Bass Clarinet Solo
SKU: IS.BC6927EM
Composed by Gareth
Churchill. Woodwinds -
Bass Clarinet / Basset
Horn. Metropolis Music
Publishers #BC6927EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.BC6927EM).
ISBN
9790365069279.
Gare
th Churchill trained in
London with Rhian Samuel
and in Cardiff with
Anthony Powers (PhD
Composition 2007); other
teachers having included
Peter Maxwell Davies,
Judith Weir, John Metcalf
and Charles Camilleri.
Commissions include works
for Vale of Glamorgan
Festival for Arvo
Pärt's 75th birthday,
Aberystwyh Musicfest,
Bangor New Music
Festival, Mavron Quartet
and South Wales Gay Men's
Chorus. Performances have
reached audiences in
Belgium, Estonia, Italy,
Japan, Norway, Spain, the
USA and throughout the
UK. His output reflects
an interest in musical
cryptography with many
works' titles providing
the key to understanding
their musical means. He
has taught at Cardiff
University School of
Music, at Aberystwyth
Musicfest and is
composition teacher for
Cardiff University Centre
for Continuing and
Professional
Education.This
composition was written
for bass clarinet soloist
Sarah Watts, who did
extensive research on
bass clarinet
multiphonics. This piece
is a great illustration
on the integration of
multiphonics in
contemporary music.
