After learning of Maya Angelou's death in May (2014), I picked up a book of her poetry and began to read.  I opened the book randomly to Greyday and was instantly inspired to set it to music. This is my musical setting of Angelou's poem, and I hope you enjoy it.  Musicians are as follows:

Kyra Sims, voice
Larkin Sanders, clarinet
Andrew Cavazos, cello
Jesse Garcia, guitar
Robert Johnson, double bass

Greyday

Here is a recording I made of the first movement of Brahms's Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 for Clarinet and Piano.

Brahms: Sonata, Op. 120 No. 1 In F Minor  I. Allegro Appassionato

Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 Solos LIVE

This is a recording from the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra's 2013 Season's performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.  I am playing the principal clarinet part, and I have trimmed the entire performance into a track containing only the clarinet solos. Clarinet excerpts in context!

Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade Solos LIVE

Khachaturian, Trio For Clarinet, Violin, And Piano: Andante Con Dolore, Con Molt' Expressione LIVE

Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 Solos LIVE

This is a live performance from the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra's All Star Soloists Concert on Tuesday, June 17, 2015.

Paul Harvey, Three Etudes on Themes of Gershwin: I. I Got Rhythm

This is a live performance of Mozart's Quintet for Piano and Winds K. 452 from Dean Pieskee's doctoral recital on April 19, 2016.

Mozart, Quintet for Piano and Winds: III. Allegretto

This is a live recording from the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra's By the Beard of Brahms! Concert on June 26, 2015.

Brahms, Trio for clarinet, cello, and piano II. Adagio

This is a live performance of Schubert's Octet from my doctoral chamber recital in March 2013.

Schubert, Octet D 801: II. Adagio

I wrote this piece for Eddie Goodman in 2012.  It depicts a ritualistic evening as experienced by a Maenad, an ancient Greek priestess to the god, Dionysos.  Check out this great premier performance by the man himself!

LarkinESanders

Popular tracks