AAJ: That band also got you playing more contra-alto clarinet. Had you played that much beforehand? Tin Hat, from left: Ben Goldberg, Carla Kihlstedt, Mark Orton, Ara Anderson BG: Not so much; I was ...

Ben_Goldberg_with_contra_alto_clarinet_-_2_-_photo_by_Ken_Weiss.JPG Ben Goldberg's Unfold Ordinary Mind plays a Portland show on Monday. (Ken Weiss) When Ben Goldberg ...

Travis Carrell, a senior at Huntington High School, sat with his contra alto clarinet among a group of other musicians waiting for their turn to audition for the Association of Texas Small School ...

HUNTINGTON — Travis Carrell, a Huntington High School junior, has a natural musical ability and a competitive spirit. Carrell was recently named to the Association of Texas Small School Bands after ...