SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 8PM
South Pasadena Library Community Room
1175 El Centro, South Pasadena
Suggested donation: $10 general;$5 students and seniors.
This concert not sponsored by the City of South Pasadena or the South Pasadena Library
Program:
PREMIERE of a new work by DAVID AVSHALOMOV
Ancient Airs and Dances by Ottorino Respighi/arr. Corstjens
Petite Suite by Claude Debussy/arr. Howland
Chalumeaux Suite by Jukka Linkola
Paquito by Andy Scott
Founded in 2005 by clarinetist/conductor, Margaret Thornhill, the Los Angeles Clarinet Choir is an adult ensemble of 14 seasoned
performers on clarinets of various sizes: soprano, alto, bass,
basset horn, contrabass, and e-flat sopranino. A majority
of our members have college degrees in clarinet performance,
are currently studying, or have pursued substantial college-level
private study.
Watch the choir's performance of Sammy Nestico's "A Study in Contrasts" from its May 8th concert at the South Pasadena Public Library.
Watch the choir's performance of the Bartok Roumanian Dances from its December 8th concert at Santa Monica Public Library.
CD--now available!
A professionally produced CD of the Los Angeles Clarinet Choir is now available from us for $15 plus postage. Or, buy it online from CD Baby: http://cdbaby.com/cd/lacc
Score and parts for The Great Clarinet Circus are also now available directly from the composer. For details, email us.Hire us for a Free Concert:
In 2006, the Los Angeles Clarinet
Choir was selected by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission for a three-year inclusion in the "Musicians' Roster"-
a selection of performance groups sponsored in free public concerts at non-profit venues. Schools, community centers, hospitals,
senior centers, jails, youth facilities, and other non-profit organizations may apply to present the Clarinet Choir in concert at no cost to the presenter!
For more information about the Choir, future
concerts, or to inquire about having the Choir perform at
your venue, please contact Margaret Thornhill.
Partial Repertoire List
Mike Curtis --"Global Tour"--local premiere Jukka Linkola--"Chalumeaux Suite"--local premiere
Alan Scott-"Paquito" for 8 clarinets--local premiere
Vaughn Williams (arr. Johnston)--Rhosymedre Paul Harvey--"Dances of Atlantis" "MAGIC FOUNTAIN" by DAVID AVSHALOMOV--World Premiere
Edward Cansino--The Great Clarinet Circus for clarinet choir and percussion Spencer Dorn--A
Collection for Clarinet Choir Claude Debussy/Howland--Petite Suite Georges Bizet/Caillet--Adagietto from L'Arlesienne Alex Ciesla/Traditional--Klezmer Suite
Vaclav Nelhybel--Chorale and Danza Edvard Grieg/Costjens (collection Piet Jeegers)--Peer Gynt Suite Bela Bartok/Jense (collection P. Jeegers)--Roumanian Dances
Maurice Ravel/Brackett--Mother Goose Suite Wolfgang Mozart/Caillet--Overture to the Marriage of Figaro John Philip Sousa/Conley--The Stars and Stripes Forever W.A. Mozart/Dorn--Ave Verum
Gordon Jacob--Scherzo, Pavan, and Gopak Gordon Jacob--Introduction and Allegro Irving Berlin/Frackenpohl-Puttin'on the Ritz Weber/Heim--Adagio and Rondo from the Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Gordon Jacob--Concertino for solo clarinet and clarinet choir Ponchielli/Cardon--Il Convegno for two solo clarinets and clarinet choir Sammy Nestico-A Study in Contrasts Robert Roden-"Two Water Colors"
Jan van der Roost--Rikudim Elliot Del Borgo--Dodecaphonic Essay Peter Schickele-Monchrome for Nine Clarinets
Comments
from our fans:The concert was hot! Everyone deserves to hear the best music, and that's what the LACC is about!
--Bill Van Loan, audience member, November 22, 2008 I didn't
expect your music to be so---MELODIC! That's the only word
for it!
--audience member, September 18, 2005. When
I grow up I want to be an E-flat clarinet player!
--Robin
Sachs, age 13 May
I have your autograph?
--Natalie Jacobs, age 7 (Dec. 18, 2005) I have never heard the sanctuary resonate like that before.
--Pastor Andy Wilson, La Crescenta Presbyterian Church
The
Los Angeles Clarinet Choir, 2008 .Pictured (row 1, left to right): Jeff Lewis, Erica Golden, Dr. Thornhill, Joel Kabakoff,
Don Gross, Alex Sramek. (row 2, left to right): Barbara Watts-Robinson, Spencer Quong, Lynne Snyder, Nichole Pacquing, Sarkis Hardy, Vicky Ramos.Top: David Sucik, Lori Musicant Koch. Photo by Enrique Perez.
