UTRGV Flute and Clarinet Festival to Feature Internationally Acclaimed Artists

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Edinburg, Texas – UTRGV will feature world-renowned performers at its 2019 Flute and Clarinet Festival, Saturday, April 6, at the Performing Arts Center on the Edinburg Campus.  

Performing on flute are José Valentino, a Grammy-nominated and internationally acclaimed artist who has worked on American Idol and X-Factor; and Giovanni Perez,a Latin Grammy-nominated music educator, music entrepreneur, and multi-faceted performing artist. Performing on clarinet will be José Franch-Ballester, a native of Moncofa, Spain, hailed as one of the most promising clarinetists of his generation.

Artistic directors of the UTRGV Flute and Clarinet Festival are Dr. Krista Jobson and Dr. Jonathan Guist, faculty at the UTRGV School of Music. 

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Registration is now open for the festival, which will include a full day of performances, masterclasses, games, special topics, ensemble performance opportunities, and recital opportunities for directors. 

Events are designed especially for middle school, high school and collegiate/advanced flutists and clarinetists. Please bring your instrument.

Registration is requested by 5 p.m. Monday, April 1.  Registration is $10. 

For more information on the festival, call (956) 665-3471 or email krista.jobson@utrgv.eduor jonanthan.guist@utrgv.edu.

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EVENT CONTACT

Krista.jobson@utrgv.edu

Co-Director of the Flute and Clarinet Festival 2019 / (956) 665-3471 

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