SKU: IS.CQ7019EM

ISBN 9790365070190.

American composer and woodwind performer Mike Curtis is equally comfortable in classical, jazz, and ethnic settings. He has toured the world as a klezmer clarinetist, played bassoon with symphonies and opera companies, and recorded on sax with jazz greats Charlie Rouse and Anthony Braxton. His compositions show the influence of those experiences and more. A Week in Plasencia was written following Mike’s 2015 trip to the International Clarinet Association festival in Madrid. After a week in the City that Never Sleeps, Mike sought an unknown, tranquil, provincial alternative. Sunny Plasencia, a riverside town at the foot of the Sierra de Gredos, came to reveal itself as a magical font of beauty, history, and inspiration. This piece exists in two versions, for solo clarinet and clarinet quartet. This product page listing is for the Clarinet Quartet version.

SKU: IS.CQ7583EM

ISBN 9790365075836.

American composer and woodwind performer Mike Curtis is equally comfortable in classical, jazz, and ethnic settings. He has toured the world as a klezmer clarinetist, played bassoon with symphonies and opera companies, and recorded on sax with jazz greats Charlie Rouse and Anthony Braxton. His compositions show the influence of those experiences and more. Cuarteto Santa Cruz was composed in 2020 and consists of four movements: Danzas, Balada, Tangos, and ¡Cocodrilo!

SKU: CL.111-0102-08

Each part contributes nicely to the overall effect of this piece. The interwoven lines encourage independence when counting while the rubatos challenge the group to work together. Flute, Oboe, Eb Alto Clarinet or Eb Alto Saxophone, Bassoon or Bb Bass Clarinet or Tenor Saxophone.