Klarinet Archive - Posting 000264.txt from 2007/07

From: Kennen White <white1kd@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] Re: Looking for Clarinet, Flute, and Piano Music
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:46:22 -0400

Sorry for the delayed response, but here is some more info about
repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano.

As a member of the Crescent Duo (fl/cl with flutist Joanna Cowan
White), I am involved with the Flute/Clarinet Duos Consortium, which
has commissioned the following works for fl/cl/pn:
Barn Dances by Libby Larsen
Twin Trio by Derek Bermel
Portraits of Langston by Valerie Coleman.
I believe these are all available except the Coleman, which was just
completed and won't be for sale until sometime after it is premiered.

The Webster Trio (Michael Webster, clarinet, Leon Buyse, flute and
Robert Moelling, piano) is a well-known fl/cl/pn ensemble. They have
several excellent recordings and as someone already mentioned,
Michael Webster has a number of great arrangements (Carmen Suite,
Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun, Brahms Hungarian Dance, Dvorak
Slavonic Dance, others). I think most of these are now published by
International.

The Webster Trio has a good repertoire list on their website:
http://www.webstertrio.com/

Some other trios I've enjoyed performing include Paul Shoenfield's
Sonatina and Maurice Emmaneul's Sonate. Both are very challenging
and require a strong pianist. I concur with a previous poster that
the William Grant Still Miniatures works well with clarinet replacing
oboe. By the way, that work is now available in quintet form from
International Opus, and works well in that format also. Of course the
Saint-Saens Tarantella (requires A clarinet) is a classic. There is
a trio arrangement of the Entr'acte from Carmen (a nice fl/cl duet in
the opera). I can't remember who did the arrangement or publishes it.

If anyone is interested in fl/cl repertoire, our CD Flights of Fancy:
Crescent Duo (Centaur Records 2603) is available from Van Cott
Information Services (http://www.vcisinc.com/clarinetcds.htm),
Centaur (http://www.centaurrecords.com/), Amazon, etc.

It contains the following repertoire:
John Rutter: Three American Miniatures for flute and clarinet;
Malcolm Arnold: Divertimento for flute, oboe; Thomas Christian David:
Sonata for flute and clarinet; Norman C. Dietz: Dialog (flute and
bass clarinet); Walter Piston: Three Pieces for flute, clarinet and
bassoon; Donald Sloan: Five Flights of Fancy for flute and clarinet;
Antoni Szalowski: Duo for flute and clarinet; David R. Gillingham:
American Counterpoint for flute, clarinet and alto saxophone.

We have another CD that should be available this fall which will
include all newly commissioned works, including duos and trios (fl/
cl/sax, some with percussion). Composers include Nikola Resanovic
(fl/cl), Charles Ruggiero, David Hollinden, Catherine McMichael,
Scott Harding and others.

Hope this is helpful.

Kennen White
Professor of Clarinet
Central Michigan University
white1kd@-----.edu

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