At the Desert's Edge
Track Listings
| 1. Libby Larsen-Corker | ||
| 2. Robert Schietroma: Dialogue for Clarinet and Marimba-Vibe, mov't 1 | ||
| 3. Dialogue, mov't 2 | ||
| 4. Dialogue, mov't 3 | ||
| 5. Ed Miller: Going Home, mov't 1 | ||
| 6. Going Home, mov't 2 | ||
| 7. Chester Mais: Prelude and Licks | ||
| 8. Glenn Hackbarth: Points in the Sky | ||
| 9. Norbert Goddaer: Sonata for Clarinet and Percussion, mov't 1 | ||
| 10. Sonata, mov't 2 | ||
| 11. Sonata, mov't 3 | ||
| 12. Sonata, mov't 4 | ||
| 13. J. B. Smith: In Light of Three, mov't 1 | ||
| 14. In Light of Three, mov't 2 | ||
| 15. Dave Brubeck: Blue Rondo a la Turk |
Editorial Reviews
From the Label
At the Desert's Edge features concert music for clarinet and percussion performed by Robert Spring and J. B. Smith: Libby Larsen's "Corker", Robert Schietroma's "Dialogue for Clarinet and Marimba-Vibe", Ed Miller's "Going Home", Chester Mais' "Prelude and Licks", Glenn Hackbarth's "Points in the Sky", Norbert Goddaer's "Sonata for Clarinet and Percussion", J. B. Smith's "In Light of Three", Dave Brubeck's "Blue Rondo a la Turk". Robert Spring and J. B. Smith have been performing together since 1989. They have performed throughout North America including featured engagements at the 1991 and 1995 International Clarinet Association conventions and the 1994 Music Educators National Conference. Their new CD "At the Desert's Edge" features music from their concert tours including works written for them by Glenn Hackbarth and Norbert Goddaer.
About the Artist
Robert Spring has been described as "one of this country's most sensitive and talented clarinetists", Arizona Republic, "dazzled his audience...flawless technique", The Clarinet Magazine, and "a formidable soloist...played with great emotional life" Copenhagen, Denmark, Politiken. He has several recordings to his credit including the first recording of Grawemeier Award winning composer Joan Tower's works for clarinet. He is a Buffet Artist, and plays the Buffet Green line Clarinet exclusively.... read more
Album Description
At the Desert's Edge offers recordings of new concert literature for percussion and clarinet. Some of their most popular concert works have been collected together into their new CD: At the Desert's Edge. Featured are compositions written for them by Glenn Hackbarth and Norbert Goddaer as well as works from the standard literature by Libby Larsen, Robert Schietroma, Ed Miller, and Chester Mais. There are three versions of "Going Home"; one for clarinet and stereo tape, one for clarinet accompanied by vibraphone, electric piano, and electric bass and another developed by J. B. Smith which utilizes computer controlled audio files of the piano and bass parts.
At the Desert's Edge
At the Desert's Edge, Music, Robert Spring, Dave Brubeck, Norbert Goddaer, Glen Hackbarth, Libby Larsen, Chester Mais, Edward J. Miller, Robert Schietroma, J.B. Smith, J.B. Smith, Chamber, Chamber Music, Clarinet Solo/Sonata, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music
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