Mike Curtis, Conductor

Program: "Women of the Commonwealth"

Woodstock by Joni Mitchell - Canada
Andante for  Clarinet and Orchestra by Alice Mary Smith - England
Ruach by Zoe Felton - England
Hambani Kakuhle Kwela by Becky Stelzner - South Africa
Once There Were Birds by Fran Griffin - Australia
Irish Stew by Roma Cafolia - Ireland

The brainchild of Eugene Symphony musicians Mike Curtis and Carol Robe, the Platypus Clarinet Orchestra includes all shapes and sizes of clarinets, from the baby E flat to the contrabass clarinet, played by community amateur musicians and professional musicians.

Participating ESCO clarinetists: Chris Heritage, Eleanor Montagna, and Roy Whang.