ANTONY CLARE
BA LTCL CTABRSM FISM
Teacher of piano, clarinet and music theory
Professional pianist and accompanist
Composer
WORK LIST
ANTONY CLARE
NGUSTI (1986)
E flat clarinet, Javanese Gamelan
First performance: 1986
Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
Antony Clare (E flat clarinet), Gamelan Sekar Petak directed by Neil Sorrell
FIVE FANTASIES (1990)
Piano solo
First performance: 19th February 1998
BMIC, London
Antony Clare (piano)
SONATA (c.1992)
4 E Flat Clarinets
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CANTUS II (1997)
Cello, Piano
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KNELL (c.1999)
Piano Solo
First Performance:
CoMA Summer School, Bretton Hall, Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Michael Finnissy (piano)
WADE’S CAUSEWAY (2001)
Flexible Strings/Wind Ensemble, Piano, Bass Drum
First Performance: 2001
CoMA All-comers Ensemble
directed by Kieran O’Riordan
WADE’S CAUSEWAY (2002)
Orchestra
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DANGEROUS HOLLY (2004-2006)
Flexible Ensemble, Speaker, Piano, Claves and/or Drum
First Performance: 2004
East Midlands CoMA Ensemble
directed by Kieran O’Riordan
SONGS FOR LEELA (2005 – 2015)
Peace
Cross Dressing
Moonrape
Silent Gliders
Snowfall
Soprano, Piano
First Performances: given between 2005 and 2015
Leela Hort (soprano), Antony Clare (piano)
SCAWFELL (2006)
Amplified Bass Clarinet, Piano
First performance: 24th July 2006
CoMA Summer School, Doncaster College
Sarah Watts (bass clarinet), Antony Clare (piano)
RAGING HORDE 2 (2008)
Flexible Ensemble, Drums
First performance: 2008
East Midlands CoMA Ensemble
directed by Kieran O’Riordan
THOR (2010)
Bass Clarinet Ensemble, Drums
First performance: 16th April 2010
Community Hall, Isle of Raasay
Bass Clarinet Course Participants/Sarah Watts (bass clarinets), Antony Clare (drums)
HEARD A PROGRAMME ON RADIO 4 THE OTHER WEEK ABOUT FOGHORNS AND THOUGHT THAT THE BASS CLARINET MIGHT MAKE A GREAT FOGHORN SOUND (2011)
Bass Clarinet Ensemble, Found Percussion Instruments
First performance: 15th April 2011
Community Hall, Isle of Raasay
Course Participants/Sarah Watts (bass clarinets)
directed by Antony Clare
DUN CAAN (2012)
Bass Clarinet Ensemble, Organ
First performance: 6th April 2012
Community Hall, Isle of Raasay
Course Participants/Sarah Watts (bass clarinets), Antony Clare (organ)
MS BELLS (2012)
Piano Duet
First Performance: 2012
The Piano Room, Inverchabet, Ballindalloch, Moray
Antony Clare, Clare Stewart (piano duet)
FALL OF THE KING (2012)
Bass Clarinet, Piano
First performance: 2012
Sarah Watts (bass clarinet), Antony Clare (piano)
THOR (2013)
Bass Clarinet and Bassoon Ensemble, Drums
First performance: 12th April 2013
Community Hall, Isle of Raasay
Bass Clarinet and Bassoon Course Participants, Sarah Watts (bass clarinet), Laurence Perkins (bassoon), Antony Clare (drums)
FANFARE FOR COMA (2014)
French Horn, Fans
First Performance: 2014
CoMA 21st Anniversary Gala Concert
St John’s Smith Square, London
Roger Swann (horn), East Midlands CoMA Ensemble
directed by Keiran O’Riordan
STONE MUSIC (2015, revised 2017)
Bass Clarinet/Bassoon Ensemble
First Performance: 24th April 2015
Community Hall, Isle of Raasay
Bass Clarinet and Bassoon Course Participants, Sarah Watts (bass clarinet), Laurence Perkins (bassoon)
directed by Antony Clare
THOR (2016)
Symphonic Wind Orchestra
First performance: 20th March 2016
Great Hall, University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham Wind Orchestra
directed by Kieran O’Riordan
A LITTLE FUNGAL SUITE (2016)
Bass Clarinet, Piano
First Performance: 28th October 2017
St Andrew’s Church, Psalter Lane, Sheffield
Sarah Watts (bass clarinet), Antony Clare (piano)
THE HAWK ASCENDING (2017)
Piano Solo
First Performance: 24th March 2017
Djanogly Recital Hall, University of Nottingham
Antony Clare (piano)
SYBIL (2017)
Solo bass clarinet
First performance: July 2015
International Bass Clarinet Convention, Madrid
Sarah Watts (bass clarinet)
NEVIS (2018)
Contrabass Clarinet, Piano
First Performance: 4th March 2018
Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh
Sarah Watts (contrabass clarinet), Antony Clare (piano)
DUN CAAN (2018)
Bass Clarinet and Bassoon Ensemble, Organ
First performance: 13th April 2018
Community Hall, Isle of Raasay
Bass Clarinet and Bassoon Course Participants, Sarah Watts (bass clarinet), Anthea Wood (bassoon), Antony Clare (organ)
TUN (2020)
Flexible Online Ensemble and found percussion
WINTER IS COMING (2020)
Flexible Online Ensemble and face-coverings
First Performance: 6th December 2020 on Zoom
East Midlands CoMA Ensemble, directed by Joe Davies
MS BELLS 70 (2021)
Piano Duet
First Performance: late 2021 at Antony's house!
Antony Clare, Clare Stewart (piano duet)
STONE-CIRCLING (2022)
Bass Clarinet/Bassoon Ensemble
First Performance: 15th April 2022
Community Hall, Isle of Raasay
Bass Clarinet and Bassoon Course Participants, Sarah Watts (bass clarinet), Anthea Wood (bassoon)
directed by Antony Clare
Bleen (2022)
Piano Solo
STONE (2023) Revised Version of Stone Music
Bass Clarinet/Bassoon Ensemble
First Performance: 6th April 2023
Firth Hall, University of Sheffield
Bass Clarinet and Bassoon Course Participants, Sarah Watts (bass clarinet), Anthea Wood (bassoon)
directed by Antony Clare
Fanfare (2023)
Bass Clarinet/Bassoon Ensemble with hand-held fans
First Performance: 6th April 2023
Firth Hall, University of Sheffield
Bass Clarinet and Bassoon Course Participants, Sarah Watts (bass clarinet), Anthea Wood (bassoon)
directed by Antony Clare