Alea Publishing & Recording

12/09/2024

We are delighted to welcome Cypriot composer Artemis Aifotiti to our catalog with the publication of her Bagatelles for solo bass clarinet (2024). Bagatelles was written in 2024 after a Consortium Commission organized by Culturetones. It was premiered by Clarinetist George Georgiou at ARTE Music Academy on June 14th 2024. The piece consists of two contrasting movements, each one presenting the instrument’s unique abilities. The first movement is calm and lyrical demonstrating the ‘vocal’ aspect of the instrument while the second movement is playful presenting the virtuosity of the instrument.

Thank you to the consortium members for making this work possible: George Georgiou, Julia Heinen, Lara Diaz, Sarah Watts, Angelos Angelides, and Iro Michail.

Visit our website to learn more, listen to the premiere recording, and buy the music!

https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Aifotiti-Bagatelles-PDF-p694999713

04/09/2024

Can’t wait for ICA Low Clarinet Festival in January! Hope to see you there!

Calling all alto, basset horn, bass, contra-alto, and contrabass clarinetists to Glendale, Arizona for the 2nd biennial ICA Low Clarinet Festival January 8-11, 2025 at Glendale Community College!

Registration is now open! Visit --> https://clarinet.org/event/low-clarinet-festival-2025/

Tag a low clarinet friend!

26/08/2024

We are delighted to announce new titles in our catalog by award-winning composer Mónica Cárdenas. Visit the links below to learn more!

"Escape" (2024) for solo bass clarinet (also available for solo clarinet):
https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Cardenas-Escape-for-solo-bass-clarinet-PDF-p690979987

"Wake Up" (2024) for bass clarinet and string quartet (also available for clarinet and string quartet): https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Cardenas-Wake-Up-for-bass-clarinet-and-string-quartet-PDF-p690984972

Rhythmic Training Exercises for students of all ages -
Children, with piano: https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Cardenas-Rhythmic-Training-Exercises-for-children-PDF-p691004203
K-12 schools, with cajons: https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Cardenas-Rhythmic-Training-Exercises-for-schools-PDF-p691004211
Universities, with cajons: https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Cardenas-Rhythmic-Training-Exercises-for-universities-PDF-p691004215

20/08/2024

Delighted to share the latest addition to our catalog - Nadia Boulanger’s “Three Pieces” for cello and piano (1914) in a fantastic new arrangement for bass clarinet and piano by Dr. Timothy Bonenfant.

https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Boulanger-Three-Pieces-PDF-p689806973

03/08/2024

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table during - and congratulations to the lucky winners of our daily gift certificate giveaway!

We hope to see you at Low Clarinet Fest in January or next year’s ClarinetFest in Fort Worth! In the meantime, visit our website anytime to browse and order from our catalog - www.bassclarinet.org

03/08/2024

Thanks for stopping by, David Cook - we’re so happy to publish your outstanding transcriptions!

For anyone at , don’t miss David’s recital tomorrow (Saturday) at 9:45, where he will perform a great program including the premiere of his latest transcription in our catalog, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s violin sonata for clarinet and piano!

International Clarinet Association

02/08/2024

What a pleasure to run into our old friend Tim Bonenfant during ClarinetFest! Tim is not just a long-time customer. We also have many pieces in our catalog that were written for him. Thank you Tim for being part of our Alea family, getting more bass clarinet music out into the world!

International Clarinet Association

02/08/2024

What a pleasure to run into our old friend Tim Bonenfant on the 2nd day of Clarinetfest in Dublin! Tim is not just a long-time customer, we have many pieces in our catalog which have been written for, dedicated to and performed by him—-this is how new music gets out into the world so others can study, teach, perform and enjoy…..that’s what we do. Thank you Tim for being part of our Alea Publishing family!

01/08/2024

ClarinetFest 2024 Day One in Dublin was huge—getting to know new and old friends, rehearsing, performing, doing it all—-good vibes happening at the Convention Center to start things off!

31/07/2024

Bass clarinetists! Alea Publishing is excited to greet you tomorrow on the first day of ClarinetFest 2024 at the Dublin Convention Center…..we have some goodies for you and would love to meet you (we talk to non-bass players too, lots of material in our catalog for mixed ensembles and more). Sign up for our mailing list for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate each day of the conference and take a selfie at our table to get a super coaster for your Guinness featuring our new logo!

28/07/2024

We’ll be on the plane later today, heading to Dublin for ClarinetFest!

Any orders for hard copy scores received this coming week will ship the following week upon our return. Orders for PDF scores are available for immediate download.

If you’ll be at ClarinetFest, please stop by our vendor table to say hello!

24/07/2024

What an exciting program this will be, coming up at ClarinetFest in Dublin!

Our founder Kim Davenport is excited to perform alongside such amazing artists - the repertoire with Melanie being all Alea titles!

Hope to see many of our followers, customers, and composer/arrangers in Dublin next week!

International Clarinet Association

17/07/2024

We are delighted to announce the latest addition to our catalog, "Lament" for bass clarinet and marimba by composer Terry Vosbein. Jump over to our catalog (link below) to learn more about the work, and listen to the premiere recording by Transient Canvas!

https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Vosbein-Lament-PDF-p681080931

15/07/2024

We’re so excited to attend ClarinetFest 2024 in Dublin in a few weeks! Watch this space over the coming days as we highlight some of our publications that will be performed during the event.

If you’ll be there, be sure to stop by our vendor table and say hello. Our founder Kim Davenport is also honored to be one of the conference pianists.

International Clarinet Association

01/07/2024

We're excited to announce the latest addition to our catalog, Dr. David Cook's splendid transcription of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Violin Sonata, Op. 28, for clarinet and piano. Dr. Cook will be premiering the transcription at ClarinetFest in Dublin next month.

Visit our website now to learn more: https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Coleridge-Taylor-Sonata-Op-28-PDF-p674777101

International Clarinet Association

18/06/2024

Delighted to announce the latest addition to our catalog, Daniel Adams’ “Incalmo” for bass clarinet and piano. Visit our website for complete details:

About the Music Incalmo for bass clarinet and piano was composed in 2021 for Timothy Bonenfant, bass clarinet and Martha Ann Saywell, piano. We thank the composer for sharing the following program note about the work: Incalmo is the technique of constructing piece of art by fusing two or more colors...

05/06/2024

We’re delighted to announce the latest addition to our catalog - a new transcription by Lara Díaz of the Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No.1, Op.33, for bass clarinet and clarinet choir!

The transcription will be premiered by Lara and the British Clarinet Ensemble at the opening gala concert at ClarinetFest 2024 in Dublin, Ireland. We can’t wait to hear it, and hope to see you there!

In the meantime, visit our website - www.bassclarinet.org - to buy the music!

British Clarinet Ensemble International Clarinet Association

28/05/2024

The Dolphy Prize, founded in 2020, is an annual award for Black musicians who are engaged in composing and performing works featuring the bass clarinet. Submissions are now being accepted for 2024, with a final deadline of November 30, 2024.

The composition prize is now in its fourth year. If you are a black composer with an original work for bass clarinet solo or small ensemble, we welcome your submission in either the professional or student category!

NEW this year: the Young Artist Prize! Black clarinetists are invited to submit a video recording of their performance of a complete solo or chamber piece featuring the bass clarinet selected from the Alea Publishing catalog.

Complete details are available on the Dolphy Prize website: aleapublishing.org

18/05/2024

We are delighted to announce that two fantastic new works by composer Mónica Cárdenas have just been added to our catalog. Visit www.bassclarinet.org to learn more and buy the music.

“A la Mambo” (2023) is available in versions for bass clarinet/piano, clarinet/piano, and alto sax/piano.

“Le Triste” (2017) is available in versions for bass clarinet/piano, clarinet/piano, and basset horn/piano.

19/04/2024

We are delighted to announce the latest addition to our catalog - a work by Canadian composer Colleen Athparia for violin, bass clarinet and piano. Visit our website - www.bassclarinet.org - to learn more, listen, and purchase this and many other phenomenal new works featuring the bass clarinet!

31/03/2024

The 2025 Low Clarinet Festival Composition Competition Application is now LIVE! https://forms.gle/DdFzHt7XWWyzrG9W7

The ICA seeks new works for one low clarinet (alto clarinet, basset horn, bass clarinet, and contra-alto and contrabass clarinets) and one other instrument, 5 to 15 minutes in length. Questions about instrumentation can be directed to the Low Clarinet Festival planning committee. To be eligible, compositions must have been completed between January 2022 and present, and must not have been performed previously at ClarinetFest®. Works with prior performances outside of ClarinetFest® are permitted.

The deadline for the competition is September 1, 2024.
First Prize: $1,000 U.S.
Second Prize: $750 U.S.
Third Prize: $250 U.S.

All prizes generously donated by Dr. Glenn Deibert.

The winners will receive featured performances of their work at the ICA Low ClarinetFest® 2025 in Glendale, AZ.

For questions, please contact Stefanie Gardner at [email protected].

29/03/2024

We are delighted to welcome Canadian composer Edwin Ng to our catalog with his work “Flock of Seagulls Over a Fishing Boat” for bass clarinet, percussion, and violin.

The piece was written in 2023 for the composition program at the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance, with Sarah Watts on the faculty.

Visit our website - www.bassclarinet.org - to learn more and buy the music.

17/03/2024

We are delighted to welcome Iranian-Canadian composer Danial Sheibani to our catalog with the publication of his work “HOPE: In Threads” for bass clarinet and string quartet.

This work was written for the LAMP festival in music composition in June 2023, with bass clarinetist Sarah Watts on the faculty.

Visit our website to learn more and buy the music: https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Sheibani-Hope-in-Threads-PDF-p638756396

24/02/2024

Check out the latest addition to our catalog, another skillful transcription by Andrew Sprung, Clarinetist & Educator for bass clarinet and piano!

About the Music François Devienne's two-movement Concerto No. 2 in F major, originally for bassoon and orchestra, in transcription for bass clarinet and piano, makes a wonderful addition to the repertoire, with particular applicability for contest, audition, or recital. François Devienne (1759-180...

18/02/2024

We’ll be there! Can’t wait to attend the second ICA Low Clarinet Festival!

ATTENTION! The 2025 ICA Low Clarinet Festival Call for Proposals is now LIVE!

Calling all alto, basset horn, bass, contra-alto, and contrabass clarinetists to Glendale, Arizona for the 2nd biennial International Clarinet Association Low Clarinet Festival January 8-11, 2025 at Glendale Community College. Artistic Director Stefanie Gardner (Glendale, USA) will be assisted by members of the Artistic Leadership Team: Amy Advocat (Boston, USA), Jason Alder (London, UK), Jeff Anderle (San Francisco, USA), Matthew Banks (Garland, USA), Lara Diaz (Salamanca, Spain), Joshua Gardner (Tempe, USA), Andy Hudson (Appleton, USA), Lorenzo Antonio Iosco (Hong Kong, China), Michael Lowenstern (New York, USA), Jon Russell (Boston, USA), Fie Schouten (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Sebastian Tozzola (Buenos Aires, Argentina), and Sarah Watts (Sheffield, UK).

Glendale is part of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area and is only a 20-minute drive from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

This four-day event will feature:
Solo, chamber, and non-traditional performances featuring low clarinets (alto clarinet, basset horn, bass clarinet, contra-alto, and contrabass clarinets)
Masterclasses
Jam Sessions open to all
Presentations/Clinics
Young Artist and High School Competitions
Composition Competition
Low Clarinet Choir
Exhibits with sheet music, instruments, mouthpieces, reeds, ligatures, cases, repair stations, and everything low clarinet!

Special consideration will be given to proposals matching or closely related to the main theme, “Forward Together,” for this conference:
Forward Together – This event welcomes all low clarinet lovers through a celebration of its past, present and future, and is open to anyone who enjoys low clarinets and wants to spend some quality time with other low clarinet enthusiasts from around the world!
International Clarinet Association members are invited to submit proposals for live seminars and performances under 25 minutes. Proposals featuring underrepresented composers are encouraged. Special consideration will be given to proposals from current students, and performance/presentation slots will be held during the festival to feature these student performers/presenters.

Performance proposals will require links of the applicant(s) performing either the proposed works or samples of recent performances (in the case of a world premiere) to be considered. All proposals are due by June 1, 2024. Accepted performers will be notified by July 31, 2024.

Please submit proposals at www.clarinet.org under the ICA Low Clarinet Festival 2025 page. General questions can be sent to [email protected].

04/02/2024

We are delighted to announce another new addition to our catalog resulting from the LAMP composition workshop in June 2023, with bass clarinetist Sarah Watts on the faculty.

Visit our website (www.bassclarinet.org) to learn more about Roxani Chatzidimitriou’s “Impulse” for three bass clarinets and percussion!

27/01/2024

We are delighted to announce another new addition to our catalog resulting from LAMP Festival in music composition which took place in June 2023, with bass clarinetist Sarah Watts on the faculty.

Check out Justine Gagnepain's "a hop skip and a jump away", an adventure for bass clarinet, violin and piano, here:
https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Gagnepain-a-hop-skip-and-a-jump-away-PDF-p622787614

Stay tuned in the coming months for more great new bass clarinet works resulting from the June 2023 LAMP workshop!

04/01/2024

We can never have enough music for bass clarinet quartet - especially pieces that are accessible in range (no extended-range instruments required) and written specifically for amateur ensembles!

Check out the latest addition to our catalog, British composer Hugh Shrapnel's "Crossover Blues": https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Shrapnel-Crossover-Blues-PDF-p616432650

03/01/2024

We are delighted to add to our catalog more works featuring the bass clarinet by American composer John Carbon.

His "Ghost Tangos," originally composed in 2007, are available in two different instrumentations:

For soprano saxophone, viola, bass clarinet, and piano: https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Carbon-Ghost-Tangos-2007-PDF-p616435971

For clarinet quartet and piano: https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Carbon-Ghost-Tangos-2021-PDF-p616444889

02/01/2024

We are delighted to announce two new additions to our catalog, both resulting from Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance (LAMP) Festival in music composition which took place in June 2023, with bass clarinetist Sarah Watts on the faculty.

Emma Wine's "Heart Has Teeth" for bass clarinet and string quartet can be found here: https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Wine-Heart-Has-Teeth-PDF-p615130656

Alexandra Văduva's: "Holt Unveiled" for bass clarinet quartet can be found here: https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/V%C4%83duva-Holt-Unveiled-PDF-p615115475

Stay tuned in the coming months for more great new bass clarinet works resulting from the June 2023 LAMP workshop!