"Karla Avila's rich tone and smooth delivery

filled the hall's resonant space with

Messiaen's whirling, melancholy lines."

~Phyllis Rosenblum, Santa Cruz Sentinel, March 11, 2010

Upcoming Shows

Saturday, February 5, 2011
Karla performs as principal clarinetist with
the Saint Peter's Chamber Orchestra
in a program of Copland's Appalachian Spring for 13 musicians,,
Ravel's Introduction and Allegro, and Paquito D'Rivera's Aires Tropicales for woodwind quintet.
ßt. Peter's Episcopal Church, 178 Clinton St., Redwood City
6:30 p.m. concert; 4-6 p.m. wine tasting event
Visit www.spcorchestra.org for further details.

March 20, 2011
Schumann Mass, Op. 147
Karla performs as principal clarinetist with the Oratorio Society,
Gregory Wait conductor
Congregational Church, Palo Alto (corner of Lewis and Embarcadero)
4:00 p.m.

Save the Date!

April 4-8, 2011
CSMA Art and Music In Schools
Avenue Winds presents: American Composers and the Avant-Garde.
More info coming soon....

Friday, April 22, 2011
Karla will perform on clarinets in the world premiere of Damon Waitkus' newest work for clarinet, violin, piano, and percussion, with Regina Schafer on piano, Emily Packard on violin, and Erika Johnson on percussion.
New Keys: World Premiere of Waitkus Widespread Use Without Testing
8:00 p.m., SF Community Music Center, Capp St., San Francisco
Visit www.newkeysconcert.org/concerts.html for more info.

Saturday, April 23, 2011
Karla will perform on clarinets in a varied and enthralling program of new music
New Music Works: Whirled on a String
7:30 p.m., Cabrillo College Music Recital Hall, Aptos
Visit www.newmusicworks.org for more info.

Recent Performances

Friday, January 21, 2011
Karla will perform at ClarFest 2011, in Steve Reich's New York Counterpoint for 11 clarinetists, with Ann Lavin, Roy Zajac, Diane Maltester and many more of the Bay Area's finest clarinetists, and conducted by legendary clarinetist Charles Neidich
Visit music.ucdavis.edu/clarfest for more info.

Saturday, January 15, 2011
Karla will perform the Bay Area premiere of Osvaldo Golijov's
narrated piece for clarinet and piano,
There is Wind and There Are Ashes in the Wind.
New Music Works: Women's Voices
Music Recital Hall, UC Santa Cruz, 8 p.m.
Visit www.newmusicworks.org for more info.

December 16-19, 2010
Karla performs with the Santa Cruz Ballet Orchestra
in Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker
Visit www.scbt.org for more information.

October 27-November 28, 2010
Karla performs on clarinets in West Side Story, The National Broadway Tour
of the newly orchestrated 2009 revival of Bernstein's legendary gem.
Visit www.shn.org for more information.

Saturday, October 2 & Sunday, October 3, 2010
Karla performs with the Santa Cruz Symphony in a program including
Gershwinn's Rhapsody in Blue and Holst's The Planets.
Visit www.santacruzsymphony.org for more information.

Saturday, October 9, 2010
Karla performs as principal clarinetist with
the Saint Peter's Chamber Orchestra
in a program of Rossini's Il Signor Bruschino Overture,
Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto and Beethoven's Third Symphony.
Visit www.spcorchestra.org for further details.

Friday, October 29, 2010
Karla performs on clarinet and bass clarinet with the awesome,
genre-defying Jack O' The Clock.
Featuring Damon Waitkus and crew in all original tunes.
Mills College, Oakland, CA.
Visit www.jackotheclock.com for more info.