Dr.
James Fay
Northern Professional
experience
Northern Virginia Community College Professor of Music. Teach clarinet, music theory, history, and technology. 1973-present
National Music Camp, Interlochen,
Michigan Instructor
of clarinet for NMC and for the
North Carolina Symphony Orchestra 1970-72
Amitalia Trio 1970-72
U. S. Air Force Band, Washington, DC 1966-70
National Concert Band of America 1999-2002
Virginia Grand Military Band 2002-present
Maryland Defense Force Band
2009-present
Education
Peabody Conservatory of Music D.M.A., Clarinet. 1991. Studies with Sidney Forrest
The
High School studies with Anthony Ciccarelli
Publications
"The Klarinet FAQ," The Clarinet, February-March, 1996.
"Brahms' Clarinet Works: Manuscripts, Editions and First Performances," The Clarinet, July-August, 1992.
"The Clarinet and its Use as a Solo Instrument in the Chamber Music of Johannes Brahms," Dissertation, Peabody Conservatory of Music, 1991.
"The Clarinet: A Short History," The Northern Virginia Review, Spring, 1987.
Additional
professional activities
Numerous performances as clarinet soloist, recitalist, and chamber
musician, as well as conductor in North and
Founder and administrator of KLARINET, an Internet discussion group for clarinetists worldwide.
i-net+ Certified
James Fay plays on a Moennig-Buffet clarinet, Wenchia bell and barrel, Gennusa mouthpiece, BG ligature, and Gonzalez FOF Reeds