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Gary Dranch, clarinetist, will perform a solo with The Westchester Band, Alan Hollander, conductor on July 31, 2025. Dr. Dranch will perform the 1st Movement of C.M.v Weber's Concerto No.2 opus 74 in an arrangement for Concerto Band by Martin Tousingnant    The concert by The Westchester...
Imagine the clarinet like you’ve never heard it before — elevated by cutting-edge technology and taking flight to new, uncharted frontiers. With THE DAWN OF THE BICAMERAL CLARINETIST, clarinet virtuoso Dr. Gary Dranch offers an extraordinary exploration of the pivotal era between 1968...
I commissioned the work as a 'Double Concerto for Clarinet and Soprano, with Chamber Chorus, Brass, Strings, Piano, and Percussion. This unique genre features rare Japanese Tanka poetry set to music sung by the soprano soloist and chorus. The album also includes another work written for me by...
Imagine the clarinet like you’ve never heard it before–elevated by cutting-edge technology and taking flight to new, uncharted frontiers. With THE DAWN OF THE BICAMERAL CLARINETIST, clarinet virtuoso Dr. Gary Dranch offers an extraordinary exploration of the pivotal era between 1968 and...
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The Dawn of the Bicameral ClarinetistAn Anthology of American Solo Clarinet Works from 1968-1979Gary Dranch clarinet
Frank McCarty composerElliott Schwartz composerShulamit Ran composerLarry Nelson composerPaul Martin Zonn composerWill Gay Bottje composerJames Drew composerJacob Druckman composerGerald Plain composer
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Thursday - July 31, 2025
8:00 PM

The Westchester Band

Scarsdale NY United States
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Brasov Philharmonic (Romania)
Guest Conductor: Pierre Vallet
Soloist: Gary Dranch

Sala Patria
Thursday, November 8, 2018 7:00pm
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