Pixels - Yosuke Fukuda // Not A Clarinet Choir

Not A Clarinet Choir Presents "Musings 2"
17 December 2023
Pixels - Yosuke Fukuda
I was asked to write a piece for seven clarinets featuring a lively, clear and dramatic character of the clarinet. The inspiration for the work came from pixels (basic unit of a digital image). They combine to make a variety of three-dimensional musical shapes in this case.
The introduction is like a sketch, and the melody gradually develops to be popish and swingy. It reflects different types of expressions, songs and feelings creating a variety of lines and curves. It finally achieves a climactic fanfare.
- Programme Notes by composer
1st Clarinet: Chua Jay Roon
2nd Clarinet: Theodore Quek
3rd Clarinet: Phoong Khang Zhie
4th Clarinet: Eugene Sim
5th Clarinet: Chong Kai Yu
6th Clarinet: Brian Lim
7th Clarinet: Daniel Yee
Video Editor: Zachary Ng
Videography: Gerald Wong
Audio Editing: Ho Wee Yang
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In March 2022 we hosted our first concert to a full house, and we are looking forward to more projects in the future. The group also participated in the Singapore International Band Festival 2022, Division Ensemble 1 and clinched the top prize, Gold with Distinction, with the highest score across the entire ensemble division.
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The music and the visuals all blend wonderfully :) and getting the full body movement into the lil entrances makes the experience for sure