Program Note
Written in Summer 2020 for the Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest. Snarinet is an experimental piece that strips away 21st century pop music to its base form: a sick beat and some groovy licks. Though the timbre and purpose of the clarinet and the snare drum highly differ in the concert setting, this piece shoves two unlikely allies together. You may argue that this idea was an absolute mistake. I say I’ve already written it and it’s going to be performed anyways. What are you gonna do about it? Why don’t you eat a Snickers? This piece is dedicated to Joseph W. Stork
