Cascading Whirlwinds (2024)
The inspiration for the piece Cascading Whirlwinds came from the title itself. I had been wanting to use this title for a piece of music for a while, but had not found the right melody to accompany it. A friend and colleague, Tyler Shumate, approached me about composing a piece for a new clarinet quartet he had formed (Clarión Clarinet Quartet). I saw this as a challenging opportunity as I had never written for a clarinet quartet before and was working with four talented musicians. After some experimentation, I came up with an opening that featured flowing chords and moving harmony transitioning into 16th notes that created a falling sensation passed between the clarinets. The imagery and sounds reminded me of whirlwinds descending, leading me to decide on the title Cascading Whirlwinds for the piece.
The world premiere of this piece was on May 1st, 2024 at Troy University. It was performed by Tyler Shumate, Michael Olson, Mario Robledo, and Nakieyah Robinson.
The inspiration for the piece Cascading Whirlwinds came from the title itself. I had been wanting to use this title for a piece of music for a while, but had not found the right melody to accompany it. A friend and colleague, Tyler Shumate, approached me about composing a piece for a new clarinet quartet he had formed (Clarión Clarinet Quartet). I saw this as a challenging opportunity as I had never written for a clarinet quartet before and was working with four talented musicians. After some experimentation, I came up with an opening that featured flowing chords and moving harmony transitioning into 16th notes that created a falling sensation passed between the clarinets. The imagery and sounds reminded me of whirlwinds descending, leading me to decide on the title Cascading Whirlwinds for the piece.
The world premiere of this piece was on May 1st, 2024 at Troy University. It was performed by Tyler Shumate, Michael Olson, Mario Robledo, and Nakieyah Robinson.
The inspiration for the piece Cascading Whirlwinds came from the title itself. I had been wanting to use this title for a piece of music for a while, but had not found the right melody to accompany it. A friend and colleague, Tyler Shumate, approached me about composing a piece for a new clarinet quartet he had formed (Clarión Clarinet Quartet). I saw this as a challenging opportunity as I had never written for a clarinet quartet before and was working with four talented musicians. After some experimentation, I came up with an opening that featured flowing chords and moving harmony transitioning into 16th notes that created a falling sensation passed between the clarinets. The imagery and sounds reminded me of whirlwinds descending, leading me to decide on the title Cascading Whirlwinds for the piece.
The world premiere of this piece was on May 1st, 2024 at Troy University. It was performed by Tyler Shumate, Michael Olson, Mario Robledo, and Nakieyah Robinson.
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Instrumentation:
Bb Clarinet 1
Bb Clarinet 2
Bb Clarinet 3
Bb Bass Clarinet
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