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Clarinet and Electronic soundscape). This piece is adaptable; most solo woodwinds will work.
Audio clip performed by F. Gerard Errante.
Also available as: (Bb Clarinet Duet and Electronic soundscape).
(Bb Clarinet, Bassoon, and Electronic soundscape).
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One day Gerry told me of his canoe, tied up at the dock by his house on the Virginia coastline. The thought of it waiting there for him made me imagine a beautiful journey beginning in still, lake-like waters. During this mythical voyage, the canoe gradually morphs into a sailboat entering the open ocean, with dolphins dancing ahead of the bow. By the end of the piece we've returned safely to shore, invigorated and peaceful. If I could soothe someone awaiting a root canal with these aquatic visions from my own life, I'd be very pleased.
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The premiere recording of the solo clarinet version of this piece, Water Crossing, is featured on F. Gerard Errante's 2010 CD,Delicate Balance, on Aucourant Records Aurec 1001. Click CD for more info. |
Italian clarinetist Gianluca Campagnolo recorded the solo clarinet version of this piece, Water Crossing, for his 2015 CD, Atmospheres, on Taukay Edizioni Musicali TAUKAY 160. Click CD for more info. |
"...slowly-changing textures underscoring a pan-diatonic world with extended, expressive clarinet lines." Thomas Dempster, SEAMUS Magazine, July 2010
"...The adventurous composition, [Water Crossing], finds Gerrante's clarinet fluidly weaving through passages alternating between peaceful splendour and dramatic portent. " Textura Magazine, January 2011
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