Philip Parker - 5 Pieces for Clarinet and Percussion Orchestra

Clarinetist Garrick Zoeter and the Shenandoah Conservatory Percussion Ensemble perform Philip Parker's 5 Pieces for Clarinet and Percussion Orchestra under the direction of Professor of Percussion Karlyn Viña.
November 30, 2022, Armstrong Hall, Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University.
Piece 1 With Spirit: 0:00- 2:32
Piece 2 Slowly: 2:36-7:14
Piece 3 Briskly: 7:16-9:07
Piece 4 Solemnly 9:16-13:14
Piece 5 As Fast As Possible: 13:19-END
About the Composer:
Philip Parker teaches percussion, music theory, and 20th-century music at Arkansas Tech University. As a composer, Mr. Parker has been widely commissioned and has published numerous compositions for a variety of media.
Major performance venues include the Percussive Arts Society Convention, the International Clarinet Society, the International Trumpet Guild, the International Double Reed Society, the National Flute Association, Music Educators National Conference, Kennedy Center and the College Band Directors National Association Convention.
Awards for his music include two winning compositions in the National Flute Association’s international New Music Competition, 2nd prize in the College Orchestra Directors Association international contest, and recipient of a chamber music commission from the National Symphony Orchestra as part of its American Residency program.
Additional awards include Honorable Mention for MTNA Distinguished Composer 2013, an Arkansas Arts Council Fellowship, Composer-in-Residence with the Fort Smith Symphony, and a two-time recipient of Arkansas Tech University’s Excellence in Scholarship Award.
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[@cathy_clarinet]

What a cool piece! Great playing! I’m still obsessed with that jacket 🤩 👏👏🎶

[@ZoeterClarinet]

Thanks so much Cathy!

[@Mainstreetchamberorchestra]

An amazing composition and a brilliant performance from all involved.

[@ZoeterClarinet]

Thanks, Jon!