Clarinet Orchestra & Clarinet Fun

Clarinet Play

Director: Mag. Christian Hopfgartner BA BA

The Clarinet Club has been running at the Innsbruck Music School since the 2020/2021 academic year. Under the direction of Mag. Christian Hopfgartner BA BA, young clarinettists can come together to make music.

Tyrol Clarinet Orchestra

Conductor: Mag. Christian Hopfgartner BA BA

The Tyrol Clarinet Orchestra of the Innsbruck Municipal Music School was founded in 1987 by Prof. Peter Rabl. From September 2023 to July 2026, the ensemble was conducted by Mag. Christian Köll. From the 2026/2027 academic year, Mag. Christian Hopfgartner BA BA will take over as conductor of the Tyrol Clarinet Orchestra. The members are current and former pupils of the Innsbruck Music School; on occasion, teaching staff also take part in concerts and recordings.

The use of a wide variety of instruments, such as B♭ clarinets, E♭ clarinets, basset horns, bass clarinets, contra-alto clarinets and contra-bass clarinets, has expanded the ensemble’s range and dynamic possibilities. The repertoire is extremely diverse. It spans all eras of music history, ranging from arrangements of Baroque compositions to works by contemporary composers.

The numerous concerts both at home and abroad attest to the orchestra’s high musical standard.

CDs & Recordings

2012: 25 years of the Clarinet Orchestra Tyrol:

Original compositions and arrangements by Johann Sebastian Bach, Heinrich Joseph Baermann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Claude Debussy, Paul Harvey, Henry Mancini, Daniel Galay, George Gershwin and Edgar Seipenbusch were recorded for the anniversary CD 25 Years Clarinet Orchestra Tyrol.

2002 Clarinet Orchestra Tyrol

The 2002 recording includes compositions by Georg Friedrich Händel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfram Rosenberger and Elliot de Borgo.