Strings

Concerto for clarinets. This concerto is written for clarinet choir and solo clarinet. It consists of a series of dances highlighting one of the instruments of the clarinet family in each of its five movements: Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, basset horn, piccolo clarinet, contrabass clarinet, and an encore featuring all...

Concerto for clarinets. This concerto is written for clarinet choir and solo clarinet. It consists of a series of dances highlighting one of the instruments of the clarinet family in each of its five movements: Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, basset horn, piccolo clarinet, contrabass clarinet, and an encore featuring all...

Writing a series of dances based on Fado, combining the brilliant bassoon and its incredible expressive power with string instruments, was a truly joyful experience for me, and Shannon Lowe’s recording, to whom this piece is dedicated, only reinforced that feeling.

By composing this Rhapsodie for the Sax N’ DOLE international competition, I tried to find the best possible balance between the demands of such a commission and music that would be accessible to a large audience. So, while using the instrument’s high register and omnipresent virtuosity, opening up the possibilities...

This RHAPSODY is a tribute to Claude Debussy’s work of the same name. Composed in 2012, it is dedicated to François Sauzeau, principal clarinettist with the Orchestre National de Lyon, and to the “Ensemble de Clarinettes de Voiron”. It features a series of varied themes, alternating between reverie, virtuosity, tenderness...

Concerto for clarinets. This concerto is written for clarinet choir and solo clarinet. It consists of a series of dances highlighting one of the instruments of the clarinet family in each of its five movements: Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, basset horn, piccolo clarinet, contrabass clarinet, and an encore featuring all...