Joint effort allows all to shine Nov 16, 2009
Whether playing tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone or bass clarinet, he had a surprisingly similar timbral quality: a burly, instantly engaging sound, bursting at the seams with vitality. Every solo pushed the boundaries and his collaborators, and confirmed him as one of the most significant saxophonists in the land, especially with that monstrous uproar he can unleash on tenor. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Tunes sung with feeling from one jazzy Kat Nov 12, 2009
She and her five-man band - which included piano, saxophone (and bass clarinet), bass, drums, and hand percussion - turned the Cure s Just Like Heaven into a dreamy bossa nova and John Lennon s (Just Like) Starting Over into an aching ballad. Edmonson has grown quite comfortable inside these songs, taking even more liberties with them than she did on her recent CD, Take to the Sky, which stands among the best records of 2009. (Boston Globe)
First Hand - composer opportunities & new music events - November 2009 Nov 5, 2009
Pieces should be un-premiered, under 6 minutes, and scored for between 3 and 6 of the following instruments: Flute (Piccolo), Clarinet (E-flat Clarinet, Bass Clarinet), Violin, 'Cello, Piano, and Percussion (1 player). The winning composer will receive four performances of the piece and a recording. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Following his soul Oct 29, 2009
"I'm going to play a cross-section of music that I really like and feel would sound good in there - some of my own stuff, some Bach, some Stravinsky," says Byron, 50, who will play clarinet, tenor saxophone and bass clarinet. He's on the phone from Boston, where he attended the 40th anniversary of the jazz program at his alma mater, the New England Conservatory of Music. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
On ‘Winter’s Night,’ Sting celebrates the season Oct 26, 2009
He recasts the midtempo pop song The Hounds of Winter from his Mercury Falling album with layers of bass clarinet, melodeon, and cello into a ballad of exquisite wistfulness. As is the simple voice and guitar arrangement of The Snow It Melts the Soonest, with Sting exploring a ragged part of his voice perfect for the tune s mournful tone. (Boston Globe)
• Southeast honors music Oct 25, 2009
Colton Welch, bass clarinet. Maverick Yadao, trumpet. (Juneau Empire)
Jason Stein's Locksmith Isidore, 'Three Less Than Between'; Jason Stein, 'In Exchange For a Process' Oct 5, 2009
Jason Stein specializes in an instrument that even most reed players don t touch: the bass clarinet ... The other album is a solo effort: 42 minutes of Stein alone on his bass clarinet. (Boston Globe)
Delicate bites, then a main course to satisfy Sep 30, 2009
As the composer Andrew Ford says, Anne Stevenson's Willow Song is a ballad waiting to be sung, and Ford finds a gentle lyricism to illuminate the words, enriched by extremes of timbre from piccolo and bass clarinet. This work is an intimate engagement with sensuality, from a woman's point of view, and Ford's music treads carefully, serving the words well without making overly grand gestures of his own. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Birthday presence, polished delivery Sep 22, 2009
Elena Kats-Chernin's Birthday Miniature was a virtuosic display in folk idiom from violinist Dimiti Hall, with phlegmatic bass clarinet notes and irreverent raucousness from toy instruments and kitchen percussion. Earlier we had heard Eugene Goossens's Suite for flute, violin and harp from 1914, its unreconstructed Palm Court sentiment undarkened by shades of war or modernism. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
CHS band students win 130 medals at state solo contest Sep 14, 2009
They are Patrick Broadwell, alto saxophone; Grace Choe, flute; Max Ginnell, percussion; Shawn Izadi, baritone saxophone; Shaan Patel, trombone; and Paul Blazek, bass clarinet ... clarinets: Evelyn Coffman, Arnold Hechanova, Nathan Hudson, Ginnie Ko, Phoebe Walden and Roy Park; bass clarinet: Landon Grissett and Ali McCully; Alto saxophones: Stephen Arifin, Tarek Elmougy, Tyler Williamson and Jonathon Zuniga; tenor saxophone: Eric Piontek; French horns: Alex Avalos, Natalie Gale, Leah Gray, Haley... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Thorny Brocky Sep 4, 2009
Aaron Novik is a multifaceted experimental composer who plays the clarinet and bass clarinet ... Line-up: Aaron Novik, composer, bass clarinet; Dina Maccabee, violin; Lisa Mezzacappa, bass; Mari Abe, accordion; Jamie Moore, drums; Kasey Knudsen, alto sax; Melody Ferris, vocals. (San Francisco Chronicle)
2009 Football Preview: Stanislaus District's must-see bands Sep 3, 2009
A bass clarinet player, she will also be this year's drum major. The selection of Scoggins is similar to how some coaches pick their quarterback. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Bang on a Can finale plays minimalism to the max Jul 27, 2009
Ken Thomson and Nathan Smith played their chugging bass clarinet riffs like a vaudeville team, one antic and bouncy, the other serene. Every so often, metallophonist David Cossin would tap out the four shimmering notes that signaled the Bang on a Can players to move to the next section of 18 Musicians, and the group would charge ahead with barely suppressed delight. (Boston Globe)
Lions Club band takes top honors Jul 17, 2009
With Calcote sliding away on his trombone and Henderson providing the low notes on her bass clarinet, the Mississippi band performed nearly flawlessly in the competitive parade performance, tallying a final score of more than 96 points and defeating the second place band by 10 points - a huge margin of victory in musical competition, where winners and losers are often decided by tenths of a point. Henderson said the judges were standing up and waiting for the band to arrive, a testament to its... (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Sujeet Desai to perform in aid of Down Syndrome kids Jun 20, 2009
Despite being born with Down Syndrome, Desai, 27, plays six instruments, B-flat and bass clarinet, alto saxophone, violin, piano and drums. He is also active in sports like taekwondo, swimming, alpine skiing, cross-country and bowling, and won gold and silver medals in swimming in the World Games 99 Special Olympics. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
RYAN'S SONG May 24, 2009
"Mike said 'Absolutely,' " but I was like "No, I want bass clarinet. I'm not even kidding around.' ". The result is intimate, sun-dappled pop, flush with harpsichords and harmonies. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Ending in murder May 1, 2009
Page last updated at 12:58 GMT, Thursday, 30 April 2009 13:58 UK. Murder raises ethnic tension higher. (BBC News -- Europe)
Pick from three free concerts Apr 17, 2009
The 13-member chamber group features string bass, bass tuba, French horns, clarinets, flutes, oboes, bassoons and bass clarinet. Call 223-6688 or visit. (Florida Today)
Sister Suvi rocks with ukulele Mar 16, 2009
Montreal resident Gregoire, who also plays bass clarinet and spends time with the band Islands when he's not with Sister Suvi, says Vermont native Garbus picked up the ukulele to accompany herself for a puppet show she'd written called "Fat Kid Opera.". "The ukulele sort of came into play when Merrill and I got together," he says, adding that the two met while working a summer camp in New Jersey. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Monahans High band members receive all-state honors Mar 12, 2009
All-state band members selected from Monahans are Bobby Fabian, son of Wayne and Jamee Fabian, junior (bass clarinet), third year all-state; Jeremy Durr, son of Paul and Sherry Hunter and Larry and Nora Durr, junior (percussion), second year all-state; Tad Bowman, son of Dale Bowman and Autumn Nichols, junior (percussion) first year all-state; and Loren Miller, son of Brad and Terry Miller, sophomore (trombone), first year all-state. Reader Comments Many of you have expressed concerns about some... (Odessa American, TX)
Middle School Band students break school records at solo, ensemble contest Feb 19, 2009
Soloists earning I's were Renee Buckwalter, piano; Abbie DeWild, piano; Marisol Shryock, Haley Slabaugh, piano; Retha Miller, piano; Laura Yoder, Michaela Gingerich, Eva Ethredge, Andy Roberts, piano and alto sax; Hannah Ball, alto sax; Asia Young, Kelsie Gingerich, Anna Mayer, Grant Schlabaugh, Jon Burns, Emma Allen, Cody Knepp, Heath Schintler, Taylor Kurtz, bass clarinet; Brody Miller, Carissa Tolander, Kaleb Michel, Scott Wesenberg, Nick Stimson, Angelina Kazakov, trombone; Adam Wilmore,... (Kalona News, IA)
Big band bash swings at Plymouth Whitemarsh Feb 8, 2009
The band included five students from Plymouth Whitemarsh: senior Sean McCreesh, percussion; junior Nakirah Dandridge, alto saxophone; junior Helen Woltemate, bass clarinet; sophomore Megan Augustine, clarinet; and sophomore Julia Campbell, piccolo. Through the competitive audition process, Julia Campbell and Helen Woltemate will advance to Region VI Band at Abington High School on March 5 to 7. (Ambler Gazette, PA)
Bowl city offers variety of events, eateries, accommodations Feb 8, 2009
Joshua Acevedo, a third-year child development education major at Pasadena City College (PCC), will play bass clarinet in his third Tournament of Roses Parade. "It's a very great experience to be in the Rose Parade," Acevedo said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
BHS sends large group to regional festival Feb 8, 2009
Glenn Burnett on the bass clarinet will be in the orchestra. The following will be in the treble chorus: Claudia DaSilva (soprano), Summer Hooper (soprano), Nisha Riley (Soprano), Kelsey Hannon (alto) and Megan Modic (alto). (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
