Completed Works for Clarinet
Memorial for Clarinet and Piano [5']
Suite excentrique for Bass Clarinet and Marimba [25']
2017 Alba Music Festival Commission for Transient Canvas
Three Meditations for Flute, Clarinet or Alto Saxophone, and Cello [7']
And, Plus, Also for Fl, Ob, Cl, Bsn, Hn, and Euph [4']
Suite excentrique for Bass Clarinet and Marimba [25']
2017 Alba Music Festival Commission for Transient Canvas
Three Meditations for Flute, Clarinet or Alto Saxophone, and Cello [7']
And, Plus, Also for Fl, Ob, Cl, Bsn, Hn, and Euph [4']
Clarinet Works from Paul Klee : Painted Songs
No. 1 "Twittering Machine" for Clarinet and Piano [2']
Reed Quintet (Ob, Cl, ASax, BsCl, Bsn)
No. 154 "Architecture of the Plane" [8’]
Portrait, Scene, and Symbol IV for Solo Clarinet
No. 21 "Mask of Fear" [4’]
No. 68 "Blades" [7'] (with electronics)
No. 117 "Ghost of a Genius" [10’] (with ensemble or electronics)
Quartet II for 4 Oboes or Fl, Ob, Vln, and Cl
No. 34 "Fish in a Circle" [6’]
No. 35 "Bird Comedy" [3’]
Quartet III for 4 Clarinets
No. 36 "The Aquarium" [4']
No. 37 "Bird Garden" [3']
Other selections from Gallery II, III, IV, V, VI, and VIII available on the Galleries from Paul Klee : Painted Songs page
Reed Quintet (Ob, Cl, ASax, BsCl, Bsn)
No. 154 "Architecture of the Plane" [8’]
Portrait, Scene, and Symbol IV for Solo Clarinet
No. 21 "Mask of Fear" [4’]
No. 68 "Blades" [7'] (with electronics)
No. 117 "Ghost of a Genius" [10’] (with ensemble or electronics)
Quartet II for 4 Oboes or Fl, Ob, Vln, and Cl
No. 34 "Fish in a Circle" [6’]
No. 35 "Bird Comedy" [3’]
Quartet III for 4 Clarinets
No. 36 "The Aquarium" [4']
No. 37 "Bird Garden" [3']
Other selections from Gallery II, III, IV, V, VI, and VIII available on the Galleries from Paul Klee : Painted Songs page
A Musical Field Guide for Minnesota Wildflowers
Reed Trio Consortium
Inspired by the beauty of Minnesotan wildflowers, this new collection will feature various types of reed trios. The overall plan is to musically portray 54 species of plants native to Minnesota, represented as musical themes, spanning 18 configurations of oboe, bassoon, and one other woodwind instrument (e.g. flute, clarinet, saxophone, other double reeds). Starting with the earliest spring flowers through the summer and into fall, the collection represents the richness and biological diversity of Minnesota’s prairies, woodlands, and lakeshores.
Consortium Timeline and Details (Round 1):
October 15, 2022 – Consortium Opens
December 31, 2022 – Deadline for deposits
April 1, 2023 – Draft scores and parts available for member feedback or workshops
May 1, 2023 – Final scores and parts available for performance in Summer and Fall 2023
Round 2 will open in Fall 2023! If you'd like to join early, please contact me!
As a consortium, the project will start with only 6 of the 18 combinations. Consortium members will have the opportunity to select which of the 6 trios from Round 1 they would like to fund then perform. Round 1 will be considered “fully funded” when at least one member has claimed each of the 6 trios. Scores will be under exclusivity to consortium members only until July 1, 2024 when they will be self-published and on-sale for approximately $25 per score. Future rounds will be announced later to complete the full project.
All members at or above the $100 buy-in level will receive the following benefits:
It’s recommended that a reed trio contribute at the $300 buy-in level (or $100/person) and a single member at the $100 level if not part of a regular trio. When participating at the $500 buy-in level, you will be credited in all of the trios for Round 1. It is expected, though not required, that each consortium member or ensemble perform the work within one year of May 1, 2023.
Consortium Timeline and Details (Round 1):
October 15, 2022 – Consortium Opens
December 31, 2022 – Deadline for deposits
April 1, 2023 – Draft scores and parts available for member feedback or workshops
May 1, 2023 – Final scores and parts available for performance in Summer and Fall 2023
Round 2 will open in Fall 2023! If you'd like to join early, please contact me!
As a consortium, the project will start with only 6 of the 18 combinations. Consortium members will have the opportunity to select which of the 6 trios from Round 1 they would like to fund then perform. Round 1 will be considered “fully funded” when at least one member has claimed each of the 6 trios. Scores will be under exclusivity to consortium members only until July 1, 2024 when they will be self-published and on-sale for approximately $25 per score. Future rounds will be announced later to complete the full project.
All members at or above the $100 buy-in level will receive the following benefits:
- Your name(s), or the name of the ensemble in the score of the selected instrumentation
- Print-at-home PDFs of score/parts (hard copies available for an additional $25 fee)
- A virtual group meeting with all consortium members in January 2023
- Early draft PDFs of score/parts in Spring 2023 for review or to workshop with ensemble
- Additional access to the creative process as the work is developed
- Composer introduction video to use for performance or curriculum development
- A single virtual one-on-one rehearsal/workshop with your ensemble in Summer 2023
- Discounted access to scores in the current round of the consortium (50% off $25 scores).
- Multiple virtual, or possible in-person rehearsals in Summer or Fall 2023
- Access to all 6 trios within the current round and discounted access to scores in future rounds of the consortium (50% off $25 scores).
It’s recommended that a reed trio contribute at the $300 buy-in level (or $100/person) and a single member at the $100 level if not part of a regular trio. When participating at the $500 buy-in level, you will be credited in all of the trios for Round 1. It is expected, though not required, that each consortium member or ensemble perform the work within one year of May 1, 2023.
To join the consortium, send your contact details to Jonathan Posthuma using the contact form.
Consortium fees can be paid below.
Each instrumental combination will have 4 musical themes woven into a single long movement (about 8 – 12 minutes). Each instrumental family joining the oboe and bassoon has their own color association, with flutes representing purple-blue and pink flowers, oboes white and deep green or brown, clarinets purple-blue and orange, saxophones yellow and gold, and bassoon white and deep red. The changing seasons roughly correspond to the size and range of the instruments with small/high instruments like piccolo, Eb clarinet, and soprano saxophone in the spring and large/low instruments like bass flute, contrabass clarinet, and contrabassoon in the fall. Trios available in Round 1 are listed below.
Consortium fees can be paid below.
Each instrumental combination will have 4 musical themes woven into a single long movement (about 8 – 12 minutes). Each instrumental family joining the oboe and bassoon has their own color association, with flutes representing purple-blue and pink flowers, oboes white and deep green or brown, clarinets purple-blue and orange, saxophones yellow and gold, and bassoon white and deep red. The changing seasons roughly correspond to the size and range of the instruments with small/high instruments like piccolo, Eb clarinet, and soprano saxophone in the spring and large/low instruments like bass flute, contrabass clarinet, and contrabassoon in the fall. Trios available in Round 1 are listed below.
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Trio No. 1 for Ob, Picc, Bsn (flowering in March-April)
“Pasque Flower” Anemone patens [Early Spring] “Violet Wood Sorrel” Oxalis violacea [Spring, Summer] “Downy Blue Violet” Viola sororia [Spring] “Columbine” Aquilegia canadensis [Spring] Trio No. 5 for, Eb Cl, Bsn (flowering in April - May) “Forget-Me-Not” Myosotis scorpioides [Spring] “Spring Beauty” Claytonia virginica [Spring] “Virginia Bluebell” Mertensia viginica [Spring] “Virginia Waterleaf” Hydrophyllum virginianum [Spring] Trio No. 9 for Ob, SSax, Bsn (flowering in May - June) “Marsh Marigold” Caltha palustris [Early Spring] “Swamp Buttercup” Ranunculus hispidus [Spring, Summer] “Carolina Puccoon” Lithospermum caroliniense “Golden Alexanders” Zizia aurea [Spring, Summer] |
Trio No. 2 for Ob, Fl, Bsn (flowering in April)
“Prairie Smoke” Geum triflorum [Spring] “Wild Blue Phlox” Phox divaricata [Spring] “Purple Prairie Clover” Dalea purpurea [Summer] “Wild Lupine” Lupinus perennis [Summer] Trio No. 6 for Ob, Cl, Bsn (flowering in May) “Wild Bergamot” Monarda fistulosa [Summer] “Fragrant Giant Hyssop” Agastache foeniculum [Summer] “Purple Coneflower” Echinacea angustifolia [Summer] “Hoary Vervain” Verbena stricta [Summer] Trio No. 10 for Ob, ASax, Bsn (flowering in July) “Ox-eye” Heliopsis helianthoides [Spring, Summer] “Stiff Tickseed” Coreopsis palmata [Early Summer] “Black Eyed Susan” Rudbeckia hirta [Summer] “Gray-head Coneflower” Ratabida pinnata [Summer] |
Paul Klee : Painted Songs
Completed Works for Oboe, English Horn, and Bassoon
Reed Quintet (Ob, Cl, ASax, BsCl, Bsn)
No. 154 "Architecture of the Plane" [8’]
Portrait, Scene, and Symbol III for Solo Oboe
No. 65 "Sealed Woman" [5’]
No. 66 "The Billy Goat" [4’]
No. 65 "Slightly Dry Poem" [4’]
Portrait, Scene, and Symbol V for Solo Bassoon
No. 118 “Portrait of a Yellow Man”
No. 69 “Modest Home”
No. 70 “Red Waistcoat”
Quartet II for 4 Oboes or Fl, Ob, Vln, and Cl
No. 36 "Fish in a Circle" [6’]
No. 35 "Bird Comedy" [3’]
Gallery Three for Two for Ob/EH and ASax/BSax
No. 1d "Twittering Machine" [2’]
No. 20c "Unstable Equilibrium" [3’]
No. 19b "She Bellows, We Play" [3’]
Miscellaneous Works for Bassoon and Percussion
No. 6c "Red Balloon" for bassoon and percussion [3’]
No. 7b "Separation in the Evening" for bassoon and vibraphone [3’]
No. 8b "Fire in the Evening" for bassoon and vibraphone [1’]
No. 10 "Colorful Lightning" for bassoon and percussion [5’]
No. 11 "[Theatre] Rehearsal" for bassoon and percussion [2’]
No. 154 "Architecture of the Plane" [8’]
Portrait, Scene, and Symbol III for Solo Oboe
No. 65 "Sealed Woman" [5’]
No. 66 "The Billy Goat" [4’]
No. 65 "Slightly Dry Poem" [4’]
Portrait, Scene, and Symbol V for Solo Bassoon
No. 118 “Portrait of a Yellow Man”
No. 69 “Modest Home”
No. 70 “Red Waistcoat”
Quartet II for 4 Oboes or Fl, Ob, Vln, and Cl
No. 36 "Fish in a Circle" [6’]
No. 35 "Bird Comedy" [3’]
Gallery Three for Two for Ob/EH and ASax/BSax
No. 1d "Twittering Machine" [2’]
No. 20c "Unstable Equilibrium" [3’]
No. 19b "She Bellows, We Play" [3’]
Miscellaneous Works for Bassoon and Percussion
No. 6c "Red Balloon" for bassoon and percussion [3’]
No. 7b "Separation in the Evening" for bassoon and vibraphone [3’]
No. 8b "Fire in the Evening" for bassoon and vibraphone [1’]
No. 10 "Colorful Lightning" for bassoon and percussion [5’]
No. 11 "[Theatre] Rehearsal" for bassoon and percussion [2’]