12.5', for clarinet trio (Eb, Bb, Bass)

Green in Steel was commissioned by the fantastic clarinetist Alexandra Doyle for a program of 20th and 21st century works for chamber ensembles including the clarinet. Alex asked for a piece that described an aspect of the city of Houston, where Alex and I met (at the University of Houston) and where I lived for four years. During my time there, the green spaces of the city were a needed escape for someone who grew up in the mountains of North Carolina, and so this piece focuses on three of my favorite parks in the city.

I. Memorial  |  II. Menil  |  III. Hermann