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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 50 Number 1

SPRING 2025

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In our latest issue

Cornwall Sax Course

A chance to learn and practise at the Cornwall clifftops

Echoes Across Borders

Thomas Verity and Michael Csányi-Wills on their new disc

Elise Hall

Dr. Katia Beaugeais introduces Hall’s influence on the sax world – and her own new piece of music

Classical meets Klezmer

Thomas Verity’s New Recording of the music of Mieczysław Weinberg

The Selmer Muse clarinet

Our review of the new model

Music Industry Jobs

Meet the pros you won’t see on stage

All Issues

Spring 1980

Volume 5 Number 1

Winter 1979

Volume 4 Number 4

Autumn 1979

Volume 4 Number 3

Summer 1979

Volume 4 Number 2

Spring 1979

Volume 4 Number 1

Winter 1978

Volume 3 Number 4

Autumn 1978

Volume 3 Number 3

Summer 1978

Volume 3 Number 2

Spring 1978

Volume 3 Number 1

Winter 1977

Volume 2 Number 4

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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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