A few weeks ago, I wrote about my Ten Wind Gadgets, a set of trios for every possible combination of flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon, all based on a single motif. I’m still trying to wrap my head around the question of why I would embark on such a project, which is unlike anything else I’ve done. On the one hand, it is exceptionally practical: wind players never have enough good … [Read more...]