Video Samples

Robert Spring

School of Music professor Robert Spring’s clarinet skills are featured on a recent production of Eight/KAET-TV’s ASU Research Review.  The program profiles the people responsible for spearheading the latest research and innovations happening inside ASU’s labs and classrooms. 

Spring is known as the “Heifetz of the clarinet” for his double tonguing, circular breathing and extreme high range.  He has spent the past two decades teaching and performing at ASU and around the world.  Spring fills the stage with his amazing and flawless talents in both classical and contemporary music.  

Watch the Quicktime movie | 8:45

Going for Baroque

Kimberly Marshall, director of the Herberger Institute School of Music and Goldman Professor of Organ, discusses how students benefit from traveling around the world with her.  Since every organ is not built the same, they have opportunities to play and adapt to a variety of instruments.  For instance, in her summer program to Mexico, she and students have access to five 18th-century organs.

Watch the Quicktime movie | 2:37 | 2.76 MB

Robert Spring Chats about Clarinet study

Robert Spring, Evelyn Smith Professor of Music, discusses how ASU clarinet students constantly are exploring new styles of music, and learn to use electronics in the creation of music.  He urges students to think about how their field of study will change by 2020.  Spring also discusses how graduate clarinet students venture out into the community and perform in public schools for junior and high school students.   

Watch the Quicktime movie | 1:48 | 1.88 MB