A Musical Field Guide for Minnesota Wildflowers
Reed Trio Consortium
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
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.
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
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’]
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’]
Limited physical copies distributed through Trevco Music!
Additional Works Coming Soon!
No. 118 “Portrait of a Yellow Man”
No. 69 “Modest Home”
No. 70 “Red Waistcoat”
Under exclusivity until January 2023!
Miscellaneous Works for English Horn and Electronics
“Runner at the Goal”
Available by special request!
Quartet III for 4 Bassoons
No. 36 “Six Fish”
No. 37 “Crow Landscape”
Available through commission!
Gallery III.A (Fl, Cl, Bsn, Percussion)
I. No. 128a “Chariot of Virtue" (ensemble)
II. No. 6 “Red Balloon” (bassoon, vibraphone, and marimba)
III. No. 21 "Mask of Fear" (clarinet)
IV. No. 20b “Unstable Equilibrium” (flute and bassoon)
V. No. 2 “High Spirits” (flute and percussion)
VI. No. 10 “Colorful Lightning” (bassoon and percussion)
VII. No. 11 “[Theatre] Rehearsal” (bassoon and percussion)
VIII. No. 19 "She Bellows, We Play" (flute and clarinet)
IX. No. 14 "Destroyed Place" (flute, opt. tam-tam)
X. No. 127a "Day Music” Fragment I (ensemble)
Available through commission!
Gallery III.A (Ob/EH, Vln, Vc, Perc)
“Never Ending” (ensemble)
No. 75b “Howling Dog” (ensemble)
No. 65 “Sealed Woman” (oboe)
No. 93 “Converted” (violin)
No. 67c “Slightly Dry Poem” (ensemble)
No. 101 “One Who Understands” (percussion)
No. 97 “Winter Sleep” (violoncello)
“Runner at the Goal” (English horn)
No. 127b “Day Music” Fragment II (ensemble)
Available through commission!
Wind Quintet and Percussion
No. 131 “Southern (Tunisian) Garden”
No. 132 “Red and White Domes”
No. 133 “Remembrance of a Garden”
Available through commission!
Architecture of the Plane for Reed Quintet (No. 154 from Paul Klee : Painted Songs)
No. 154 - Architecture of the Plane (Architektur der Ebene, 1923)
reed quintet (Oboe, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon)
Premiere:
Julia Simpson (oboe) Elizabeth Kapitaniuk (clarinet) Grace Gelpi (alto saxophone) Elizandro Garcia-Montoya (bass clarinet) Edin Agamenoni (bassoon)
Recorded as part of Fresh Inc Festival, June 2021
To purchase other Paul Klee: Painted Songs selections, please order from the full series page.
Portrait, Scene, and Symbol III for Oboe (No. 65, 66, and 67a from Paul Klee: Painted Songs)
No. 65 "Sealed Woman" (Versigelte dame, 1930) | 2019 (Portrait III)
oboe
No. 66 "The Billy Goat" (Der Bock, 1921) | 2020 (Scene III)
oboe
No. 67a "Slightly Dry Poem" (Leicht Trockenes Gedicht, 1938) | 2020 (Symbol III)
oboe (or any solo instrument)
"Runner at the Goal" (Laufer am Ziel, 1921) | 2021
English horn and electronics
Premiere(s):
"Slightly Dry Poem" April 23, 2021, Susan Miranda, Livestream
Please select which individual movement you would like to purchase below or select the entire triptych.
To purchase that movement with its complete "gallery" version, please order from the full series page.
Quartet II for Oboe Quartet (No. 34 and 35 from Paul Klee: Painted Songs)
No. 34a - Fish in a Circle (Fische im Kreis, 1926) and Conclusion
oboe quartet
No. 34a - Fish in a Circle (Fische im Kreis, 1926) and Conclusion
flute, oboe, violin, clarinet
No. 35a - Introduction and Bird Comedy (Vogelkomodie, 1919)
oboe quartet
No. 35b - Introduction and Bird Comedy (Vogelkomodie, 1919)
flute, oboe, violin, clarinet
Premiere:
Willingdon House Music, digital premiere
June 5, 2020
To purchase other Paul Klee: Painted Songs selections, please order from the full series page.
Galleries from Paul Klee: Painted Songs
Please select which "Gallery" you would like to purchase from below, or learn more about commissioning a "Custom Gallery" on my commissioning page and contact me about ensemble's needs or what individual movements you'd like to include.
To view scores of individual movements, visit their individual pages, which are linked below.
Red Balloon (No. 6a from Paul Klee: Painted Songs)
No. 6a "Red Balloon" (Roter Balloon, 1922) | 2011
tuba, marimba, and vibraphone
No. 6b "Red Balloon" (Roter Balloon, 1922) | 2011, rev. 2015
baritone saxophone, marimba, and vibraphone
No. 6c "Red Balloon" (Roter Balloon, 1922) | 2011, rev. 2021
bassoon, marimba, and vibraphone
Please select which version you would like to purchase below.
Note: No. 6a "Red Balloon" does not appear in any planned galleries, but has been arranged for baritone saxophone and percussion (No. 6b / Mvt. III in Gallery I).
To purchase the complete "gallery" version, please order from the full series page.
Separation in the Evening and Fire in the Evening (No. 7 and 8 from Paul Klee: Painted Songs)
No. 7a "Separation in the Evening" (Scheidung Abend, 1929) | 2011
No. 8a "Fire in the Evening" (Feur am Abend, 1929) | 2011
tenor saxophone and vibraphone
No. 7b "Separation in the Evening" (Scheidung Abend, 1929) | 2011, rev. 2017
No. 8b "Fire in the Evening" (Feur am Abend, 1929) | 2011, rev. 2017
bassoon and vibraphone
Please select which version you would like to purchase below.
Note: No. 7a "Separation in the Evening" and No. 8a "Fire in the Evening" appear as Mvts. V and VI in Gallery I. The piece has been arranged for bassoon and vibraphone (No. 7b and 8b). Both movements should be performed together, attacca.
To purchase the complete "gallery" version, please order from the full series page.
Colorful Lightning and Groynes (No. 10 and 11 from Paul Klee: Painted Songs)
No. 10a "Colorful Lightning" (Bunter Bliss, 1927) | 2015, rev. 2017
No. 11a "Groynes" (Bühnenprobe, 1925) | 2015, rev. 2017
bassoon, xylophone, and percussion
Please select which version you would like to purchase below.
Note: No. 10 "Colorful Lightning" and No. 11 "Groynes" appear as movements VI and VII in Gallery III. The two movements should be performed attacca.
To purchase the complete "gallery" version, please order from the full series page.