Bernhard Heiden (1910 - 2000) was a German conductor composer and music teacher who settled in the United States in 1935. He started composing pieces at the age of 6 and studied Piano Clarinet and Violin from an early age. Much of his music is for either chamber groups or solo wind or string instruments with Piano. His Sonatina For Clarinet And Piano is one of this most frequently played works. It is written in three movements: Con Moto Andante and Vivace.

This chamber work by American composer Joan Tower who is known for her symbolic titles that draw on abstract action-filled imagery. Fantasy for Clarinet and Piano accompaniment is based on ...those Harbor Lights oneof Tower's own personal favourite pieces. This is an articulate and expressive piece styled in the same tradition as classical Sonatas like those of Brahms.