This is a great program of contemporary works for clarinet and piano, and one work for clarinet, piano, and violin. These are all immediately accessible, appealing works. Christopher Ayer, a native of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, is Professor of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University, where he coordinates undergraduate and graduate clarinet study, and performs with the Stone Fort Wind Quintet. He has studied with Thomas Martin, Associate Principal Clarinetist with the Boston Symphony, and Ronald de Kant, former Principal Clarinetist of the Vancouver Symphony. Prior to his appointment at SFA, Dr. Ayer was the clarinet professor and orchestra conductor at Eastern New Mexico University. He holds graduate performance degrees in clarinet from the New England Conservatory of Music and the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Tracklist:

Propulsions
Clarinet Sonata
Passages
Approaching The Spring Place: I. Alpha
Approaching The Spring Place: II. Delta
Approaching The Spring Place: III. Omega
Clarinet Sonata, Op. 17: I. Andante Piacevole
Clarinet Sonata, Op. 17: II. Allegro Ritmico
Trio For Violin, Clarinet & Piano: I. Scales
Trio For Violin, Clarinet & Piano: II. Blues
Trio For Violin, Clarinet & Piano: III. Dance

UPC: 044747382623
Label: Centaur
Release Date: 11.20.20
Format: CD

Canadian Paradigms / Various - Canadian Paradigms (CD)