: sleep
• Favorite thing about JMU: Fun parties and beautiful people
• Least favorite clarinet-related activity: practicing

Sarah Kevorkian - email Sarah

• Hometown: Norfolk, VA
• Major/year: Music Education / Freshman
• Clarinet Hardware: Buffet R-13
• Favorite Repertoire: Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A
• Hobbies: playing the clarinet :), swimming, reading
• Clarinet Joke: How do you know when a clarinet player is at your house? They don't know where to enter or what key to use.

Jaime Piccininni - email Jaime

• Hometown: Vernon, NJ
• Major/year: Music Ed - 3rd year
• Clarinet Hardware: Buffet R-13
• Favorite Repertoire: Weber Concerto #1
• Hobbies: Daydreaming, Yoga, Painting
• Favorite thing about JMU: The Quad
• Favorite thing to do at JMU: Tuesday night jazz at Calhoun's
• Least favorite clarinet-related activity: Marching Band
• Memorable Experience: I played in Secret Garden, Anything Goes, and Brigadoon in high school. In 4th grade, my clarinet went down to my ankles when I sat down....haha

Kristina Ryan - email Kristina

• Hometown: Colonial Heights, VA
• Major/year: Music Industry/Freshman
• Clarinet Hardware: Buffet R-13, Vandoren 3.5 reeds, sometimes V-12s
• Favorite Repertoire: Brahms Sonata No. 1 in F
• Hobbies: reading, playing with the computer, The X-Files
• Favorite thing about JMU: guys are actually polite
• Favorite thing to do at JMU: (making fun of Dr McClellan's shoes! again, just kidding!) sleeping
• Clarinet Joke: How many clarinet players does it take to change a light bulb? One, but he has to go through the box to find a good bulb.
• Least favorite clarinet-related activity: (practicing! just kidding!) swabbing-it's disgusting!
• Memorable Experience: The most memorable performance opportunity was Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra. I learned how to play poker! Also how to blend with an orchestra. I don't know about high school stuff.... I was an All-State auditionee for 3 years, and I finally made it my senior year. I was second chair in both District Band and Greater Richmond Youth Wind Ensemble. I was first chair in my school for three years.

Beth Schroeder - email Beth

• Hometown: Sterling, VA
• Major/year: Music Education/freshman
• Favorite Repertoire: Anything Brahms
• Hobbies: Poetry, travel, photography, trips to Wal-Mart, anything band related
• Favorite thing about JMU: The Marching Band
• Favorite thing to do at JMU: Many things but I love to watch the sunset from the Quad.
• Clarinet Joke: Hmm.....How many clarinetists does it take to change a light bulb? Give up???...........One, but it takes them forever because they have to search through many to find one that works.
• Least favorite clarinet-related activity: Reeds

Catherine Sipher - email Catherine

• Hometown: Roanoke, VA
• Major/year: Clarinet/Piano performance - sophomore
• Clarinet Hardware: Custom Yamaha
• Favorite thing about JMU: The campus is beautiful and the people are friendly.
• Favorite thing to do at JMU: Hang out with my awesome friends in my hall.
• Least favorite clarinet-related activity: Finding a good reed
• Memorable Experience: One of my most favorite performances was with the All-State Orchestra my senior year. We played Mahler No. 1 and it was my first opportunity to perfom with John Blair. Yeah for John Blair!