- Eric Mandat
Eric P. Mandat (born 1957) is a leading
composer andperformer of contemporaryclarinet music.Mandat began his clarinet studies under the tutelage of
Richard Joiner of theDenver Symphony . He later studied withLee Gibson , Keith Wilson,D. Stanley Hasty , andCharles Neidich . Mandat received his undergraduate education at theUniversity of North Texas , and received graduate degrees from theYale School of Music , and theEastman School of Music .In his performances and compositions, Mandat uses extended techniques such as
multiphonics andmicrotone s. In a [http://www.osbornmusic.com/reviews.html November 2005 review] of Sean Osborn's American Spirit cd, Fanfare Magazine remarked that Mandat's music creates "amazing technical effects for the instrument" that are "startling and eerie." In a review in "The Clarinet" of Mandat's Folk Songs, the author exclaimed that “A composition of this caliber will most likely enter the performance repertoire as the representative piece of the decade!” Reviewing Mandat's solo CD, The Extended Clarinet, in The Clarinet, Michele Gingras wrote that, “In one word, The Extended Clarinet is astonishing. Eric Mandat’s process at writing and playing is bound to leave any listener in awe.” Although most of his corpus consists of works for solo clarinet, more recent compositions are for clarinet ensembles. [Chamber Music of Eric Mandat by Suzanne Crookshank, VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller e.K. (July 4, 2008) ]Mandat currently serves as Professor of Music and Distinguished Scholar at
Southern Illinois University Carbondale , and he has also taught as Visiting Professor of Music atJacobs School of Music atIndiana University . Students from his studio atSouthern Illinois University Carbondale have included [http://www.osbornmusic.com/ Sean Osborn] of theMetropolitan Opera , concert recitalist [http://www.michaelnorsworthy.com/ Michael Norsworthy] , and many other orchestral clarinetists and clarinet professors.He frequently performs in the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 's MusicNOW Series (including as principal clarinet forPierre Boulez 's 80th Birthday Concert under Boulez's baton and a performance ofOsvaldo Golijov 's "Ayre" withDawn Upshaw ) and with theTone Road Ramblers , an independent ensemble specializing in experimental music. Mandat's recordings include his own solo clarinet CD entitled The Extended Clarinet, as well as recordings with the Tone Road Ramblers and the Transatlantic Trio. His reviews of new clarinet recordings frequently appear in "The Clarinet".External links
* [http://www.siuc.edu/~music/faculty/Mandat.html Eric Mandat's web page]
* [http://news.siu.edu/news/March01/032701b0025.html SIUC clarinetist expands instrument's possibilities]
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