Debut Album Release: Farallon Quintet Originals
We are pleased to announce the release of our debut album, Farallon Quintet Originals. We chose to highlight on our very first CD some of our original offerings by featuring […]
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Don Oehler and 600 Clarinet Quintets
We had the fortunate opportunity to be introduced to Don Oehler, clarinetist and professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Don is the foremost expert on clarinet quintets […]
Jay Sydeman and a World Premiere
Last week, we performed another world premiere quintet—Jay Sydeman’s “For Clarinet and String Quartet.” For those who aren’t familiar with Jay, he’s been described as “one of America’s most prolific […]
Why the Farallons?
Why the name the Farallon Quintet you might ask? The name comes from the Farallon Islands which are located relatively close to us—just 28 miles off the San Francisco coast. […]
Bernard Herrmann and a Clarinet Quintet
Bernard Herrmann is most famous as a film composer who wrote the scores for major motion pictures including Citizen Kane, Taxi Driver, and Cape Fear. His most notable projects include […]
160 Clarinet Quintets!
160! Yep, according to the chamber music database Earsense, that’s how many clarinet quintets currently exist. When we did our own research and counted 60 a few months back, […]
Expanding the Repertoire with Durwynne Hsieh
One of our goals is to expand the clarinet quintet repertoire. To this end, we’ve been working with composers to write pieces for our ensemble. We recently premiered our very […]
You Mean There’s More than Mozart and Brahms?
So one of the most common questions we get is “What do you guys play other than Mozart and Brahms?” You’d be surprised how many folks out there know nothing […]
M*A*S*H and the Mozart Clarinet Quintet
Even Fox Television thinks clarinet quintets are important. In fact, they featured one in the very last episode of M*A*S*H. In this touching episode, the Chinese prisoners who Charles was […]
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