“…how lovely to hear a performance of such assurance… the standard of performance here is utterly remarkable… spellbinding…”
Fanfare, March/April 2020
Founded in 1983, this brilliant and versatile trumpet and organ duo presents an extraordinary range of styles, with performances featuring music spanning 400 years. The duo’s three Compact Disc releases feature works in every genre; the second CD – New Vintage, all American music commissioned by Clarion – compasses Samuel Adler’s neo-Classical “Clarion Calls” to James Mobberley’s rambunctious piece for trumpet, organ and electronics “Icarus Wept” to, believe it or not, Klezmer music. The third recording, Ripples, is also all newly commissioned music, with the great neo-Classical “Apollo” of Adam Schoenberg and the epic “Ghost Rider” by Stacy Garrop as the centerpieces. Clarion’s electric and distinctive performances have pushed the envelope of the centuries-old association of trumpet and organ – the duo believes if the classics are the heartbeat of music, outstanding new works must be the lifeblood itself.