Icicle

Jake Berran

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Trio

2023

8 min.

Cello

Clarinet

Piano

Program Notes: This music has nothing to do with icicles, other than what you make of it. The title instead refers to my creative process: for many short nights, I added a small drop of water to what was already there, and over a few months it took shape. With a slow, focused process, I could use trial and error to carefully sculpt harmonies and rhythms I don't always play with. Since my previous works of similar instrumentation have used the piano primarily for accompaniment, Icicle puts the piano in a more featured role.
Recording Notes: Recorded November 18, 2023 at Stull Recital Hall in Oberlin, Ohio, U.S.A.
Ensemble Name: Ian McEdwards, clarinet; Miles Reed, cello; Jake Berran, piano