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The Evolution Of Clarinet & Saxophone Magazine

  • 1976
  • 1987
  • 1998
  • 2008
  • 2016

  • 1976

    Launched in 1976, our humble magazine was known back then as CASS News with our first editor Paul Harvey. Who knew at the time this would lead to the 60-page content-rich magazine we know and love today.

  • 1987

    Our first ever A4 format magazine with a feature cover of Paul Sargeant with his vast collection of single reed instruments.

  • 1998

    The magazine has a facelift with a new design and a new editor. The magazine has grown to around 50 pages.

  • 2008

    Editor Richard Edwards has evolved the magazine into a 60-page with a striking and modern cover style

  • 2016

    CASSGB celebrates its 40th birthday, with new editor Chris Walters refining the format of the Clarinet & Saxophone magazine we know today.

Volume 49 Number 4

WINTER 2024

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In our latest issue

Eugene Rousseau

CASSGB president Richard Ingham and vice-president Kyle Horch pay tribute to the late, great saxophonist

Third European Saxophone Congress

The Yugen Quartet’s Alicia Hillman and Ewan Wright report from their performances in Italy in the summer

Masterclass

Clarinettist Michael Collins talks about his preparation for a performance of Magnus Lindberg’s Concerto

Online Saxophone Museum

Dr. Andreas van Zoelen introduces us to his amazing online resource: a museum of saxophone photography and information

Anton Weinberg

Colleague and former student Neyire Ashworth interviews the clarinettist on his 80th birthday

Dawkes’s repair department

Head technician at Dawkes, Abi Taylor, lets us in on life as an instrument repairer

The Tárogató

Ola Asdahl Rokkones gives us the lowdown on the Hungarian wind instrument

All Issues

WINTER 2024

Volume 49 Number 4

AUTUMN 2024

Volume 49 Number 3

SUMMER 2024

Volume 49 Number 2

Spring 2024

Volume 49 Number 1

Winter 2023

Volume 48 Number 4

Autumn 2023

Volume 48 Number 3

Summer 2023

Volume 48 Number 2

Spring 2023

Volume 48 Number 1

Winter 2022

Volume 47 Number 4

Autumn 2022

Volume 47 Number 3

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All our members receive the quarterly Clarinet & Saxophone magazine, featuring:

  • Interviews with international soloists (John Harle, Eugene Rousseau, Julian Bliss, Rob Buckland, Basil Tschaikov), session musicians (Phil Todd, Scott Robinson), Jazz musicians (Bob Mintzer, Trish Clowes, Andy Sheppard), composers (Sally Beamish, Andy Scott, Ian Stewart), and the best of up-and-coming British talent
  • An on-going series on the clarinet sections of our major orchestras
  • Articles on technique and repertoire
  • Information on making and repairing instruments
  • Reports on all the major clarinet and saxophone events in Great Britain

Each edition includes:

  • Latest News.
  • Reviews of concerts, CDs, sheet music, and products.
  • ‘Where Can I Play’.
  • Classified Ads.
  • Quizzes.
  • Events calendar – the single most extensive calendar of single-reed events available.
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