Clarinet Masterclass: Featuring Levana Cohen

Name: Clarinet Masterclass: Featuring Levana Cohen
Start: 2024-12-04T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-04T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Paul Effman Music (600 Woodbury Rd., Plainview, NY)

Schedule

Wed Dec 04 2024 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Paul Effman Music (600 Woodbury Rd., Plainview, NY) | Plainview, NY

We are excited to announce our clarinet masterclass!
Clarinet Workshop Lead by Levana Cohen (Principal Clarinetist for the Astoria Symphony Orchestra, Woodwind Specialist and coach with the Metropolitan Youth Orchestras of New York, chamber music coach for Stony Brook University, and director of the Port
Washington Clarinet Choir).
Be sure to bring your clarinet, there will be opportunities to perform!
We will also have a selection of Vandoren mouthpiece and reed products on-hand for trial!
Cost & Registration Details:
-This is a FREE event
-Space is extremely limited (20 spots available for participants)
-Parents are welcome but standing room only
-Tickets are required for students participating in the event, parents do not need tickets
-While anyone is welcome to attend, this event is best suited for clarinet players with two or more years of experience.
The structure of this event is as follows:
-Performance by Dr. Levana Cohen
-Warm-Up Workshop
-Vandoren Reed Trial Opportunities
-Performances by Masterclass Participants
Reserve your spot with a ticket from the link on the event page.
Who is Levana Cohen?
Seattle born clarinetist, Levana Cohen is an avid performer and music educator. Her performances have taken her to some of the most prestigious concert halls including, Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose hall, the Koussevitzky Music Shed and Ozawa hall of Tanglewood, Benaroya Hall, Symphony Space, The DiMenna Center, Flushing Town Hall and the 92ndY sharing the stage and performing with such artists as Frank Morelli, William Purvis, Steven Taylor, Shlomo Mintz and the Emerson String Quartet to name a few. Levana's life as a NY based freelance musician has made her into an extremely versatile musician performing and teaching in a multitude of different genres.
In performance, these genres include the ballet, pit orchestra, opera, chamber music (both in the concert hall and for house parties), studio musician (recording for TV and radio), and the occasional concerto. Currently, Levana perform as the Principal Clarinetist for the Astoria Symphony Orchestra and appears at universities nation-wide leading masterclasses, clinics and performing recitals and concertos.
As a committed and devoted music educator, Dr. Cohen enjoys teaching students of all ages. She is the clarinet professor and teaches the Woodwind Method class at Long Island University, C.W. Post campus. She also serves as the Clarinet Instructor at Suffolk County Community College, and operates her own private
teaching studio in Port Washington NY. Apart from helping her students find their true, unique voice on their instrument, one of her highest priorities at the college level is to prepare her students for successful careers in music. Dr. Cohen is a Vandoren Regional Artist and through this program gives free clinics to music programs across Long Island. Additionally, Levana is a Woodwind Specialist and coach with the Metropolitan Youth Orchestras of New York, a chamber music coach for Stony Brook University, and is the director of the Port Washington Clarinet Choir.
Levana holds both a Master of Music degree and a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from Stony Brook University under the tutelage of Daniel Gilbert. She performs on Buffet Tosca clarinets and uses Vandoren mouthpiece, ligature and reed products.