This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the degree Bachelor of Music, Music Education Option.

Brooke Howard is a student of Dr. Elizabeth Aleksander

The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Music

presents

Brooke Howardsenior clarinet recital

with

Delana Easley, pianoEmily Campbell & Caitlyn King, clarinet

Jack Mergen, bass clarinetJonathan Tyree, tom-toms & djembe

Camille Saint-Saëns ● Saint-Saens was a composer, pianist, organist, poet, and playwright. ● By age 22, he was an established musician, a composer of two symphonies,

and winner of the Paris Conservatoire’s Premier Prix.

Allegro Appassionato, op.43● Allegro Appassionato was originally composed for cello and piano, and it has

been transcribed for numerous solo instruments, including bass clarinet. ● A short introduction starts this piece, followed by the main theme of the work.● This theme is heard throughout the work, with flourishing sections in between.

Françios Rasse ● Rasse was a Belgian composer and conductor who studied violin in Rome.● He was known for his passion and love for the human voice, which translates

to lyrical expression heard in all of his music.

Lied● A “Lied” is a song for solo voice with piano accompaniment from the Romantic;

here, the voice is represented by the bass clarinet. ● Lied includes both the drama and sensitivity typical of Rasse’s music.

Francis Poulenc● Francis Poulenc was a French composer and pianist.● His music was not as inventive or daring as his contemporaries when it came

to the texture, rhythms, or melody. ● Poulenc wrote this Sonata in 1962, near the end of his life, and dedicated it to

the Arthur Honegger, a fellow composer of “Les Six”.

Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, I. Allegro tristamente● In the outer sections, the piano and clarinet build tension and quickly release it

from one phrase to the next.● A lyrical section is in the middle, almost sounding like a reflection on the first

section of the movement.

Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, II. Romanza● The second movement is a battle between the sacred (piano lyrical passages)

and the profane (forte fast runs).● Flourishing runs alternate with smooth, somber melodies.● Throughout the movement, there are wide dynamic changes from pianissimo to

fortissimo.

Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, III. Très animé● The third movement has the fastest tempo out of the three movements.● This movement has a very enthusiastic, almost frantic mood.● In the middle, the mood switches to lyrical, but soon the frantic mood from the

beginning starts to creep back in until the opening melody returns.

Intermission...

John Mackey● John Mackey was born in 1973 in New Philadelphia, Ohio. ● He has recently focused on writing for dance and symphonic winds.● Soon after he wrote this piece, the dancer Robert Battle found it and

choreographed a beautiful dance featuring African and Middle Eastern styles.

Strange Humors● Strange Humors was originally for string quartet and djembe; he’s arranged it

for wind ensemble, saxophone quartet, and clarinet quartet (all with djembe). ● It begins with a sultry Middle Eastern-sounding solo; soon, the djembe (an

African drum) joins in.

● This piece also contains non-traditional performance techniques, such as pitch bends and flutter tonguing.

Viet Cuong● Viet Cuong is a young composer whose music seeks to “leave you breathless”

by finding ways to bring new life into older musical ideas.● He received his Masters of Fine Arts from Princeton University and is finishing

his PhD there as well.● He will be at UT-Martin for the Contemporary Music Festival November 16-18.

Zanelle● A zanelle is a piece of artwork painted by a

machine or robot. ● This piece uses six different melodies, with

the first melody returning near the end.

Artie Shaw ● Shaw was an American bandleader and clarinetist.● He was born in New York into a family of parental discord and poverty.● His career reflects the shift in American culture from heart to intellect: after the

public came to idolize him, he quit performing and retreated to a small farm to read and write books.

Concerto for Clarinet ● The concerto has several sections, separated by cadenzas, including a

boogie-woogie section with the piano and a section accompanied by tom-toms.● Shaw’s personality is heard clearly through the relaxed yet virtuosic clarinet

part.