Ronald L. Caravan, the clarinetist and saxophonist on this album, is also recognized as an author, composer, arranger, teacher, and for his line of professional-grade clarinet and saxophone mouthpieces.
Compositional Technique
Each disc in the 'Single Reed Expressions' series includes at least one piece that uses unconventional sound techniques for clarinet or saxophone, such as quarter-tone intervals or multiphonics.
Performer Biography
Pianist Sar-Shalom Strong has performed orchestral keyboard and concerti with the Syracuse Symphony, Symphoria, and the Utica Symphony.
Album & Artwork
This album is part of the 'Single Reed Expressions' series, which organizes literature with clarinet pieces in the first half and saxophone pieces in the second, mirroring Ronald Caravan's faculty recitals.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in off-semester sessions between June 1999 and January 2009 at Syracuse University, Colgate University, and Hamilton College.
Composer Biography
Ronald L. Caravan's doctoral dissertation, 'Extensions of Technique for Clarinet and Saxophone,' has been a standard reference on non-traditional sounds since its completion in 1974.
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