Clarinet

Joe began studying clarinet in fourth grade with his elementary school's band program. He has studied with Donna Morse and Jason Bielik, and currently studies with Kenneth Grant at the Eastman School of Music.

Joe is committed to expanding the concert repertory, and enjoys developing and performing unusual recitals. Past events have included "The Clarinet, All By Its Onesie" - an unaccompanied recital incorporating movement, lighting, and projected images - and "Synthesis I: Classics Re-Imagined" - a recital of music by Weber, Brahms, and Debussy accompanied by jazz combo. He is also committed to expanding the traditional concert audience, having performed recitals in schools, libraries, and nursing homes.

In addition to solo recitals, Joe also enjoys playing in chamber groups and larger ensembles.

Please contact Joe with any inquiries.

Selected Repertoire:

Solo Repertoire

Unaccompanied

  • Arnold, Malcolm - Fantasy for B flat Clarinet, Op. 87
  • Clark, Joe - (Open Intervals)
  • Clark, Joe - Sonata for Solo Clarinet
  • Heim, Norman - Invocation, Op. 53 - for contra clarinet
  • Kovacs, Bela - Hommages (selected)
  • Mayer, John - Raga Music
  • Osborne, Willson - Rhapsody
  • Penderecki, Krzysztof - Prelude
  • Salvage, David - Sonata for Solo Clarinet
  • Stravinsky, Igor - Three Pieces
  • Sutermeister, Heinrich - Capriccio
  • Yadzinski, Edward - Sirène

Piano Accompaniment

  • Arnold, Malcolm - Sonatina
  • Brahms, Johannes - Sonata No. 2 in Eb Major
  • Debussy, Claude - Premiere Rhapsodie
  • Ellerby, Martin - Clarinet Sonata; Epitaph I: Souviens-Toi (Oradour-sur-Glane)
  • Finzi, Gerald - Five Bagatelles
  • Heim, Norman - Sonata for Alto Clarinet and Piano, Op. 111
  • Messager, Andre - Solo de Concours
  • Poulenc, Francis - Sonata
  • Reed, Alfred - Scherzo Fantastique - for contra clarinet
  • Weber, Carl Maria von - Grand Duo Concertant

Concertos

  • Ellerby, Martin - Concerto
  • Françaix, Jean - Concerto
  • Kats-Chernin, Elena - Ornamental Air - for basset clarinet
  • Krommer, Franz - Concerto, Op. 35 - for two clarinets
  • Milhaud, Darius - Concerto
  • Mozart, W.A. - Concerto - for A or basset clarinet
  • Reed, Alfred - Serenade
  • Weber, Carl Maria von - Concertino, Concerto No. 1, Concerto No. 2

Chamber Repertoire

Reed Trio

  • Auric, Georges - Trio
  • Badings, Henk - Trio
  • Françaix, Jean - Divertissement
  • Gallon, Noel - Suite en Trio
  • Ibert, Jacques - Cinq Pieces en Trio
  • Milhaud, Darius - Suite d'apres Corrette

Clarinet Quartet

  • Anderson, Leroy - Sleigh Ride
  • Bartok, Bela - Roumanian Folk Dances
  • Clark, Joe - April Vacation Quartet
  • Curtis, Mike - A Klezmer Wedding
  • Debussy, Claude - Sarabande from "Pour le Piano"
  • Mozart, W.A. - Overture from "The Marriage of Figaro"
  • von Suppe, Franz - Overture from "The Poet and Peasant"
  • Waterson, James - Grand Quartet

Reed Quintet

  • Brotons, Salvador - Reed Quintet
  • Clark, Joe - Impressions Ephemeral; Travails
  • Ravel, Maurice - Le Tombeau de Couperin
  • Sheldon, Robert - A Longford Legend
  • ter Doest, Ton - Circusmuziek

Wind Quintet

  • Arnold, Malcolm - Three Shanties
  • Damase, Jean-Michel - Dix-Sept Variations, Op. 22
  • Ellerby, Martin - Four Miniatures
  • Ewazen, Eric - Roaring Fork
  • Farkas, Ferenc - Ancient Hungarian Dances of the 17th Century
  • Fine, Irving - Partita
  • Françaix, Jean - Quintette a Vent No. 1
  • Higdon, Jennifer - Autumn Music
  • Hindemith, Paul - Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2
  • Ibert, Jacques - Trois Pieces Breves
  • Karrick, Brant - Bayou Breakdown
  • Klughardt, August - Quintett, Op. 79
  • Ligeti, György - Sechs Bagatellen
  • Milhaud, Darius - La Cheminee du Roi Rene
  • Nielsen, Carl - Kvintet, Op. 43
  • Ravel, Maurice - Ma Mere l'Oye
  • Reicha, Anton - Woodwind Quintet in Eb, Op. 88, No. 2
  • Taffanel, Paul - Quintette

Other Chamber Music

  • Bacos III, Pelarin D. - Antiphonies - for two clarinets
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van - Drei Duos for Clarinet and Bassoon, WoO 27
  • Bozza, Eugene - Contrastes III - for clarinet and bassoon
  • Cohen, Gilad - Trio for a Spry Clarinet, Weeping Cello, and Ruminating Harp
  • Connesson, Guillaume - Techno-Parade - for flute, clarinet, and piano
  • Françaix, Jean - Quatuor a Vents - for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon
  • Golijov, Osvaldo - The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind - for clarinet and string quartet
  • Ibert, Jacques - Histoires - for piano 4-hands
  • Kohane, Dan - Interactions - for flute and clarinet
  • Muczynski, Robert - Duos - for flute and clarinet