The Shores of Phoenicia
Clarinet & Piano
Premiered April 6, 2021 at Miller Symphony Hall
Piano – Michael Toth
Clarinet – Boris Shpitalnik
The Shores of Phoenicia composition was inspired by my visit to Byblos in Lebanon and the verse “Sea winds carry messages ancestors whispered to me” from the poem “The Phoenicians” by Arthur Vaso. The clarinet musical themes represent the sea winds and the piano represents the Mediterranean Sea and the waves crashing on the shores of Phoenicia.
The Allentown Symphony Orchestra begins its innovative three-concert, multi-year New Music Series | Chamber Music with Nature & Poetry. Recorded live on the stage at Miller Symphony Hall by members of the Allentown Symphony, the performance features premieres by area composers and selections from Chris Rogerson Composer in Residence, and renowned contemporary composer Valerie Coleman.
NATURE & POETRY PROGRAM:
Pierre Bohemond “The Shores of Phoenicia”
Lawrence Flynn “Emerson’s River”
Paul Salerni “Golden Retrievals”
Ava Bloomfield “A Bird Song”
Liam Mulligan “tusaidie”
Morgan Moss “The Brook”
Chris Rogerson “A Fish Will Rise”
Valerie Coleman Selections from “Portraits of Langston”
The ASO Performance Ensemble:
Audra Casebier, soprano, guest soloist
Allison Kiger, flute
Boris Shpitalnik, clarinet
Stephen Reisteter, bass clarinet/saxophone
Michael Toth, piano
I am extremely thankful to the Allentown Symphony Orchestra and its leaders Maestro Diane Wittry and Chris Rogerson Composer in Residence for their support in bringing to life “The Shores Of Phoenicia” for Clarinet and Piano as featured in the New Music Series | Chamber Music with Nature & Poetry.
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Pierre Bohemond, composer 