Commissioned and premiered by the Palisades Virtuosi.
Jilted Tango – wind and piano
A duet for wind and piano.
Program note: The give and take, push and pull in a dance of love. – RW
Audio is a midi realization of the version for Clarinet & Piano.
Both Clarinet & Piano, and Alto Flute & Piano versions are available for purchase.
Winter’s Solitude
Clear, cold light and quiet introspection infuse two moods of existential contemplation on a winter’s day. – RW
Just Beyond Reach
Program Note: Composed near the end of my mother’s long descent into dementia, in bearing witness to the widening gap extending beyond reach, I sought an emotional release through music – in wordless reflection and acceptance. – RW
An Air of Romance
Originally composed for Javier Perez Garrido’s call for Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: Romances for solo clarinet (Canciones de Esperanza), Alicante, Spain
A Moment’s Impression
A miniature originally composed as a submission for Suzanne Mueller, cello & Thomas Piercy, clarinet, 15 Minutes of Fame.
(Video features Géraldine Fastré, clarinette & Bruno Ispiola, violoncelle at Osmose Intermezzo concert, Centre Culturel d’Evere – l’Entrela’ Bruxelles, Belgium)