Libby Larsen - Yellow Jersey for Two Clarinets

Prof. Garrick Zoeter and graduate of the Shenandoah Conservatory Clarinet Studio, Erin Eady (MM May 2022), performs American composer Libby Larsen’s Yellow Jersey for 2 Clarinets.
This work ingeniously makes not only the audience feel what it is like to ride a bike in a competitive bike race, but also makes the clarinet players playing it literally feel this feeling as well.
August 1, 2022 - Armstrong Concert Hall
The composer writes of the piece: Composed during the year between Lance Armstrong's fifth and sixth victories in the Tour de France (2004), Yellow Jersey is a short wind sprint for two clarinets. I invented the form of the piece by imagining how the sprint might go:
Massed Start
Cadence I
Breakaway I
Cadence II
Breakaway II
Cadence to coast
Coast
Cadence III
Bonk
Glossary:
Bonk: To exercise to the point of depletion of the body's energy stores, leaving one extremely weak and giddy.
Breakaway: Suddenly riding away from a pack of racers, quickly enough that opponents cannot keep close enough to draft (i.e. riding close to another rider in order to avoid wind resistance).
Cadence: A pedaling rate, measured in revolutions per minute.
Coast: To ride without pedaling.
Massed-Start: A race in which competitors start at the time (as opposed to a time trial).
Yellow Jersey: The jersey worn by the current overall leader during the Tour de France.
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[@Klarinetto99]

Such wonderful energy and excitement in your performance, great playing!

[@ZoeterClarinet]

Thank you very much!

[@anneliesklein3469]

Bravo!!! The first prize for your outfits 😂

[@ZoeterClarinet]

Ha! Thanks!!!

[@johnbasil8966]

Fantastic! 😃😃😃

[@PhillipeLeao]

Always nice to hear

[@ZoeterClarinet]

Thanks!!