In preparation for the 2018 Clasax Performance Competition in June, please note that D'Addario Woodwinds will be offering participants a total prize pool of $500 of woodwind products - let this act as some extra motivation for your practise! Applications will open...
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Scenes from the 2017 End of Year Concert
Venue: Ashburton Baptist Church, Ashburton.
Clasax End-of-Year Concert: Sunday November 19
We cordially invite you to our final concert of the year on Sunday November 19th, 2pm at the Ashburton Baptist Church at 8 Y Street Ashburton. Hear extraordinary clarinet and saxophone players on a huge variety of instruments perform beautiful music in six different...
Junior Clasax Day
Friday, October 6, 2017 between 9:00am and 4:30pm, Highvale Primary School (Glen Waverley) This day is for all clarinet and saxophone students who range from Beginners to AMEB Grade 4 standard. Students will spend the day as part of an ensemble, led by two qualified...
Upcoming: Ensemble Liaison & Friends, Clarinet Mega Day
Ensemble Liaison & Friends present Tango Thursday August 31 2017, 7pm, Melbourne Recital Centre Featuring James Crabb (accordion) and Paul Wright (violin) performing Dvorak, Frank, Piazzolla and more. Download flyer Clarinet Mega Day, Monash University...
Gallery: June Concert
Friday June 23, Fintona Girls' School Balwyn. All photography by Denise Illing.
Gallery: 2017 Clasax Performance Competition
Prize winners: Clasax Performance Competition 2017
ENSEMBLES Junior Ensembles 1st Loreto Toorak Saxophone Ensemble Senior Large Ensembles 1st Loreto Toorak Senior Clarinet Ensemble 2nd Eltham High School Saxophone Ensemble 3rd Eltham High School Clarinet Choir HC ...
Professional Development Day 2017
The Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Victoria, Inc. is pleased to present 2017 Professional Development Day for Clarinet and Saxophone Teachers Saturday August 5, 2017 Ashburton Community Centre, 160 High St. , Ashburton 9:30am-12:30pm-Hands on session for clarinet...
Upcoming events: Winter-Spring 2017
Professional Development Day, Saturday August 5 2017 Venue: Ashburton Community Centre, 160 High St. Ashburton Time: 9.30am-4.30pm Facilitated by Andrew East and Paul Donnelly, the full day session will include talking about techniques that help students to develop...
Adjudicators for this year’s competition
Philip Green will adjudicate the Buffet Crampon Clarinet Award. Chris Ondaatje will adjudicate the senior sections, and will co-adjudicate the Buffet Crampon Clarinet Award Megan George will adjudicate the 10 years and under to 16 years and under sections Jason...
Clasax & Buffet Clarinet Competition 2017!
Competition details, rules and entry forms can be found in the following link: Clasax & Buffet Crampon Clarinet Competition. Enter now! Entries close Monday May 15 2017.
Adult Clarinet Ensemble Day
For all abilities! Saturday, April 29, 2017 Highvale Primary, 33 Ashton St., Glen Waverley 9:45 am-4:00 pm, 4:00-4:30 pm Concert Featuring: Fun warm ups Large and small ensemble playing Easy ways to learn rhythms with Marla Swift Cost: $35/$30 for Clasax members...
Upcoming concert: The Friends of Eusebius and Florestan
The Friends of Eusebius and Florestan is a new ensemble based in Melbourne which brings together members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra who share a passion for music of the 19th century played...
November 2016: A Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Moments from the 2016 end-of-year concert at the High St Rd Uniting Church, Mount Waverley:
Clasax play-in dates for 2017
Clasax play-in dates for 2017 Clasax Saxophone Ensemble Sunday February 5 Sunday March 5 Sunday April 2 Sunday May 7 Sunday June 4 Wednesday June 21 (evening) Concert: Friday June 23 Sunday July 2 Sunday August 6 Sunday September 3 Sunday October 1 Sunday November 5...
Term 3 2016 CLASAX events
Friday September 23rd: Junior CLASAX Day with Ben Snowdon and Daniel Nealon at Highvale Primary School, Glen Waverley. This day is for all clarinet and saxophone students who range from beginners to AMEB Grade 4 standard . Students will spend the day as part of an...
Masterclass with David Rowden on June 19th.
Up to 5 competitors from the Buffet Crampon Clarinet Award will be invited to participate in a masterclass with adjudicator David Rowden. This masterclass is open to the public to observe, and would be beneficial for teachers, students and community players....
PayPal payment options for 2016 performance competition
Please note that entry is not confirmed until the entry form is submitted. Payment alone does not enter students in the competition. Sections Buffet Award (member) $25.00 AUD Buffet Award (non member) $30.00 AUD U10-U16 solo (member) $10.00 AUD U10-U16 solo (non...
Play In Rehearsals have now begun!
Our 2016 Clarinet and Saxophone Play-In rehearsals have now commenced for 2016! Contact clasaxvictoria@gmail.com if you have any queries about dates.
End of Year Concert: November 22nd
Term 3 events: Registration and payment
Professional Development with Ian Morgan: August 2nd Super Sax Sunday with Dr James Nightingale: August 23rd Monash Clarinet Mega Day: August 30th Junior Day with Daniel Nealon and Ben Snowden: September 25th
Junior Day 2015
This day is for all clarinet and saxophone students who range from beginners to AMEB Grade 4 standard . The purpose of the day is not to develop virtuosic skills on the instrument, but to have fun and enjoy making music! Students will spend the day as part of an...
Super Sax Sunday 2015
CLASAX is thrilled to be running Super Sax Sunday for the fourth year in 2015, this time with clinician Dr James Nightingale. The schedule for the day will be as follows: 9:00am Registration 9:30am Warm up/ Ensemble Rehearsal 1 10:45am Morning Tea 11:00am Masterclass:...
2015 Professional Developement with Ian Morgan
CLASAX are pleased to present a Professional Development afternoon for teachers on Sunday August 2nd with Ian Morgan. This session is for clarinet and saxophone teachers of all levels of experience, led by Melbourne music educator Ian Morgan. Topics will focus on...