Big Sur Triptych, Duo for Bb Clarinet and Piano sc/pt

Composed while vacationing in Big Sur on Callifornia’s rugged coast. “The work evoked an abstract yet bouncy mood in Sea Otters, capturing the humorous undertone of the lighthearted aquatic mammals; moved into more lyrical territory in Redwoods, which uncovered a sensitivity no usually related to the majestic tree; and concluded with another free-form movement in the aptly-titles Crags, with its jagged and abrupt phrasings.” (The Muncie Star, Indiana, 3/23/1986)

Instrumentation
Bb Clarinet/Piano or Soprano Saxophone

Composer
Deon Nielsen Price ASCAP

Time
9:30

Composition Year
1985

Publication Year
1996 Southern Music Company; Hal Leonard Co HL03776153 SU279

Performance Information
Clarinet/Piano performances: 5/22/03 Culver City Music in the Chambers; 3/18/2000, Univ. Unitarian Church Seattle Washington; 3/21/2000 Cornish College of the Arts Seattle Washington;

3/22/2000 Lionel Hampton Sch of Music Univ. of Idaho; 3/23/2000 Washington St. Univ. Pullman; 3/27/2000 Chaffey College California; 1/20/1999 Howard Payne Univ. Texas; 7/8/1999 St. Marks Hall, London, England IAWM/ICWM; 7/10/1999 Hyde Park Chapel, London England; 7/11/1999 ? So. London England; 2/13/1997 “Redwoods” Mu Phi Epsilon W. Los Angeles; 11/22/98 In Praise of Music Series, La Canada, Calif; 12/23/98 Temple Hill Series, Los Angeles, CA; 12/27/98 Hemet Calif. Community Concert; 1/13/99 Brigham Young Un., Utah; 1/15/99 Baldassin Piano Comp. North Salt Lake, Utah; 1/19/99 Abilene Christian Un., Texas; 1/20/99 Howard Payne Un Texas; 1/22/99 Un. of Southern Louisiana; 1/23/99 Louisiana St Un; 1/24/99 McNeese St. Un. Louisiana; 1/28/99 West Virginia Wesleyan College; 1/29/99 West Virginia Un. Berkeley A. Price, Cl/D.N. Price,Pno