Audio - CD Releases and Audio Samples
Preview of Delicate Balance
CD release Nov. 2009
CD release Nov. 2009
early cover design
- “This CD is comprised of compositions for clarinet and electronics created by composer friends with whom I’ve collaborated over the years. These works are intended to be calm, peaceful and tranquil, perhaps being suitable for relaxation and contemplation. At the same time, these are compositions of substance that will be satisfying for active listening as well - hence the title of the CD. The wide diversity of styles and compositional techniques represented will appeal to a broad spectrum of listeners. It is my hope that this disc will provide many hours of enjoyment, and that repeated listening will reveal varied levels of musical discovery.” F.G.E.
COMPOSITIONS
| Alex Shapiro | Water Crossing | 2002 |
| Peter Terry | Echoes of the Invisible | 2003 |
| Robert Scott Thompson | Passage | 2009 |
| Jane Brockman | Circles in the Sky | 2002 |
| Joseph Harchanko | Breath | 2005 |
| Rob Mackay | Equanimity | 2009 |
| McGregor Boyle | Midway Inlet | 2006 |
| Judith Shatin | Cherry Blossoms and a Wrapped Thing: After Hokusai | 2006 |
| Douglas Quin/F. Gerard Errante | A Little Night Music | 2009 |
| D. Gause | rain of the heart, reign of the soul | 2009 |
Audio Sample: Water Crossing ; Composer: Alex Shapiro
Audio Sample: Echoes of the Invisible ; Composer: Peter Terry
Audio Sample: Circles in the Sky ; Composer: Jane Brockman
Audio Sample: Breath ; Composer: Joseph Harchanko
Electric Clarinet
- “If there is any hope for contemporary music, it is because of albums like this. ...this is all music that manages to retain an artistic integrity while at once being truly entertaining. That is no small feat. ... F. Gerard Errante explores this engaging impressionism with gorgeous legato playing and a subtle sense for the mythic duality.” Fanfare
- “There is whimsy, pomposity, drama, intergalactic space music and plenty of attractive lyrical solo work here, making this one of the most enjoyable avant-garde wind discs to come my way in a long time.” Windplayer
- “Errante plays with wonderful grace and style.” The Clarinet
Audio Sample: Narcissus ; Composer: Thea Musgrave
Shadows of Ancient Dreams
- “Clarinetist, composer, world traveler, teacher, and past I.C.A. President Gerry Errante is world renowned for his innovative and stellar performances. In Shadows of Ancient Dreams he puts all his many talents to use and introduces listeners to outstanding new music.” The Clarinet
- “It’s safe to say that you’ve never heard clarinet the way clarinetist F. Gerard Errante performs in Shadows of Ancient Dreams ... a wonderful exercise ... Errante’s electric clarinet magic.” 20th Century Music
Audio Sample: Shadows of Ancient Dreams ; Composer: F. Gerard Errante
Audio Sample: Milk Teeth ; Composer: Michael Lowenstern
Beyond Noend with Errante
- “This CD from F. Gerard Errante is the most mellifluous and beguiling selection from the avant-garde that you are likely to encounter... Played with an attractively warm and rich sound and an exemplary technique Gerard Errante takes us by the hand into the 21st century, so that the challenge of new music is not the throwing down of a clanking iron gauntlet, but the sophistication of a suede glove.” Clarinet and Saxophone
- “Clarinetist F. Gerard Errante offers more than just his warm sensual tone on Beyond Noend. The mix of musical styles ... displays the possibilities of the instrument in Errante’s unique personal manner. ... The electronic sections are terrific, and Errante’s performance is superb” The American Record Guide
- “This CD is everything one has come to expect from Gerard Errante and much more! ... a real feast of exciting, exotic and often daring sounds and contemporary techniques produced both on clarinet and by electronic means, all performed to perfection” Australian Clarinet and Saxophone
Audio Sample: Silent Tears ; Composer: F. Gerard Errante
Audio Sample: Tagore Songs ; Composer: Jane Brockman
Audio Sample: Twilight ; Composer: Mark Carlson
CDCM Computer Music Series Vol. 29
Music from the Virginia Center for Computer Music University of Virginia
CDCM Computer Music Series Vol. 29
1999 Centaur Records, CRC 2454
CDCM Computer Music Series Vol. 29
1999 Centaur Records, CRC 2454
- “The performances are good, especially clarinetist F. Gerard Errante who continues to excel in music of this vein” The American Record Guide
Audio Sample: Sea of Reeds (1997) for clarinet with extension and live electronics ; Composer: Judith Shatin
Third Practice
Third Practice: Commissions and Premieres
New Music from the Third Practice Festival of Electro-Acoustic Music at the Univ. of Richmond
2004 Centaur Records
New Music from the Third Practice Festival of Electro-Acoustic Music at the Univ. of Richmond
2004 Centaur Records
Audio Sample: Gerrymander - for B-flat clarinet and MAX/MSP ; Composer: Russell Pinkston
Music from SEAMUS
The Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States
Music from SEAMUS
EAM-2006
Music from SEAMUS
EAM-2006
Audio Sample: Chant/Songe (2004) composition for clarinet and computer ; Composer: Andrew May
Ottuplo!
Ottuplo! Larry Austin: The Eighth Decade
SoundPortraits * Convolutions * Cityscape
2006 Centaur Records, CRC 2830
SoundPortraits * Convolutions * Cityscape
2006 Centaur Records, CRC 2830
Audio Sample: Adagio - Convolutions on a Theme by Mozart ; Composer: Larry Austin