Past Performances...
- February 21, 2005
Faculty Solo Recital: "The Clarinet, Alone." Music by Stravinsky, Desportes, Gardner, Wetzel, and Musgrave.
Steadman Theater, Mansfield University
Mansfield, PA
- February 14, 2005
Faculty Cello Recital: Sera Smolen. Brahms Trio in A Minor, op 114, with Nancy Boston, piano, and Sera Smolen, cello. Steadman Theater, Mansfield University
Mansfield, PA
- February 13, 2005
Sera Smolen Recital. Brahms Trio in A Minor, op 114, with Nancy Boston, piano, and Sera Smolen, cello. Steadman Theater, Mansfield University
Mansfield, PA
- February 5, 2005
"Meet the Performer Series." Brahms Trio in A Minor, op 114, with Nancy Boston, piano, and Sera Smolen, cello. Steadman Theater, Mansfield University
Mansfield, PA
- July 20, 2004
DMA Lecture-Recital: "Analysis, reconstruction, and performance of interactive electroacoustic works for clarinet and 'obsolete' technology"
Thea Musgrave, Narcissus [1987] for B-flat clarinet and digital delay
Bruce Pennycook, PRAESCIO IV [1990] for clarinet and interactive sytem
Lecture will focus on issues facing performers interested in interactive electroacoustic works for which the original technology is no longer available or obsolete.
Room 238, University of Arizona School of Music
Tucson, AZ
- Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 7:30 pm
UA Chamber Orchestra: Stravinsky, L'Histoire du soldat (full version, with narration)
Crowder Hall, University of Arizona School of Music
Tucson, AZ
- Saturday, April 3, 2004 - 8 pm
Substitute Bass Clarinet, Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Pops Program
Nogales, AZ
- Saturday, February 28, 2004 - 8 pm
Substitute Bass Clarinet, Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Pops Program
Oro Valley, AZ
- Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 7:30pm
Substitute Bass Clarinet, Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Pops Program
Green Valley, AZ
- Monday, November 24, 2003 - 7 pm
UA Chamber Orchestra: Copland, Appalachian Spring (Suite for 13 instruments)
Crowder Hall, University of Arizona School of Music
Tucson, AZ
- Monday, November 24, 2003 - 9 am
UA Chamber Orchestra Children's concert: Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf
Crowder Hall, University of Arizona School of Music
Tucson, AZ
- Thursday and Friday, November 20 & 21, 2003 - 8pm
Substitute Bass Clarinet with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Program: Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphoses; Saent-Saens, Cello Concerto; Schumann, Symphony No. 1
More info: www.tucsonsymphony.org
- Tuesday, October 28, 2003 - 7 pm
Doctoral Ensemble Recital: Lisa Timm, Bassoon
Mendelssohn: Concertpiece, Op 113; Beethoven: Sextet, Op 71
Holsclaw Recital Hall, UA School of Music and Dance
Tucson, AZ
- Sunday, October 26, 2003 - 5:30 pm
"Music and Masque Gala," Tuscon Symphony Women's Association
Mendelssohn: Concertpiece, Op 113
Tucson, AZ
- Saturday, October 18, 2003 - 7:30 pm and Sunday, October 19, 2003 - 3 pm
Arizona Symphony Orchestra
Schubert: Symphony No. 7, in B Minor, D 759 "Unfinished" ; Dan Asia: At the Far Edge; Mozart: Mass in C Minor
Crowder Hall, UA School of Music and Dance
Tucson, AZ
- Saturday, September 20, 2003 - 7:30 pm and Sunday, September 21, 2003 - 3 pm
Arizona Symphony Orchestra
Crowder Hall, UA School of Music and Dance
Tucson, AZ
- Thursday, July 4, 2003 - 7:30 pm
Tucson Symphony Orchestra (sub 3rd/bass clar.)
Canyon del Oro Riverfront Park
Oro Valley, AZ
- Wednesday March 12, 2003, 7 pm
Doctoral Solo Recital
Witold Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes; Isang Yun: Monolog for Bass Clarinet; Johannes Brahms: Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120, No. 1; Donald Martino: A Set for Clarinet; Aaron Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Holsclaw Recital Hall, UA School of Music and Dance
Tucson, AZ
- Thursday, November 14, 2002
Doctoral Ensemble Recital
Rebecca Clarke: Prelude, Allegro, and Pastorale; W. A. Mozart: “Kegelstatt” Trio in E-Flat Major; Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Two Clarinets; Beethoven: Trio, Op. 11
Holsclaw Recital Hall, UA School of Music and Dance
Tucson, AZ
- Sunday, February 3, 2002 - 2 pm
Benefit Concert for Project Early Start
Pence Center for the Performing Arts
Central Arizona College, Coolidge, AZ
Claude Debussy, Premiere Rhapsody for clarinet and piano
Johannes Brahms, Sonata, Op. 120, no. 2 in E-Flat Major for clarinet and piano
Igor Stravinsky, Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo
Robert Muczynski, Time Pieces for clarinet and piano
- Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 7 pm
DMA Qualifying Recital
University of Arizona School of Music, Tucson, AZ
Claude Debussy, Premiere Rhapsody for clarinet and piano
Johannes Brahms, Sonata, Op. 120, no. 2 in E-Flat Major for clarinet and piano
Igor Stravinsky, Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo
Robert Muczynski, Time Pieces for clarinet and piano
- November 23, 2000 - 7:00 pm
Guest Soloist
Central Arizona College Community Band
Central Arizona College, Coolidge, AZ
Concertino by Carl Maria von Weber
- May 20, 2000 - 3:00 pm
American Composers' Forum Gathering, Washington, DC Chapter
Levine School of Music, Washington, DC
Two Breathing Songs for clarinet solo (1993), by Alexandra Gardner
- April 11, 2000 - 7:00 pm
Faculty Recital
Baltimore High School for the Arts, Baltimore, MD
Narcissus for clarinet and digital delay (1987), by Thea Musgrave
- April 6, 2000 - 7:30 pm
"CrossCurrents" Festival
Levine School of Music, Washington, DC
Narcissus for clarinet and digital delay (1987), by Thea Musgrave
ALSO: Ensemble NEXT resurfaces!
Spotted Jasper for bass clarinet, marimba, and electronic sounds (world premiere)
by Alexandra Gardner
with Robert Novak, marimba.
- March 25, 1999 - 12 Noon
Peabody Computer Music "Prix d'Ete" Thursday Noon Recital
Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, MD
Renascence for clarinet, tape, and tape delay, by Jonathan Kramer
Original 1974 version using period instruments!
- March 22, 1999 - 7:00 pm
Faculty Recital: 20th Century Music
Baltimore High School for the Arts, Baltimore, MD
Renascence for clarinet, tape, and tape delay, by Jonathan Kramer
Original 1974 version using period instruments!
- January 29, 1999 - 8:00 pm
Peabody Computer Music Department 30th Anniversary Celebration
Friedberg Concert Hall, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, MD
Taruyamaarutet (Twisted Faces in Wood)
by C. Matthew Burtner
Ensemble NEXT:
Melanie Brown, movement artist; Haleh Abghari, soprano; Robert Novak,
marimba; Nathan Brewster, percussion; David Brooke Wetzel, bass clarinet;
Alexandra Gardner, polyrhythmicon; Jeffrey Pollock, conductor.
- January 24, 1999, 3:00 pm
Baltimore Composers' Forum
Tiddalik for bass clarinet trio (world premiere)
by Paul E. Faatz.
Tripod: Sam Kaestner, David Brooke Wetzel, and Paul E. Faatz, bass clarinets
- Tuesday November 3, 1998, 7:00 pm
Peabody Computer Music Presentation
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD
mm-ah-uh-ee-oo for clarinet and interactive electronics
by Seunghyun Yun
Effects and computer interface design by David Brook Wetzel
- Wednesday, April 29, 1998, 8:00
Peabody Computer Music Department Recital
North Hall, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, MD
mm-ah-uh-ee-oo for clarinet and interactive electronics
by Seunghyun Yun
Effects and computer interface design by David Brook Wetzel
- Saturday, April 19, 1997 - 7:30 pm
Bass clarinet with the Peabody Camerata
Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, MD
C. Matthew Burtner's Variants, for piccolo and low
ensemble (world premiere)
with Alison Potter, piccolo
- Tuesday, April 15 & Thursday, April 17, 1997
Towson State University Contemporary Music Festival,
Towson State University, Baltimore, MD
clarinet in Luciano Berio's Folk Songs
clarinet and bass clarinet for William Kliensasser's
Concerto for Saxophone, Chamber Orchestra and Interactive Electronics(world premiere)
with John Sampen, Alto Saxophone Solo
- March 6, 1997 - 12 Noon
Thursday Noon Concert, Friedberg Concert Hall
Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, MD
Three Windows: Barbara's Tower, for soprano, bass clarinet, and
percussion
by Alex Gardner
Text by Richard Sober
with Miriam Dubrow, soprano, and Robert Novak, percussion
- October 30, 1996 - 8:00 pm
Peabody Computer Music Consort
Maryland Science Center, Baltimore, MD
Memories of You, for clarinet and recorded voice
by David Brooke Wetzel
- October 20, 1996 - 3:00 pm
"Synaesthesia" Festival of Poetry and Music
The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Three Windows: Barbara's Tower, for soprano, bass clarinet, and
percussion (world premiere)
by Alex Gardner
Text by Richard Sober
with Miriam Dubrow, soprano, and Robert Novak, percussion
- July 20 & 21, 1996 - 7:00 pm
"Jigsaw: Putting the Pieces Together" - works by Alexandra Gardner
Dance Place, Washington, DC
Two Breathing Songs, for Bb clarinet solo (1993)
by Alexandra Gardner
- Tuesday, May 21, 1996 - 8:00 pm
New Horizons Chamber Ensemble
Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church, Baltimore, MD
Circles, for clarinet, bass clarinet, piano, and percussion (world premiere)
by C. Matthew Burtner
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