Concert and Contest Music for Woodwinds

The presto tempo and the buoyant wave of persistent eighth notes leave the listener engaged and at the edge of their seats in this breathless and exciting overture. Classical music at its best - a perfect

An energetic, lyrical solo, written for Claude Smith's daughter, Pam, and easily accessible to a high school or college bassoonist. Based on a lighthearted melody, the solo has some technical passages based

This is one of Fillmore's early marches and reflects his varied experiences while he was touring as a circus musician with five different big top shows.  To be played at a fast tempo.

Originally for piano solo, the interesting and challenging melodic lines of this famous melody adapt well for clarinet quintet. The first clarinet player is featured, but the other members of the ensemble

The lovely, lyrical second movement of perhaps the most famous of all concerti is offered here. All four B-flat clarinet parts work together to perform portions of the melody, creating a seamless melodic

One of the several preludes and fugues by the Baroque composer. The melodic Prelude is followed by a Fugue, featuring solo entries for all instruments. The

Staccato rhythms, accented notes and dynamic contrasts give the familiar themes from "Carmen" plenty of expression, drama and flair! Scored for four clarinets and bass clarinet.

Here is an opportunity to learn how to swing a clarinet quintet! This features clarinet 1, with a brief solo in clarinet 2. The challenges are listening carefully to playing in tune in a jazz setting, and

Hang on! This is an art piece telling a story of driving through a big city with its main thoroughfares, dark alleys, and neon bright light districts. The challenges include intonation, rhythmic stability,

The Overture from the opera which contains the famous Waltz.  Some challenging passages in all the parts.