Throat (2010)

Instrumentation
Bass Clarinet/Clarinet in Bb and Percussion

Duration
10'

Commission
Commissioned by Jean Kopperud for the Rated X Project

Notes

Throat was commissioned by Jean Kopperud for the Rated X II Project and is dedicated to her and Tom Kolor. It is a tongue-in-cheek homage that uses driving rhythms, guttural tones, the extended low register of the bass clarinet, altered tunings, and audio samples to create a piece that is designed to evoke a wide range of reactions. Richard Nixon would not have approved. (Pee Wee Herman would.)

Recordings
Albany TROY1405, Jean Kopperud, clarinet, Tom Kolor, percussion

Availability
Plurabelle Music Publishing (Distributed by Subito Music Corp.)

World Premiere
November 12, 2010, Jean Kopperud and Tom Kolor, Festival of Contemporary American Music, Sacramento

Notable Performances

April 30, 2011, Jean Kopperud and Tom Kolor, BEAMS Electronic Music Marathon, Brandeis University
February 19, 2011, Jean Kopperud and Tom Kolor, Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh
January 28, 2011, Jean Kopperud and Tom Kolor, University of Buffalo
October 12, 2014, Oliver Klenk and Mathias Lachenmayr, Kleine Konzertsaal at the Gasteig, Munich