Clarisoirée: An Evening of Clarinets

Sketches in Two States of Mind [World Premiere] — Matthew Weger
Josh Snively, Owen Davitt, Matthew Schmidt, Maggie Fatsis; Bass Clarinets

3 Short Dances [World Premiere] — Owen Davitt
I. Cobble Stone Tap
II. Movements of the Sparrow
III. Weeping Willow
Donald Moy, Eb Clarinet
Dr. John Curtis, Piano

We Reflect. We Grieve. We Rise. — Jonathan Russell
I. We Reflect
Heather O’Gara, Bb Clarinet
Matthew Weger, Bass Clarinet
Dr. John Curtis, Piano

System [World Premiere] — Owen Davitt
Josh Snively, Bass Clarinet
Dr. John Curtis, Piano

Pleistocene Epoch: The Great Ice Age — Jenni Brandon
III. Mammuthus Columbi: Columbian Mammoth
Margali Grenier, Contrabass Clarinet

Sqwonklets — Jonathan Russell
I. Bold, with a swing
II. Driving
III. Waltz
IV. Contemplative
V. Driving
Owen Davitt, Margali Grenier, Donald Moy, Ryan Nerp, Heather O’Gara, Josh Snively, Matthew Weger; Bass Clarinets. Six members of the PCC were joint commissioners of this work.

Terra — Owen Davitt
I. Desert Winds
II. Celtic Hills
III. The Rainforest Floor
IV. The American Great Plains
Owen G. Davitt, Maggie Fatsis, Matthew Schmidt, Matthew Weger; Bass Clarinets