Little Woodwind Pieces (2006)

chamber piece for flute I, flute II/alto flute, oboe, Bb clarinet I, Bb clarinet II or bass clarinet, and piano

Duration: 6:15

Premiere Info and Recording Info

Recorded at the premiere performance on October 22, 2006, Snyder Recital Hall, Ohio Northern University

Dana Zibbell, flute I
Kara Stechschulte, flute II/alto flute
Tara Findley, oboe
Kyle Dougherty, clarinet I
Nathan Slusher, clarinet II
Christina Wenning, piano
Michael Oberhauser, conductor

Program Notes and Recordings

I.

The first movement is a piece based on something else I wrote, which itself was written from a composition prompt. 

II.

This movement also grew out of a composition prompt.

III.

The beginning of this movement is inspired by 12-tone technique, but all of the pitches in the row are a perfect fifth apart - so, not much of a row. From there, I work on harmonizing the piece as if it were completely tonal.