Great Bass Clarinet Sound and Artistry

 

Joshua Ranz playing “Prelude” (Mvt. 1) from Cello Suite No. 4 (Bach)

 

Joshua Ranz playing “Allemande” (Mvt. 2) from Cello Suite No. 2 (Bach)

 

Joshua Ranz playing “Bourees” (Mvt. 4) from Cello Suite No. 4 (Bach)

 

Alcides Rodriguez playing Andante and Hungarian Rondo (Weber)

(First recording listed on linked page)

 

Alcides Rodriguez playing “Choro” from his album, El Clarinete Venezolano

(Recording can be found farther down on the linked page)

 

Joshua Ranz playing “Allemande” (Mvt. 2) from Cello Suite No. 1 (Bach)

 

Manfred Preis (bass clarinet) and Martin Stegner (viola) playing Perfidia (Alberto Dominguez)

 

Joshua Ranz playing “Prelude” (Mvt. 1) from Cello Suite No. 1 (Bach)

 

David Howard playing various excerpts

(Excerpts found at the beginning of the video and at the 1:17 mark)

Great CC/BBb Tuba Sound and Artistry (Links)

 

Gene Pokorny playing “Con Vivacita” from Visions Fugitives (Sergei Prokofiev)

 

Gene Pokorny playing “Animato” from Visions Fugitives (Sergei Prokofiev)

 

Eric Bubacz (and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra trombone section) playing excerpts from Fountains of Rome (Ottorino Respighi)

 

Eric Bubacz (and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra trombone section) playing excerpts from Symphonic Metamorphoses (Paul Hindemith)

 

Gene Pokorny playing excerpts from Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5

 

Gene Pokorny playing excerpts from Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Richard Wagner)

 

Warren Deck (and the Houston Symphony trombone section) playing excerpts from Fountains of Rome (Ottorino Respighi)

 

Warren Deck (and the Houston Symphony trombone section) playing excerpts from The Ride of the Valkyries (Richard Wagner)

 

Warren Deck (and the Houston Symphony trombone section) playing excerpts from Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4, Mvt. 1

 

Warren Deck (and the Houston Symphony trombone section) playing excerpts from Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7, Mvt. 1

Great F/Eb Tuba Sound and Artistry (Links)

 

Øystein Baadsvik playing Carnival of Venice (Arban)

 

Pat Sheridan playing “The Swan” from Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saens)

 

Pat Sheridan playing Mystique

 

Øystein Baadsvik playing Czardas (Vittorio Monti)

 

Pat Sheridan playing Danny Boy

 

Øystein Baadsvik playing Movement 1 from Tuba Concerto (Arild Plau)

 

Michael Lind playing Landscape for tuba and orchestra (Lundquist)

 

Michael Lind playing “Allegro” from Cello Sonata (Marcello)

 

Norm Pearson playing Winks n’ Jinks (Jim Self)

 

Mike Roylance playing Movement 2 from Teutonic Tales (Robert W. Smith)

 

Great F/Eb Tuba Sound and Artistry

 

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Øystein Baadsvik playing Carnival of Venice (Arban)

 

Pat Sheridan playing “The Swan” from Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saens)

 

Pat Sheridan playing Mystique

 

Øystein Baadsvik playing Czardas (Vittorio Monti)

 

Pat Sheridan playing Danny Boy

 

Øystein Baadsvik playing Movement 1 from Tuba Concerto (Arild Plau)

 

Michael Lind playing Landscape for tuba and orchestra (Lundquist)

 

Michael Lind playing “Allegro” from Cello Sonata (Marcello)

 

Norm Pearson playing Winks n’ Jinks (Jim Self)

 

Mike Roylance playing Movement 2 from Teutonic Tales (Robert W. Smith)

Great CC/BBb Tuba Sound and Artistry

 

If this webpage is having problems on mobile devices, here is the link to a version of this webpage with links to the videos instead of the videos embedded in the webpage.

 

Gene Pokorny playing “Con Vivacita” from Visions Fugitives (Sergei Prokofiev)

 

Gene Pokorny playing “Animato” from Visions Fugitives (Sergei Prokofiev)

 

Eric Bubacz (and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra trombone section) playing excerpts from Fountains of Rome (Ottorino Respighi)

 

Eric Bubacz (and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra trombone section) playing excerpts from Symphonic Metamorphoses (Paul Hindemith)

 

Gene Pokorny playing excerpts from Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5
Gene Pokorny playing excerpts from Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Richard Wagner)

 

Warren Deck (and the Houston Symphony trombone section) playing excerpts from Fountains of Rome (Ottorino Respighi)

 

Warren Deck (and the Houston Symphony trombone section) playing excerpts from The Ride of the Valkyries (Richard Wagner)

 

Warren Deck (and the Houston Symphony trombone section) playing excerpts from Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4, Mvt. 1

 

Warren Deck (and the Houston Symphony trombone section) playing excerpts from Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7, Mvt. 1

Brass – Compositions

We Who Stand Together: A Call For Peace (2016) – 3’30”

Brass Quintet

Available for streaming on Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Apple Music, and others! Preview below:

 

The Return Home: A Story of Eternally Connected Souls (2016) – 9’00”

Instrumentation: 6 Trumpets, 4 Horns, 4 Trombones, 1 Euphonium, 2 Tubas, 2 Percussion, 1 Timpani, (Optional Violin)

MIDI:

 

Fuel of the Soul (2020) – 4’30”

Fanfare for Orchestral Brass and Percussion

MIDI Recording:

 

We Who Stand Together – 3’30”

Brass Ensemble (3 Trumpets, 3 Horns, 3 Trombones, 1 Tuba)

 

Three Miniatures for Tuba Quartet (2012) – 3 Movements – 4’00” total

Instrumentation: 4 Tubas

MIDI Recording:

 

The Twilight Breeze (Brass Quintet Version) (2014) – 4’00”

Instrumentation: 2 Flugelhorns, 1 Horn, 1 Trombone, 1 Tuba

 

The Twilight Breeze (Brass Septet Version) (2016) – 4’00”

Instrumentation: 3 Flugelhorns, 1 Horn, 2 Trombones, 1 Tuba

MIDI Recording:

 
Here is the link to my SoundCloud, where you can hear some of my works in progress!
 

Some works likely to be upcoming:

“Cosmic Gates” – in progress work for orchestra and chorus
– “Fantasia on God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” orchestrated for string orchestra, piano, and harp
– Various arrangements and compositions
– Revised version of “The Return Home”
– Multiple movement Christmas cantata for choir, organ, and woodwinds
– Various brass quintet arrangements
– Various choral arrangements

Brass – Arrangements

Concerto “San Marco” (Tomaso Albinoni) – 4 Movements – 9’00” total

Arranged for Tuba and Piano

 

Brass Ensemble Arrangement of Hymn “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded”

MIDI Recording:

 

Various Brass Quintet Arrangements

 
 
Here is the link to my SoundCloud, where you can hear some of my works in progress!
 

Some works likely to be upcoming:

“Cosmic Gates” – in progress work for orchestra and chorus
– “Fantasia on God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” orchestrated for string orchestra, piano, and harp
– Various arrangements and compositions
– Revised version of “The Return Home”
– Multiple movement Christmas cantata for choir, organ, and woodwinds
– Various brass quintet arrangements
– Various choral arrangements

Mixed

Instrumental Accompaniment Parts for Traditional Harmonization of “O Christmas Tree”

written by Michael Murrin
Instrumentation: String Quartet, Piano, Oboe, Flute, Trombone

 
 
Here is the link to my SoundCloud, where you can hear some of my works in progress!
 

Some works likely to be upcoming:

“Cosmic Gates” – in progress work for orchestra and chorus
– “Fantasia on God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” orchestrated for string orchestra, piano, and harp
– Various arrangements and compositions
– Revised version of “The Return Home”
– Multiple movement Christmas cantata for choir, organ, and woodwinds
– Various brass quintet arrangements
– Various choral arrangements

Strings & Piano

Fantasia on “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” (2019) – 4’30”

String Quartet and Piano

 

Fantasia on Emmanuel (2025) – 5’30”

String Quartet and Piano

Complete Draft (MIDI Recording):

 
Here is the link to my SoundCloud, where you can hear some of my works in progress!
 

Some works likely to be upcoming:

“Cosmic Gates” – in progress work for orchestra and chorus
– “Fantasia on God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” orchestrated for string orchestra, piano, and harp
– Various arrangements and compositions
– Revised version of “The Return Home”
– Multiple movement Christmas cantata for choir, organ, and woodwinds
– Various brass quintet arrangements
– Various choral arrangements