Tallahassee Breezes Debut

Tallahassee Breezes Debut

Tallahassee Breezes, the Tallahassee Clarinet Choir, had its debut concert Monday, August 28, 2017 at Westminster Oaks.  It was an evening filled with music and educational tidbits ranging from music, composers, and the various clarinets.  We had a great crowd and the choir (and our guest percussionist) played wonderfully.

 

Front: Mike Garrison, Millie Fryman, Gary Zirin, Patti Brownstein, Patricia Crispino, Tomoka Brady, Ken Brodhead, Ginny Densmore. Back: Mike Neidhart, Geoff Gradford, Judy Stone, Cathy Ray, Carol Marchant

 

Program

Dance of the Buffoons – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov/arr. George Roach
Funeral March of a Marionette – Charles Gounod/arr. Mike Magatagan
Capriccio – Satoshi Yagisawa
Molly on the Shore – Percy Grainger/arr. Matt Johnson
Londonderry Air – Traditional/arr. Dale Casteel
Marriage of Figaro Overture – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/arr. Lucien Cailliet
Suite from Carmen – Georges Bizet/arr. Melanie Thorne
Hungarian Dance No. 5 – Johannes Brahms/arr. Frank Halferty
Tico Tico No Fuba – Zequinha de Abreu/arr. Sjoerd van der Veen
Clarinet Polka – arr. Ken Abeling

 

I’m very proud of all the work these clarinetists put into this program.  They learned a lot of notes, played expressively, and were open minded to suggestions and instructions.  I look forward to our next performance together!

Patricia Crispino