Sonata for Unaccompanied Euphonium - Clinard (INFO!)

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I know in the past that there have been a few questions about the Clinard Unaccompanied Euphonium Sonata, mainly the lack of informatioon about the composer or the work. I recorded this piece on my upcoming release, Stepping Stones for Euphonium Vol. 1, and I thought I would post the information that I researched for the liner notes. I actually was able to track down Mr. Clinard and have a conversation with him. Here are the notes:

<side> Fred L. Clinard (actually pronounced kl-I-nerd)

Fred L. Clinard (b. 1955) - Fred Clinard wrote the Sonata for Unaccompanied Euphonium while he was a student at Tennessee Technological University. The first movement was written as a single work for his friend and euphonium player, Alan Clark. The second and third movements were written for the composer's own performance of the work on his senior graduation recital. While at Tennessee Tech, Mr. Clinard was a composition student of Robert Jager, and studied euphonium with R. Winston Morris. He was a band director in Tennessee, Florida, and Virginia for nearly 15 years. Currently, Mr. Clinard is actively involved with his own interests, mainly being a father to his three sons and enjoying life to the fullest.

Hopefully this will help anyone who is seeking program notes about this piece. More information and new SOUND FILES on my upcoming disc are available here:

http://www.patstuckemeyer.com/SteppingS ... ation.html

- Pat Stuckemeyer