Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

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This Sonata for Clarinet and Piano was commissioned by the Colorado State Music Teachers Association and premiered at their 2016 state conference at Colorado State University-Pueblo.  I grew up playing the clarinet as my second instrument (after the piano) and played it in all of the school bands until the end of high school, but I'd be the first to say that I'm not a good clarinetist at all as I essentially never practiced and haven't performed on the instrument since high school.  Nevertheless, I have retained a fondness for the instrument as well as a decent knowledge of fingerings and how the instrument works and sounds.  The work is in three movements following a slow-fast-slow structure, and is unified through the continuous use of the interval of a perfect 4th.   

Premiered June 4, 2016 by Kellan Toohey-clarinet, and the composer at the piano at the Colorado State Music Teachers Conference, Colorado State University-Pueblo, Pueblo, CO.

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