for clarinet and marimba

Birds in Conversation is a lighthearted tone poem regarding my love for birds and rhythm. I imagined a busy treetop full of different birds all having different conversations with one another, some silly and some more serious, and wrote what I thought that might sound like. The result is a rhythmically intricate mix of chittering and song that comes together to create a wash of sound reminiscent of bird calls.

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Performance History

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May 13, 2023 - Katie Clark Senior Recital, by Katie Clark and Ethan McGraw - Hamilton Hall, Lamont School of Music, Denver, CO