1 score (23, 19, 21, 18 p., [13] leaves ; 43 cm.
Contents: Concertino on Bach : flute
--on A B A : flute : --on doo-dowell : clarinet
--on jazztok : clarinet.
Includes performance instructions and program notes.
Strands I is the first in a series of “books” that may be composed throughout my career. Each
“book” is a collection of concertinos for various solo instruments with wind ensemble. Within each
collection, the concertinos contain shared content, although each could be performed independently or in
any order. Interludes written for the soloists, called strands, connect the concertinos in whichever order
they are performed.
The concertinos have particular concepts, suggested by their titles, which are gradually revealed
as the pieces progress. The strands are composed as crab canons, resulting in the same
transitional effect if the order of movements were reversed, in which case the horizontal strand would be
read from left to right, upside down. Also, the instrumentation is variable: The flute strand consists of a
“glossing” clarinet part, which can be omitted. The same can be said of the clarinet-dominated strands.
The aleatoric aspects of this work have practical roots: I want the “books” to be like organic
bodies of repertoire that can be customized according to a director’s needs, personnel, taste, etc. As new
books are composed, so will new strands that connect movements between books. I hope that Strands
I, and its subsequent books, offers a diverse selection of pieces that pose a challenge to either talented
student soloists or visiting performers, and serve as a gateway to new-music concepts that are
technically accessible.
