Links to Other Websites

Colleges

• Birmingham Conservatoire
  Birmingham Conservatoire is an international conservatoire, a full faculty of UCE Birmingham and a major concert venue for many of Birmingham’s principal concert promoters and organisations.
• Guildhall School of Music and Drama
  One of Europe's leading conservatoires, offering musicians, actors, stage managers and theatre technicians an inspiring environment in which to develop as artists and professionals.
• Leeds College of Music
  Leeds College of Music is the UK's largest music college, with over 1000 full-time and 2000 part-time students.
• Royal Academy of Music
  The Academy was founded in 1822, and ever since has trained versatile and resourceful musicians with the skills they need to enjoy life-long careers in the ever-changing profession.
• Royal College of Music
  Founded in 1882, the RCM trains gifted musicians from all over the world for international careers as performers, conductors and composers and other significant leadership roles within the arts.
• Royal Northern College of Music
  Formed from the merger of the Royal Manchester College of Music and the Northern School of Music, RNCM has, for many years been the first choice institution for aspiring professional musicians.
• Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  At The RoyalRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland we believe that ultimately, it’s performance that lies at the heart of creative and artistic success.
• Royal Welsh College of Music
  The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is the National Conservatoire of Wales, providing specialist practical and performance-based training.
• Trinity College of Music
  Trinity College of Music richly deserves its international reputation as one of the premier institutions in the United Kingdom for the study of music.

Retailers

• Barnes and Mullins Limited
  Based in the modern surroundings of a new 46,000 sqft warehousing and office facility in Oswestry Shropshire, Barnes and Mullins are now set to grow even further in the 21st century.
• Boosey and Hawkes
  Boosey & Hawkes is the largest specialist classical music publishing company in the world.
• Buffet Crampon
  French manufacturer of student and professional clarinets and saxophones.
• Chimes Music Shop
  Instrumental and sheet music retailer for Barbican and South Kensington.
• Clarinets direct
  Clarinets Direct aim to provide the advancing player with a quality or special alternative to the full price new professional instruments to be found at main dealers.
• Dawkes Music Limited
  Over 40 years of experience bringing benefits to you...
• GoodSheetMusic.com
  Welcome to GoodSheetMusic.com, the place for unused and used sheet music for wind instruments. We specialise in music for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon, including music which is out of print and hard to track down.
• Howarth of London
  Internationally known as makers of the finest oboes, oboes d'amore, English horns and clarinets. Also one of the world's leading suppliers of oboes, bassoons, clarinets and saxophones.
• John Packer Limited
  John Packer Ltd has been servicing the needs of woodwind and brass musical instrument players, of all standards, throughout the UK for more than 25 years.
• June Emerson Wind Music
  Specialist supplier of music for wind instruments, we carry a stock of more than 32,500 titles of music ready for despatch worldwide.
• Peter Eaton - Clarinets
  Peter Eaton is in the unique position of being the only maker of clarinets and clarinet mouthpieces of the highest quality.
• Reeds Direct
  Reeds Direct, Cambridge are a specialist single reed mail order supplier offering you great prices on all popular brands of clarinet and saxophone reeds.
• Rico
  Everyone knows Rico reeds, and everyone knows that virtually every clarinetist or saxophonist has, at one time or another, played with a Rico reed.
• Rosetti
  UK distributors of wind instruments and accessories
• Sax.co.uk
  sax.co.uk is the World's biggest saxophone store housing over 300 instruments in a 5,000 sq.ft purpose built facility, described by Courtney Pine as "the saxophone temple!"
• Saxtrader.co.uk
  Sax Trader is here to help you buy and sell saxophones (and related gear).
• Sheehans of Leicester
  Sheehans of Leicester - Musical instrument retailer
• Sheet Music and CDs at tutti.co.uk
  New sheet music and recordings and the place to download Clarinet Realities - a fresh look at the fundamentals of clarinet technique by Geraldine Allen
• Vandoren
  Manufactures of reeds, mouthpieces and accessories for clarinet and saxophone
• Windband
  Woodwind and brass specialists in Shrewsbury
• Windblowers
  Nottingham's specialist woodwind and brass retailer
• Wood, Wind and Reed
  We specialise in everything for the woodwind and brass player.
• Woodwind Co
  Home of Superpads the finest clarinet pads and bassoon pads.
• Yamaha
  Japanese manufacturer of student and professional musical instruments

Publishers

• Arrangements and compositions for clarinet and saxophone
  Various arrangements and compositions for clarinet and saxophone ensemble by Anthony Wakefield. Available for purchase using Scorch (Sibelius).
• Astute Music
  Innovative company that specialises in new works for saxophone
• Brass Wind Publications
  UK publisher of sheet music for brass and woodwind music
• Clarinet Classics
  The specialist CD label dedicated to the clarinet and saxophone.
• Gumbles Publications
  Exciting new music for saxophone solo and ensemble by Chris Gumbley, James Rae, Karen Street and Gilad Atzmon.
• Jazzwize
  JAZZWISE, the UK’s leading jazz magazine.
• Latona Music
  Latona Music focuses mainly on original music for brass, saxophone, clarinet and wind ensemble and is aimed at players of all ages and abilities.
• Lazarus Edition
  Lazarus Edition is making available masterpieces of nineteenth century wind music long since out of print.
• Saxtet Publications
  Saxtet Publications (SXP) was established in 1990, and is a publishing company specialising in quality new sheet music for the saxophone.
• Swazz Music
  Saxophone, clarinet, quartet and quintet music. Also jazz tutorial books with CD

Associations

• Australian Clarinet and Saxophone Magazine
  We offer access to reviews of clarinet and saxophone CDs/books/concerts and and much more!
• Austrian Clarinet Society
  
• International Clarinet Association
  The International Clarinet Association has members virtually everywhere in the world.
• National Association of Musical Instrument Repairers
  Promoting quality repairs of musical instruments.
• North American Saxophone Alliance
  
• World Bass Clarinet Foundation
  The aim of the foundation is to gain a broader support for the bass clarinet from musicians, composers and audience.
• World Clarinet Alliance
  

Instrumentalists (clarinet)

• British Clarinet Ensemble
  The British Clarinet Ensemble was formed in 1995 to tour to Finland as guests of the Finnish Clarinet Ensemble.
• The Cameo Clarinet Quartet
  Scotland's new, fresh and dynamic all-girl Clarinet Quartet
• David Campbell
  David Campbell is well-known as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher who has given concerts and masterclasses in over 40 countries.
• Leslie Craven
  One of Britain's most respected and accomplished clarinettists.
• East London Clarinet Choir
  East London Clarinet Choir is London’s most exciting wind ensemble.
• Fell Clarinet Quartet
  Colin Blamey, Helen Bywater, Marianne Rawles, Lenny Sayers. Formed in 1999 at the RNCM ,the Fell Clarinet Quartet is an award-winning and innovative Manchester based group. Their recent CD 'Knotwork' was given 4 stars by the Scotsman.
• Inner City Four Clarinet Quartet
  A professional chamber ensemble based in Central London.
• Mistral Clarinet Quartet
  Clarinet quartet based in South West London.
• Andrew Roberts
  The Clarinet Web Site, home to clarinettist Andrew Roberts and the Clarinet Summer School.
• South Wales Clarinet Choir
  South Wales Clarinet Choir
• Kathryn Stagg - teaching and performance
  
• Thameside Clarinet Choir
  The Thameside Clarinet Choir is a well-established group of around twenty players based near Kingston upon Thames, in South West London, UK.

Instrumentalists (saxophone)

• A Good Reed Saxophone Quartet
  An all girl saxophone quartet available to play for weddings, corporate & private functions and both formal and educational recitals.
• Astraeus Saxophone Quartet
  Saxophone Quartet
• Banyuls Saxophone Quartet
  
• Rob Buckland - Saxophone
  
• Colloquium Saxophone Ensemble
  A Huddersfield, West Yorkshire based community saxophone ensemble available for weddings, corporate and charity events, birthdays and receptions. We play a selection of traditional jazz numbers, TV and movie themes specifically arranged for saxophone ensemble, we play classical arrangements and light music. We travel extensively and enjoy performing at resorts. The ensemble is open to membership, the entry standard is grade 5 and above, minimum age 16 years.
• Delta Saxophone Quartet
  Formed in 1984 by Steve Cottrell, Pete Whyman, Colin Smith and Chris Caldwell, all pupils of Stephen Trier and undergraduates at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.
• Equinox Saxophone Ensemble
  Nine-piece saxophone ensemble directed by Alistair Parnell
• Mike Hall
  Mike Hall is a jazz saxophonist and educator. He is Head of Jazz Studies at the RNCM
• Herd of Sax
  Surrey based amateur saxophone choir
• London Saxophone Choir
  The London Saxophone Choir is a group for saxophone players of any age and ability. The group is conducted by Roger Cawkwell.
• Carlos Lopez-Real
  Saxophonist - Composer - Teacher
• National Saxophone Choir of GB
  A lively, talented and enterprising ensemble of saxophonists committed to presenting challenging but accessible music to as wide an audience as possible.
• North Wales Saxophone Choir
  
• River City Saxes
  Saxophone Quartet in South West London
• Sax in the City
  A Chichester, West Sussex based youth saxophone quartet available for weddings, corporate and charity events, birthdays and receptions. We play a selection of traditional jazz numbers as well as TV and movie themes specifically arranged for saxophone quartet.
• Saxophonics
  A saxophone group based in Chippenham, Wiltshire.
• Simply Saxes
  
• Spiral Saxophone Quartet
  
• Yorkshire Saxophone Choir
  

Miscellaneous

• Benslow Music Trust
  From classical to jazz and pop - the whole musical spectrum is on offer at Benslow, with an all year programme of day and residential music courses and music summer schools.
• Clarinet Resources
  A source of information for the clarinet amateur, professional, and anyone who "just wants to know".
• Steve Crow - Saxophone Specialist
  Steve Crow - Specialist saxophone engineer and repairer
• Dorset Wind Music
  A good selection of Clarinet and Saxophone Quartets, solos and Wind Orchestra pieces.
• My Music Theory
  Free online lessons and exercises in Music Theory - ABRSM syllabus. Step by step explanations suitable for any age.
• Sax on the Web
  All things saxophone. Including the Sax on the Web forum.
• Soprillo: The smallest piccolo saxophone in the world
  The first website dedicated to the world's smallest saxophone.
• Sources for the ABRSM practical exams
  Complete listing of ABRSM Graded exam pieces for clarinet - with downloadable mp3 recordings of selected repertoire
• The Tutor Pages
  Clarinet teachers in the UK