Bagatelles for Clarinet and Viola

11’ 2022

Clarinet in A, Viola

This piece was written for Russell and Leslie Harlow. It is comprised of three dances with very uncertain meter, separated by two lyrical cantos. It was completed in late 2022. Only weeks after the piece was delivered, Leslie was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer which she did not survive. Bagatelles remains dedicated to both of them..

This is the premiere performance with Brian Schuth-clarinet and Anne Black-viola. Performance was at the Eastport Arts Center in Eastport, Maine on August 23, 2024. The movements are:

1 - Waltz (after a fashion)

2- Canto I

3 - Dance of Pairs

4 - Canto II

5 - Last Dance

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Leslie Harlow

Leslie Harlow

First Performance


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