"LOW REED" Friday, March 30

We are excited to perform with masters of the low reed Marty Walker and Jon Raskin on Friday, March 30th at the Royce Gallery as part of Pamela Z's ROOM series. We'll be doing a short set of just Sqwonk, and then joining forces with our low and reedy colleagues. Plus, Pamela Z will work her laptopping magic on us all. Should be a good time, hope to see some of our Bay Area fans there!

Thank You!

Many thanks to all who came out for our recent set of Bay Area shows. We had a wonderful time performing for all of you. It was great to meet some new fans and re-connect with old ones. Many many thanks also to the wonderful performers we shared our shows with -- The Living Earth Show, Amy X Neuberg, Solstice, and Areon Flutes. We are delighted and honored to have such amazing musical colleagues!

The next thing on the horizon for us is ClarinetFest 2012 (August 1-5) in Lincoln, NB, where we'll be performing a new wind ensemble arrangement of Jon's Bass Clarinet Double Concerto. We'll also be part of an ensemble of nine bass clarinets premiering new works by Jon and by Ghislain Hervet, whose piece will feature David Krakauer as Bb clarinet soloist. Should be a great time!

Also, stay tuned for an update soon on plans for our next album!

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays from Sqwonk!

We are looking forward to some Bay Area shows toward the end of January, sharing bills with three fantastic groups. Follow the links on our website to learn more about them. We hope to see many of our Bay Area friends and fans there!

In the meantime, check out this fun interview with Jon over at Kristen Mather's Clarineticus Intergalacticus blog.

Still looking for a last minute gift for the bass clarinet lover in your family? It's not (quite) too late to get one of our CDs or tee-shirts, just visit our store.

Wishing you all the best for a happy new year,
Sqwonk

Ithaca, NY, here we come!

Posted by Jon:

We here at Sqwonk are getting excited for our upcoming travels to Ithaca, NY. We'll be performing at Cornell on Sunday, October 30th, premiering a new piece by Amit Gilutz, and then at Ithaca College on Monday, October 31st. (Full details on our website) If you're in the area, come check us out!

Also, for any San Francisco Bay Area folks, Jeff will be playing my 2 bass clarinet-four hand piano piece Sqwonkzoforus Rex this Friday. I couldn't make it out for this one, but taking my place will be the fantastic Annie Phillips. It's part of the New Keys concert series, and is at Salle Pianos, 1632 C Market St., San Francisco, CA, at 8pm, Friday 10/28.

Welcome

Welcome to the Sqwonk blog! Jon and Jeff will be sharing thoughts and links about Sqwonk and the bass clarinet.