Clarinet
Joe began studying clarinet in fourth grade with his elementary school's band program. He has studied with Donna Morse, Jason Bielik, and Kenneth Grant.
Joe is committed to expanding the concert repertory, and enjoys developing and performing unusual recitals. Past projects have included "The Clarinet, All By Its Onesie" - an unaccompanied recital incorporating movement, lighting, and projected images - and "Synthesis I: Classics Re-Imagined" - a recital of music by Weber, Brahms, and Debussy accompanied by jazz combo. He is also committed to expanding the traditional concert audience, having performed recitals in schools, libraries, and nursing homes. He is currently in the midst of the Alternatives recital series, presenting repertoire on each auxiliary clarinet.
In addition to solo recitals, Joe also enjoys playing in chamber groups and larger ensembles.
Please contact Joe with any inquiries.
Recording Projects:
COVID spurred the development of several ongoing recording projects, all available on my YouTube channel as they progress!
Rudolf Jettel - Etudes
- Preliminary Studies to "The Accomplished Clarinettist", Book 1
- Preliminary Studies to "The Accomplished Clarinettist", Book 2
- Preliminary Studies to "The Accomplished Clarinettist", Book 3
Bela Kovacs - Hommages
Eric Mandat - Complete Works
Selected Repertoire:
Solo Repertoire
Unaccompanied
- Arnold, Malcolm - Fantasy for B flat Clarinet, Op. 87 (Bb)
- Bach, Johann Sebastian - Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013 (Ab)
- Barker, Bradford - Ode to Labatt (Bebe/Mallard Version) (Ab)
- Childs, Barney - Instant Winners (Eb)
- Clark, Joe - (Open Intervals) (A, Eb, Bb); Sonata for Solo Clarinet (Bb)
- Dolphy, Eric - God Bless the Child (bass)
- Dubois, Pierre Max - Sonata Breve (Bb)
- Heim, Norman - Invocation (CA)
- Lerstad, Terje B. - Hommage á Stravinsky (Ab)
- Mandat, Eric - Chips Off the Ol' Block (bass), Double Life (A, Bb), Winter Fantasy (Bb)
- Mayer, John - Raga Music (A)
- Montilla, Jorge - Registro de Pajarillo (Eb)
- Newton, Bret - Sauroposeidon (CB)
- Osborne, Willson - Rhapsody (Bb)
- Penderecki, Krzysztof - Prelude (Bb)
- Rózsa, Miklós - Sonatina for Clarinet Solo, Op. 27 (Bb)
- Salvage, David - Sonata for Solo Clarinet (Bb)
- Stockhausen, Karlheinz - Harlekin (Bb), In Freundschaft (basset horn)
- Stravinsky, Igor - Three Pieces (A, Bb)
- Stump-Linshalm, Petra - Uisge Beatha: A Guide to Flavours (CB)
- Sutermeister, Heinrich - Capriccio (A)
- Yadzinski, Edward - Sirène (Bb)
With Electronics
- Bimstein, Phillip - Half Moon at Checkerboard Mesa (Bb)
- Reich, Steve - New York Counterpoint (Bb)
- Resanovic, Nikola - alt.music.ballistix (Bb)
- Shapiro, Alex - Desert Tide (Bb)
- Siegel, Wayne - Salamander (bass)
- Tovar-Henao, Felipe - ≪¡Carnaval del Diablo!≫ (Bb)
- ter Veldhuis, Jacob - The Garden of Love (Bb)
With Piano
- Agrell, Jeffrey - Aviary Divertimento: I. Hummingbird Toccata (Eb)
- Arnold, Malcolm - Sonatina (Bb)
- Basford, Daniel - Episodes (alto)
- Bax, Arnold - Sonata (Bb)
- Beethalter, Alois - Variationen über ein deutsches Volkslied (basset horn)
- Bolcom, William - Little Suite of Four Dances (Eb)
- Brahms, Johannes - Sonata No. 2 in Eb Major (Bb)
- Bunch, Kenji - Industrial Strength (bass)
- Clark, Joe - Sonata for Ab Clarinet and Piano (Ab); Sonata for Alto Clarinet and Piano (alto); Sonata for Bass Clarinet and Piano (bass); Sonata for Basset Horn and Piano (basset horn); Sonata for Contra-Alto Clarinet and Piano (CA); Sonata for Contrabass Clarinet and Piano (CB); Sonata Clarinata (Bb); Sonata for Eb Clarinet and Piano (Eb)
- Cummings, Barton - Suite for Contra Alto Clarinet and Piano (CA)
- Curlee, Matt - Songs for Winter (alto)
- Debussy, Claude - Premiere Rhapsodie (Bb)
- Draganski, Donald - Heart's Desire: Fantasy after a Tune by Samuel Scheidt (CA)
- Ellerby, Martin - Clarinet Sonata (Bb); Epitaph I: Souviens-Toi (Oradour-sur-Glane) (A)
- Finzi, Gerald - Five Bagatelles (Bb)
- Heim, Norman - Odyssey (alto); Sonata for Alto Clarinet and Piano (alto)
- Hinckley, Jaren - Two Estate Gardens (Eb)
- Horovitz, Joseph - Sonatina (Bb)
- Ireland, John - Fantasy-Sonata (Bb)
- Jones, Garrett - Episodes (alto)
- LaBozzetta III, Victor - Long Story Short (alto)
- Liebermann, Lowell - Sonata for Flute and Piano (Ab)
- Markowski, Michael - Tarantula (bass)
- Martin, Theresa - Calcipher (Eb)
- McCarty, Frank - Sonata for Alto Clarinet and Piano (alto)
- Messager, Andre - Solo de Concours (Bb)
- Muczynski, Robert - Sonata for Flute and Piano (C)
- Newton, Bret - Three Songs for Contra-Alto Clarinet (CA)
- Parker, Philip - Grooves (Bb)
- Poulenc, Francis - Sonata (Bb)
- Prokofiev, Sergei - Sonata for Flute and Piano (C)
- Reade, Paul - Suite from "The Victorian Kitchen Garden" (Bb, with harp)
- Reed, Alfred - Afro (CA)Intermezzo (alto); Scherzo Fantastique(CA)
- Rønnes, Robert - Hommage á André Jolivet (alto)
- Schmidt, William - Variations on a Whaling Song (CA)
- Schoeck, Othmar - Sonate, Op. 41 (bass)
- Weber, Carl Maria von - Grand Duo Concertant (Bb)
- Zyman, Samuel - Sonata for Flute and Piano (C)
Concertos
- Ciesla, Alexisn - Concerto, I. (Bb with clarinet choir)
- Copland, Aaron - Concerto (Bb)
- Ellerby, Martin - Concerto (Bb with wind band)
- Finzi, Gerald - Concerto (Bb)
- Françaix, Jean - Concerto (Bb)
- Kats-Chernin, Elena - Ornamental Air (basset A)
- Krommer, Franz - Concerto, Op. 35 (Two Bb)
- Milhaud, Darius - Concerto (Bb)
- Mozart, W.A. - Concerto (basset A)
- Reed, Alfred - Five Dances for Five Clarinets (Eb, Bb, alto, bass, contrabass); Serenade (Bb)
- Shaw, Artie - concerto (Bb with big band)
- Weber, Carl Maria von - Concertino (Bb), Concerto No. 1 (Bb), Concerto No. 2 (Bb)
Chamber Repertoire
Clarinet Duets
- Bacos III, Pelarin D. - Antiphonies
- Clark, Joe - Diverted Dances; A Duet for Clarinets
- Crusell, Bernhard - Duo No. 2
- Dahl, Ingolf - Five Duets
- Lazarus, Henry - Third Grand Artistic Duet
- Mandat, Eric - Five Miniatures; Ritual/Black Swirls; So What Elsa's New
- Martin, Theresa - Dark Embers
- Mellits, Marc - Black
- Schorn, Steffen - The Opener
Reed Trio
- Auric, Georges - Trio
- Badings, Henk - Trio
- Françaix, Jean - Divertissement
- Gallon, Noel - Suite en Trio
- Ibert, Jacques - Cinq Pieces en Trio
- Milhaud, Darius - Suite d'apres Corrette
Clarinet Quartet
- Anderson, Leroy - Sleigh Ride
- Arrieu, Claude - Cinq Mouvements (I, II, IV), Duexieme Quatuor (I, III, V)
- Bartok, Bela - Roumanian Folk Dances
- Cailliet, Lucien - Fantasie
- Clark, Joe - April Vacation Quartet
- Curtis, Mike - A Klezmer Wedding; Bulgarian Bat Bite
- Debussy, Claude - Sarabande from "Pour le Piano"
- Desportes, Yvonne - French Suite
- Françaix, Jean - Petit Quatuor (I, II)
- Mandat, Eric - Peg & Hole Collide
- Mozart, W.A. - Overture from "The Marriage of Figaro"
- Osborn, Sean - Quartet No. 1
- Tomasi, Henri - Trois Divertissements
- Uhl, Alfred - Divertimento
- von Suppe, Franz - Overture from "The Poet and Peasant"
- Waterson, James - Grand Quartet
Reed Quintet
- Bach, J.S. - Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
- Brotons, Salvador - Reed Quintet
- Clark, Joe - Impressions Ephemeral; Travails; A Reedtastic Christmas Medley
- Dooley, Paul - Warp and Weft
- Elderkin, Michael - Escapades
- Gershwin, George - An American in Paris
- Mellits, Marc - Splinter
- Mozart, W.A. - Quintet in c minor, K. 406
- Ravel, Maurice - Le Tombeau de Couperin
- Sheldon, Robert - A Longford Legend
- ter Doest, Ton - Circusmuziek
Wind Quintet
- Agay, Denes - Five Easy Dances
- Arnold, Malcolm - Three Shanties
- Damase, Jean-Michel - Dix-Sept Variations, Op. 22
- d'Rivera, Paquito - Aires Tropicales (IV, VI)
- Ellerby, Martin - Four Miniatures
- Ewazen, Eric - Roaring Fork
- Farkas, Ferenc - Ancient Hungarian Dances of the 17th Century
- Fine, Irving - Partita
- Françaix, Jean - Quintette a Vent No. 1
- Higdon, Jennifer - Autumn Music
- Hindemith, Paul - Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2
- Ibert, Jacques - Trois Pieces Breves
- Jansons, Andrejs - Suite of Old Lettish Dances
- Karrick, Brant - Bayou Breakdown
- Kavadlo, Gene/Lesnick, Adam - Klezmer Dances
- Klughardt, August - Quintett, Op. 79
- Ligeti, György - Sechs Bagatellen
- Milhaud, Darius - La Cheminee du Roi Rene
- Nielsen, Carl - Kvintet, Op. 43
- Onovwerosuoke, Fred - Four Dances for Woodwind Quintet
- Ravel, Maurice - Ma Mere l'Oye
- Reicha, Anton - Woodwind Quintet in Eb, Op. 88, No. 2
- Skalkottas, Nikos/Koratzinos, Nikos/Clark, Joe - Four Greek Dances
- Taffanel, Paul - Quintette
- Vollmers, Peter - Scarborough Fair: Theme and Variations
Other Chamber Music
- Bach, J.S. - The Art of the Fugue - for wind quintet and string quartet
- Beavers, Kevin - Duo - for Bb clarinet and horn
- Beethoven, Ludwig van - Drei Duos for Clarinet and Bassoon, WoO 27
- Bennett, Richard Rodney - Crosstalk - for two basset horns
- Bozza, Eugene - Contrastes III - for clarinet and bassoon
- Clark, Joe - Couplets - for flute and clarinet, Split Infinitive - for flute and clarinet, Vistas - for basset horn and horn
- Cohen, Gilad - Trio for a Spry Clarinet, Weeping Cello, and Ruminating Harp
- Connesson, Guillaume - Techno-Parade - for flute, clarinet, and piano
- Deterling, Ian - Duet in C Minor, Op. 3 - for Bb clarinet and horn
- Françaix, Jean - Quatuor a Vents - for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon
- Golijov, Osvaldo - The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind - for clarinet and string quartet
- Gould, Morton - Duo - for flute and clarinet
- Ibert, Jacques - Histoires - for piano 4-hands
- Jacob, Gordon - Three Songs - for soprano and A clarinet
- Johnston, Virginia - Introduction & Variation - for Bb clarinet and harp
- Jones, Garrett - I Hope You Have an Epiphany, I Guess - for contrabass clarinet, bassoon, and piano
- Koechlin, Charles - Sonatina Modale, Op. 155 - for flute and clarinet, Quatre Petites Pièces - for A clarinet and horn
- Kohane, Dan - Interactions - for flute and clarinet
- Lerstad, Terje B. - Scherzo, fantasi & fuge - for contrabass clarinet and contrabassoon
- Lerstad, Terje B. - Suite Piccolo - for piccolo and Ab clarinet
- Mandat, Eric - 2 Cool 2 B Flat - for two Eb clarinets and piano; 3 for 2 - for clarinet and percussion; Four Tempers - for clarinet, two bass clarinets, and percussion; Pursuits of Happiness - for clarinet sextet; Shadows from Flames - for clarinet and bass clarinet quartet
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Divertimento No. 4, K. 439b - for three basset horns
- Muczynski, Robert - Duos - for flute and clarinet
- Parker, Philip - Games - for flute and clarinet
- Szałowski, Antoni - Duo for Flute and Clarinet
- Vaughan Williams, Ralph - Three Vocalises - for soprano and Bb clarinet
- Wildgans, Friedrich - Drei Inventionen, Op. 19a - for Bb clarinet and horn