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Daugherty's "Brooklyn Bridge"

Author: clarinetist04
Date: 2007-06-28 02:46

I just wanted to express my amazement at this piece. It is a clarinet concerto for clarinet and wind ensemble. What an incredibly written piece. It is very jazzy (as is much of Daugherty's music for orchestra and wind ensemble) but definitely uses an incredible amount of contemporary techniques and a lot of lyricism. I'm not sure who the clarinetist or wind ensemble is (it is a promotional recording distributed by Boosey & Hawkes and they didn't give any credit to the performers) but they're absolutely breathtaking. The clarinetist has that perfect balance and the agility and gracefulness that they are able to get around this very difficult solo part is absolutely incredible. Fantastic piece and great recording - I wish I could tell you more about the latter but I've given you all the info I have.

Anyway if you are looking for a challenge I highly recommend this piece and would recommend getting a recording yourself from B&H or from one of the commercial vendors as a couple of recordings were done this year of this piece by a variety of college groups.

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Re: Daugherty's "Brooklyn Bridge"

Author: smross
Date: 2007-06-28 14:29

It's probably Michael Wayne with the University of Michigan Symphony Band. It's an amazing recording. Unless someone else has recorded it as well...?

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Re: Daugherty's "Brooklyn Bridge"

Author: spartanclarinet
Date: 2007-06-28 15:59

Yes, the clarinetist is indeed Michael Wayne. He is currently the principal clarinetist of the Kansas City Symphony. The recording is terrific and IMO he ranks among the world's most distinguished clarinetists. He is truly extraordinary.
Mr. Wayne was a student at the University of Michigan in the studio of Fred Ormand. If I remember correctly, he graduated somewhere around 2004 and was invited by the composer to perform his new concerto with the Michigan Wind Ensemble around 2005.

Justin O'Dell
http://web.mac.com/clarinetquintet/iWeb/MSUClarinetStudio/MSU.html
http://www.music.msu.edu/people/detail.php?id=83

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Re: Daugherty's "Brooklyn Bridge"

Author: kev182
Date: 2007-06-28 18:00

We just performed this with Dr. Williams being the soloist. Really an amazing piece! It's jazzy, contemporary and some parts extremely lyrical and beautiful.

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