Learning with Jon Manasse

Jon Manasse:
Concert/Recording artist
Current principal clarinetist with the
Orchestra of St. Lukes, American Ballet Theater, and the Mostly Mozart festival orchestra.
Former principal clarinet with Metropolitan Opera orchestra.
Professor at Eastman, Juilliard, Lynn, and Mannes
Co-artistic director Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival
Alec Manasse:
1st prize ICA 2014
1st prize Mprize chamber music competition 2016
winner Juilliard pre college
Concerto competition 2015
2 time winner Eastern music festival concerto comp 2014,2015
2 time winner LaGuardia HS competition 2014,2016
Juilliard scholarship student

[@billducker7404]

Jon a fantastic player. Lovely to see and hear Alec also a fine player. I remember seeing Jon win the International clarinet competition at Denver when he played Weber's Concertino and won the competition. I know that Karl Leister was judge. Later I met up with Jon and Tod Levy both pupils of David Weber in Paris. We were trying Vandoren mouthpieces ! I was interested in what John said about location, humidity etc. I think that since Vandoren has sealed their reeds in humidity packs they are much better and consistent than the old days when we bought boxes of 20 reeds! I think that Jon is in the lineage of the great school of American clarinet playing. He has also remained with the BuffetR13clarinet now in its new creation the Tosca with the much improved low F . thank you Jon. and Alec. Bill. UK

[@hudsoncampos5976]

Amazing

[@billducker7404]

Jon has been named as One of the great American clarinet players in his new book The Clarinet - (Fabrer music) deservedly so! Bill. UK

[@Yuppie.Mike.]

I go from sea level to high altitude regularly. I choose a harder read so I can adjust them myself. I normally like around a three and a half but I always purchase fours and work on them. I can generally use every v21 read in the box.

[@kkrylovskiy]

I'd also love to know what the duet at the beginning is.

[@yishihara55527]

Normie: "Which hall is this being shot at?"
Important Sounding Host: "That's classified information."

[@Marcus-pb3hj]

Amazing video! can someone please tell me what the duet piece that they played in the beginning of this video??

[@aaronlipsky7096]

What is the name of the opening duet?

[@yunieskygonzalezperez3822]

Me pudiera decir que boquilla usar ya que uso la vandoren a2 y ya no se fábrica saludos de antemano

[@Greg00811]

What is the name of the piece at the beginning?

[@marcopepe1181]

What is the name of the opening duet????

[@saxefoner]

Another player for the BD 5 mouthpiece

[@fernie51296]

saxefoner it’s a great design. I would love to see one with the same inner design but more open tip opening and longer facing and maybe one with a small tip opening too.

[@tabbywarrior]

​@@fernie51296Smaller is BD4, longer is BD2, more open is BD7 and BD6

[@yauchen6939]

What kind clarinet he plays?

[@sum7242]

A bit late but Jon plays on a buffet r13 Tosca and his son plays a buffet r13 prestige

[@thetruemaxgoof]

This interviewer won't stop interjecting, let him speak

[@bobbob123ful]

Why is the interviewer so concerned about royalties? Just let them talk haha

[@debcoon508]

Twins

[@TheFra091]

mouthpiece that uses Jon Mannes?

[@darienwilliams8264]

black Diamond

[@TheFra091]

ok Ty :)

[@fernie51296]

+Darien Williams I thought he used an M30D?

[@darienwilliams8264]

+Fernando Herrera previously but he is currently trying the BD

[@dbzgtcrazy]

Can he not be that good? Seriously. I give up hahaha. It was amazing hearing him play the Weber quintet live once.

[@absolutezeroteam3168]

Alec hasn't personality

[@cesteres]

Tosca is sweet but lacks character

[@evgenytaimanov250]

Alec had no chance to speak or be a part of the conversation, demonstration for some reason,,,🤔