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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 48 Number 1

Spring 2023

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In our latest issue

CASSGB Young Clarinetist Competition
A report on the competition for young clarine playets held in London , January 2023
Catherine Smith

A Tribute to Stanley Drucker
The great American clarinetist who died in 2022 aged 93
Chris Walters

Single Reed Doctor
How Qi gong practice can improve clarinet playing
Stéphanie Carne

Newark turns 50
A look back at Half a century of the School of Musical Instrument Crafts
Patrick Abbott

Pamela Harrison
A look at her beautiful contributions to the clarinet repertoire
Robert Plane

Drifting Away
Free Sheet Music : lyrical clarinet piece dedicated to Jack Brymer and inspired by W.B. Yeats
Pamela Harrison

Bass Clarinet tips
Best tips on everything from tuning to challenging the image of the instrument
Hannah Shilvock

Back to School
Our editor shares her experience of being a beginner at the alto saxophone
Catherine Smith

All Issues

Spring 1978

Volume 3 Number 1

Winter 1977

Volume 2 Number 4

Autumn 1977

Volume 2 Number 3

Summer 1977

Volume 2 Number 2

Spring 1977

Volume 2 Number 1

Winter 1976

Volume 1 Number 2

Autumn 1976

Volume 1 Number 1

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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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