I’ve just completed a new piece - Bagatelles for Clarinet and Viola - for my good friends Russell and Leslie Harlow. They’ve both been important to the classical music scene in Utah for decades. Russell was assistant principal with the Utah Symphony for over 40 years and Leslie (while often playing with the Symphony) founded the longest-serving chamber music group in Park City.
Bagatelles weighs in at just under 10 minutes and provides plenty of technical challenges for both players. I hope we’ll have a chance to hear it in the coming season.