Clarinet orchestra & clarinet playing

Clarinet playing

Direction: Mag. Christian Hopfgartner BA BA

Since the 2020/2021 school year, the Innsbruck Music School has had a clarinet ensemble. Under the direction of Mag. Christian Hopfgartner BA BA, young clarinettists can make music together.

Clarinet Orchestra Tyrol

Conductor: Mag. Christian Köll

The Clarinet Orchestra of the Music School of the City of Innsbruck was founded in 1987 by Prof. Peter Rabl. Since the 2023/2024 school year, the ensemble has been under the direction of Mag. Christian Köll. The members are active and former pupils of the Innsbruck Music School, and occasionally teachers also take part in concerts and recordings.

By using a wide variety of instruments, such as Bb clarinets, Eb clarinets, basset horns, bass clarinets, contra-alto clarinets and contra-bass clarinets, the range and dynamic possibilities have been expanded. The repertoire is extremely diverse. It covers all eras of music history and ranges from arrangements of baroque compositions to works by contemporary composers.

The numerous concerts at home and abroad confirm the high musical level of the orchestra.

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.