Multicultural / World Music for Woodwinds

Using the translated poems of Chinese women poets from the 3rd century through the 20th century,  the soprano and oboe weave a story of love, death, life, and what we hold close to our hearts.

Here's a rousing pasadoble, which is a stately Spanish march style arranged for clarinet, piano, and optional castinets by Paula Corley, former Pedagogy Chair for the International Clarinet Association.

A karensansui is a Japanese rock garden which is an enclosed shallow sandbox containing sand, gravel, and rocks. The sea is symbolized, not by water, but by sand raked in a pattern that suggests rippling

Romanian Folk Dances is written for a full flute choir of piccolo, three flutes, two alto flutes, two bass flutes, and the low sounds of the contra alto flute and the contrabass flute.  Each

Using the pentatonic scale as a foundation, this traditional Japanese folksong depicts spring, the season of cherry blossoms. The melody is simple without many notes or difficult rhythms- a great learning

In this 19-minute recital work, a rarity for tenor saxophone, Dorff depicts the spirit and energy of the body's seven chakras, or nerve plexuses. The seven connected sections of the work fire the listeners'

Sword Dancer is a single-movement oboe feature cast in 4 sections that has a Gaelic flavor inspired by Highland pipes and dance.

Presented in three short movements, Andersen Viana's Trio para flautas contrasts lyrical reserve with brilliant forward motion, characterized by rapid outbursts and ensemble unity.