Klarinet Archive - Posting 000789.txt from 1997/12

From: Greg Barrett <gbarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Solo clarinet and band by American composer
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 12:14:42 -0500

You probably know Babin's "Hillandale Waltzes" available from Ludwig
Music.

> Subject: Solo clarinet and band by American composer
>
> Dear Klarinet Colleagues,
>
> I now conduct a high school age band here in Germany in which every
> member has been taking private lessons for several years and entrance is
> by recommendation or audition only. (Recent concert included Walter
> Piston: Tunbridge Fair; Morton Gould: American Salute; Percy Grainger:
> Molly on the Shore; Alfred Reed: Russian Christmas Music; etc.)
>
> I have a 17 year old clarinettist who took first prize for all of Germany
> in clarinet solo competition for youth this year (Jugend Musiziert). He
> can technically and musically master literally anything put in front of
> him. He played Weber: Concertino with the band 4 years ago.
>
> Now my question: Can you make suggestions of solos for clarinet and band
> by AMERICAN COMPOSERS in the moderate-to-difficult to difficult to
> next-to-impossible categories. All I can think of is Alfred Reed: Rahoon,
> but I would like more ideas to choose from.
>
> Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
>
> Don Christensen
> chr@-----.de
>