F. Gerard Errante and Robert Scott Thompson - biography
Shadows of Ancient Dreams
F.All of the selections in Ancient
Dreams involve computer processing of some sort.Beside the clarinet,
he plays a Zimbabwean mbira, an Australian didgeridu, a Japanese shakuhachi and a Thai khlur.Errante displays an obvious
regard for the latters eminence.Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia and immediate past
president of the International clarinet Association.There are six pieces on this new disk, Shadows of Ancient Dreams: Shadows of Ancient Dreams, F.Canto (de Las Sombras),
Robert Scott Thompson.Snake Charmer, Todd Winkler.The effects are tremendous.Each performer, the computer and the clarinetist,
react to each other in an evolving dialogue.The effect is an improvisatory piece,
different in each performance, and for each performer.Yasashii Kaze was premiered by Errante at ClarFest 93 in
Ghent, Belgium.Samburu, Kenya, and Madagascar Scops Owls from the spiney
desert region near Berenty at the southern end of Madagascar.Mild Teeth, was again written for Errante.The title refers
to another term for baby teeth.Michael Lowenstern, this term serves as a compositional
tool.Peter Mennin at The Juilliard School, and independently under
the electronic pioneer Vladimir Ussachevsky.Myself written between 1993 and 1996.Congress in Paris in 1996, where
Errante performed its premiere.California at San Diego.David Cope and Gordon Mumma at U.Santa Cruz, Morton Subotnick
and Mel Powell at CalArts and John chowning at Stanford University.Douglas Quin wrote Yasashii Kaze in 1993.Errante and was premiered
by him at the I.Sambuni, Kenya, with featured sounds
of bats, insects, frogs and water.The fourth is a dawn chorus of owls from the spiny desert region
near Berenty at the southern end of Madagascar.His amazing solo bass clarinet recording was recently reviewed by
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BaylorTV.Email This StoryThere was an error displaying this story.Ten compositions for acoustic and electronic clarinet performed by superb clarinetist F.Errante has a beautiful and ringing tone, well suited to his repertoire.
