Commissioned and premiered by Orchestra 2001, Gloria Justen, violin, James Freeman, artistic director. Recorded by the Russian Philharmonic, Moscow, Gloria Justen, violin, Ovidiu Marinscu, conductor
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Commissioned and premiered by Network for New Music, Linda Reichart, artistic director, Jan Krzywicki, conductor, inspired by trek in Upper Mustang, Nepal. Watch Lung-Ta/Nepal slide show on gallery page
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Commissioned by Wally Loeb for the Dolce Suono Chamber Music Series, Mimi Stillman, artistic director
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Commissioned by The Mendelssohn Club, Alan Harler, artistic director, libretto by Ellen Frankel. Premiered by Sanford Sylvan, baritone, the Mendelssohn Club and The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia (augmented), Alan Harler, conductor
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Commissioned by David Wolman, poetry by David Wolman. Premiered by Hila Plitmann, soprano, The Temple University Music Prep Children’s Choir and Orchestra 2001, James Freeman, artistic director
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Commissioned by Robert Kesselman (oboe and bass version). Violin and Bass arrangement premiered by Heide Sibley, violin, Edgar Meyer, bass
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Commissioned and premiered by The Handel Society of Dartmouth College on the occasion of their 200 year anniversary, Robert Duff, music director, poetry by Robert Frost. Elizabeth Keutsch and David Arnold, soloists, The Hanover Chamber Orchestra (augmented)
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Commissioned by Astral. Premiered by Symphony in C, Rossen Milanov, artistic director, Disella Larusdottir, soprano
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Commissioned and premiered by The Philadelphia Classical Symphony, Karl Middleman, artistic director, Angela Zator-Nelson, marimba
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Commissioned by The American Guild of Organists. Premiered by the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Chamber Singers, Jeffrey Brillhart, music director and organist, at the inauguration of the new organ
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Commissioned and premiered by the Hoffman/Goldstein Duo, Paul Hoffman, piano, Tom Goldstein, percussion
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Commissioned and premiered by the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, Noreen Green, artistic director. Hila Plitmann, soprano, Gail Dubinbaum, mezzo-soprano, Valerie Harper, narrator
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Millennium Fanfare (2000)
Commissioned and premiered by Concerto Soloists, Marc Mostevoy, artistic director
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Commissioned and premiered by Froydis Ree Wekre. Recorded by Froydis Ree Wekre and Lisa Ford, horns, Andrea Clearfield, piano, 2L label
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Commissioned and premiered by Andrea Gullickson. Karen Enns, piano. Crystal Records.
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Commissioned and premiered by The Music Group, Sean Deibler, artistic director. Premiere performance, The Music Group with Orchestra 2001.
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Angelfire (1998)
Premiered by the Relâche Ensemble, Joseph Franklin, artistic director
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Commissioned and premiered by Froydis Ree Wekre. Recorded by Froydis Ree Wekre, Andrea Clearfield, piano, Crystal Records.
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“The music's broadly drawn strokes touched emotional bases as only music can. It was bound to make the audience jump up and cheer at the end. And it did.”
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Orchestra premiere of Kabo Omowale)
“Clearfield's world premiere easily dominated the afternoon. For all its Romantic climaxes and affirmations of tonality, the work's scoring is not at all heavy, even glistening. The lavishly whirling dance of Miriam was the chief crowd-pleaser.”
Los Angeles Times
“... Consistently convincing and hugely effective... a Clearfield triumph... elucidating text meaning in deeply vivid ways within well-weighted, singable phrases that reflect mastery with large choral and instrumental forces.”
Philadelphia Inquirer
“Clearfield's Double Play put keyboard and percussion through a seamless, no less taut, conversation... a vibrant work.”
The Baltimore Sun
“This is a jewel. Clearfield's exploitation of the timbres and techniques - bends, glissandi, stopping and flutter - lays the souls of the instruments bare...”
The Horn Player (Published by the British Horn Society)
Audio Excerpts
More information on each piece can be found on the works list
Romanza for Violin and Chamber Orchestra (2007)
Commissioned and premiered by Orchestra 2001, Gloria Justen, violin, James Freeman, artistic director. Recorded by the Russian Philharmonic, Moscow, Gloria Justen, violin, Ovidiu Marinscu, conductor
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Lung-Ta (The Windhorse) (2009)
Commissioned and premiered by Network for New Music, Linda Reichart, artistic director, Jan Krzywicki, conductor, inspired by trek in Upper Mustang, Nepal. Watch Lung-Ta/Nepal slide show on gallery page
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Rhapsodie for flute, harp and string trio (2008)
Commissioned by Wally Loeb for the Dolce Suono Chamber Music Series, Mimi Stillman, artistic director
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The Golem Psalms (2006)
Commissioned by The Mendelssohn Club, Alan Harler, artistic director, libretto by Ellen Frankel. Premiered by Sanford Sylvan, baritone, the Mendelssohn Club and The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia (augmented), Alan Harler, conductor
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The Long Bright (2004)
Commissioned by David Wolman, poetry by David Wolman. Premiered by Hila Plitmann, soprano, The Temple University Music Prep Children’s Choir and Orchestra 2001, James Freeman, artistic director
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Three Songs for Violin and Bass after poems by Neruda (1998)
Commissioned by Robert Kesselman (oboe and bass version). Violin and Bass arrangement premiered by Heide Sibley, violin, Edgar Meyer, bass
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Fire and Ice (2007)
Commissioned and premiered by The Handel Society of Dartmouth College on the occasion of their 200 year anniversary, Robert Duff, music director, poetry by Robert Frost. Elizabeth Keutsch and David Arnold, soloists, The Hanover Chamber Orchestra (augmented)
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The Rim of Love (2005)
Commissioned by Astral. Premiered by Symphony in C, Rossen Milanov, artistic director, Disella Larusdottir, soprano
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Concertino for marimba and string orchestra (2004)
Commissioned and premiered by The Philadelphia Classical Symphony, Karl Middleman, artistic director, Angela Zator-Nelson, marimba
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River of God (2003)
Commissioned by The American Guild of Organists. Premiered by the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Chamber Singers, Jeffrey Brillhart, music director and organist, at the inauguration of the new organ
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Double Play (1999)
Commissioned and premiered by the Hoffman/Goldstein Duo, Paul Hoffman, piano, Tom Goldstein, percussion
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Women of Valor (2000)
Commissioned and premiered by the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, Noreen Green, artistic director. Hila Plitmann, soprano, Gail Dubinbaum, mezzo-soprano, Valerie Harper, narrator
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Millennium Fanfare (2000)
Commissioned and premiered by Concerto Soloists, Marc Mostevoy, artistic director
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Into the Falcon’s Eye (2003)
Commissioned and premiered by Froydis Ree Wekre. Recorded by Froydis Ree Wekre and Lisa Ford, horns, Andrea Clearfield, piano, 2L label
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Unremembered Wings (2001)
Commissioned and premiered by Andrea Gullickson. Karen Enns, piano. Crystal Records.
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Awake at Dawn (2000)
Commissioned and premiered by The Music Group, Sean Deibler, artistic director. Premiere performance, The Music Group with Orchestra 2001.
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Angelfire (1998)
Premiered by the Relâche Ensemble, Joseph Franklin, artistic director
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Trax (1998)
Premiered by the Relâche Ensemble
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Sax Trax (1997)
Premiered by the Diastema Quartet.
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Songs of the Wolf (1994)
Commissioned and premiered by Froydis Ree Wekre. Recorded by Froydis Ree Wekre, Andrea Clearfield, piano, Crystal Records.
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reviews
“The music's broadly drawn strokes touched emotional bases as only music can. It was bound to make the audience jump up and cheer at the end. And it did.”
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Orchestra premiere of Kabo Omowale)
“Clearfield's world premiere easily dominated the afternoon. For all its Romantic climaxes and affirmations of tonality, the work's scoring is not at all heavy, even glistening. The lavishly whirling dance of Miriam was the chief crowd-pleaser.”
Los Angeles Times
“... Consistently convincing and hugely effective... a Clearfield triumph... elucidating text meaning in deeply vivid ways within well-weighted, singable phrases that reflect mastery with large choral and instrumental forces.”
Philadelphia Inquirer
“Clearfield's Double Play put keyboard and percussion through a seamless, no less taut, conversation... a vibrant work.”
The Baltimore Sun
“This is a jewel. Clearfield's exploitation of the timbres and techniques - bends, glissandi, stopping and flutter - lays the souls of the instruments bare...”
The Horn Player
(Published by the British Horn Society)