Pele Bauch - dancer    https://www.pelebauch.org/
Lish Lindsey - alto flute    https://www.lishlindsey.com/
Thomas Piercy - clarinet, bass clarinet    http://www.thomaspiercy.com/
Sabina Torosjan - violin    https://www.ljova.com/tag/sabina-torosjan/
Shaleah Feinstein - violin    https://www.instagram.com/hashtagshaleah/
Tess Krope - viola    https://www.ram-nyc.org/tess-krope
Daniel Hass - cello    https://danielhass.ca/
Marina Iwao - piano    https://www.marina-iwao.com/


RAM Composers

Seth Boustead “Great Aspectations” for clarinet, cello, and piano (2024) (World premiere)
"Great Aspectations" is a short piece for clarinet, cello and piano comprised of several rhythmic cells that permutate over time to create a variety of different musical moods. I was inspired to think of each permutation of the cell as a different "aspect" of it which gave rise to the name, a pun on one of Charles Dickens' indispensable book titles.
http://sethboustead.com/

Gilbert Galindo “IV: Hope for the Earth” (from “Listen to the Land” for string quartet) (2023)

From my observations of our climate and world, with the titles of the piece and its movements, I decided to draw attention to the fact that the land communicates to us, or that we can read the land to learn how to live more harmoniously with it. It is my firm belief that we have abused the land, and it is also my firm belief that we can live on this planet in a way that is beneficial and harmonious for us and Sister Mother Earth. The music itself is an impression of the titles and not literal programmatic writing. It is inspired, then - as music often does - develops a life of its own because of the initial idea.
https://www.gilbertgalindo.com/

Daniel Hass “Tracing the Figures of Love" for clarinet, cello, and piano (2023) (World premiere)

"Tracer les Chiffres d'Amour" (Tracing the Figures of Love) is an old French phrase that was used in place of the word "dance." I encountered this phrase in the 1937 book Pre-Classic Dance Forms by Louis Horst while doing research for a ballet piece I was commissioned to write for the Revolve Dance Project. What begun as a solo piano piece bloomed into a prelude-of-sorts, a meditation on lilting rhythms and floating melodies.”
https://danielhass.ca/

Zhihua Hu “I. Antenna” and “VI. Transmigration” (from “Ecology“ for string quartet) (2010)

Ecology was composed to express the development of ecology and objects in the natural world. Composer Zhihua Hu’s inspiration is derived from ecology and morphology. The composition was divided into six movements to describe lives’ every important step of development. 
     In these two concerts,  movements I and VI are performed.

I Antenna: Creature starts to move like animals’ antenna. They start to explore this world.
II Stretch: Objects start to develop.
III Evolution: Gradually, many objects in nature start to change to promote their growths.
IV Spiral: The development of nature represents a spiral escalation in morphology.
V Precipitation: After long-time changes, objects are precipitated in order to prepare for the next step.
VI Transmigration: One life ends, another begins. -- 
https://www.zhihuahu.website/

Allen Schulz "Syzygy" for bass clarinet and electronics (2024) (World Premiere)
Syzygy is the astronomical term for the alignment of heavenly bodies. A solar eclipse is probably the most commonly understood example—the moon passing between the earth and the sun. When NASA began releasing images from their new James Webb Space Telescope, my childhood interest in stargazing was reignited. My work took its form from how our solar system’s many bodies interacted with one another. The first whole note theme might be seen as the sun, constant and unmoving, while all the other themes/planets orbit around the main theme, appearing, disappearing, and returning at their own intervals. Maybe even a comet appears. The work utilizes pre-recorded segments or live looping technology at the performer’s preference. At any rate, the piece calls for a single performer with electronic recording devices.
https://www.allenschulz.net/

 

Guest Composers

Tyson Gholston Davis “Absolute Zero” for alto flute and dancer (2017)
https://tysongholsdaviscomposer.com/

Jennifer Higdon “Light Refracted: Inward” for clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano (2000)
“Light Refracted” is a meditation on the way that light is reflected in people: there is the inward view of that light, which is thoughtful and contemplating, with a wide range of emotion; and outward…the light that we shine out towards the world (in this case, full of energy). The possible number of ways that light can refract (meaning to splinter and reflect in different dimensions and angles) are endless. 
http://www.jenniferhigdon.com/
 

Thea Musgrave “Canta, Canta” for clarinet, cello, and piano (1997)
This short piece was taken from A Cantata for a Summer’s Day written in 1954 while the composer was a student in Paris. The poems of the Cantata describe a summer’s day in all its moods, from pleasant sunshine to the memory of winter in the cool evening mist. The Cantata had its first performance at the Edinburgh International Festival of 1955. "Canta, Canta" was premiered in 1997. The original song of this work is a setting of a poem by Maurice Lindsay. It describes the orange tiger lily burning bright in the hot summer sun.
https://www.theamusgrave.com/

 

Yu Zhuen “Quintet” for clarinet and string quartet (2023) (World premiere)

Inspired by the ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuang Zhou's tale of the MingLing tree from "A Happy Excursion", this story delves into the mythical narrative of a tree whose spring and autumn each span five hundred years. Drawing upon the tonal characteristics of Hunan folk songs, the piece vividly illustrates the imagined growth and flourishing of the MingLing tree. Symbolically, the return of musical motifs within the composition represents the cyclical nature of life, echoing traditional Chinese beliefs in reincarnation. Initially drafted in 2021, the work underwent refinement and was ultimately completed in October 2023. -- Yu Zhuen

-This work won the Honorable Mention from the Chamber Category at the 2024 International Clarinet Association Composition Competition
https://www.jwpepper.com/myscore/YUZhuen