Klarinet Archive - Posting 000117.txt from 2003/01

From: Deidre Calarco <dleigh@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Solo Cuts
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 09:25:01 -0500

On 1/7/03 9:10 AM, "Rebecca Brennan" <rjbrennan1221@-----.com> wrote:

> I think you should show off. That is why in the clarinet choir I am making
> one of the freshmen play alto clarinet.
>
> I'm looking for something that will knock some people out of their chairs.
> As much as I like the concertino, I don't think I could do it with that
> because they have already hear it zillions of times. The music store here
> does have to Concerto. Maybe I will look at it.

Would "showing off" would be a problem? (isn't that the whole point? :-)

However, if you have a good accompanist you might consider doing a movement
of a sonata or something else that isn't just a reduction of a piece for
clarinet and orchestra. I had a lot of success with that is high school:
Hertig, Poulanc; stuff like that. Pieces like that often have movements
that are less than 5 minutes (although I don't think we had that time limit
when I was doing S&E...) and they let you do some nice ensemble playing.
Also, those are pieces that they don't hear every day - especially from high
school students.

I had an opportunity to play with the local community orchestra when I was a
senior in high school and did the Weber Concertino. I've always sort of
regretted it. It was a big hit with the audience, but it reminds me of an
etude.

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