Jonathan Russell

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2023 Low Clarinet Festival

January 4, 2023 By

When
01/05/2023 – 01/09/2023
10:00 AM
Where
Glendale Community College
Glendale, AZ
With
Jonathan performs with Sqwonk and Improbable Beasts, and has many of his compositions played

Jonathan is performing with Sqwonk, the Artistic Committee, and Improbable Beasts, and has his compositions being performed throughout the festival. Details below:

 

Four New Works for Contrabass Clarinet
Thursday January 5, 4:30 PM
PAC Auditorium
Hymn for Contrabass Clarinet and Piano, by Francisco Javier de Alba (b. 1994)
Wanderer for Solo Contrabass Clarinet, by Zachary Bush (b. 1993)
Redder Sagas for Solo Contrabass Clarinet, by Ashlee Busch (b. 1986)
Bullfrog’s Love Chant (unrequited) Jonathan Russell (b. 1979)
Kimberly Irene Fullerton, contrabass clarinet
Gail Novak, piano

 

Thursday January 5, 7:30 PM
PAC Auditorium

SQWONK

Black, by Marc Mellits
Sojourn of the Face, by Cornelius Boots
Dear Theodosia, by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Toccata and Fugue in d minor, by J.S. Bach (arr. Jonathan Russell)

ARTISTIC COMMITTEE ENSEMBLE
Funky Groove Vortex, by Jonathan Russell
Her Sister’s Notebook, by Lola Perrin
SEVILLA (Sevillanas), by Isaac Albéniz
No. 3 de la Suite Española, Op. 47, arr. Lara Díaz
The Kaleidoscopic Pocket Hockets Boogaloo, by Arthur Gottschalk

 

Friday January 6, 10:00 AM
PAC Auditorium

TAMUK LosPadres del Clarinete Bajos

Klez Duo, by Jonathan Russell
Danse Macabre, by Camille Saint-Saëns arr. Cornelius Boots
Wolf (2021), by Luke Ellard

Glendale Community College Low Clarinet Choir or “TEAM LO-BLOW”

Three Korean Folk Songs, arr. Kelly Via
Bad Guy, by Billie Eilish arr. Olivia Guillaume
Ultimate Transformation: Fire from The Parliament of Reeds Part V, by Jonathan Russell
Pas Redoublé, by Camille Saint Saëns arr. Matt Johnston

 

Saturday January 7, 9:00-9:45 AM

MU2 151 Recital Hall

Jon Russell Composing for Bass Clarinetists Workshop

 

Saturday January 7, 1:00-2:00 PM

MU2 151 Recital Hall

Potpourri Recital

Second New Waltz (2015), by Anderson Viana

Paisaje Folklórico No.2 (2017), by  Sebastián Tozzola

Sonata (2011), by  Jonathan Russell

Citlalli Rosas, bass clarinet Gail Novak, piano

 

 

Improbable Beasts

Saturday January 7, 8:05-8:35 PM

PAC Auditorium

We Are Broken, by Jonathan Russell
Bass Clarinet Double Concerto, by Jonathan Russell

 

 

Festival Low Clarinet Choir Concert

Saturday January 7, 8:45-9:20 PM

PAC Auditorium

Symphony No. *1 I. Allegro, by Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges arr. Sarah Watts

On G, by Jonathan Russell

Tu Vuò Fa’ L’Americano, by Renato Carosone arr. Lara Díaz

Pavane, pour une infant défunt, by Maurice Ravel arr. Jason Alder

Overture from The Marriage of Figaro, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arr. Matt Johnston

Hot Dog (Milk) Dance, by Mike Himelestein arr. Jason Alder