Berginald Rash, Clarinet

It's been a while since I've done one of these but I needed (and probably still need) some time away from social media. It can all be a bit much.

De todos modos... Here's a snapshot of what I'll be up to over the next little while, not a definitive list, but a cute lil offering. If you're around and able do come along! You're more than welcome 🤗

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fractured rhapsody
Promises broken, life and livelihood lost, fractured rhapsody is the excavation, dissection and interrogation of post-traumatic joy - siloed, singular, surpassing understanding and broken. It illuminates unspoken revolution, the tempered and shuttered release, ecstasy, catharsis amidst a shattered covenant that yields splintered shards of incongruous peace and malaise, hope and regret. Featuring the works of Stefan L. Smith, Jessie Montgomery, James Lee III, Iván Enrique Rodriguez, Laura Vega, Dolores Serrano Cueto, Raymond Yiu and the Irish premiere of Joseph Hallman’s Duet for clarinet and harp, is this rhapsodically fractured program unfettered bliss and tumult or the facade of the former in the face of the latter? You decide.

Programme
STEFAN L. SMITH “Nocturnal Soliloquy” from Lake Michigan Sketches for solo clarinet
IVÁN ENRIQUE RODRIGUEZ The Broken Contract for harp and tape
LAURA VEGA Lágrimas del que ama for violin and harp
JAMES LEE III Principal Brothers No. 3 for solo clarinet, mvt. 1 Calmly, ♩ = 60
JOSEPH HALLMAN Duet for clarinet and harp
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II. ♩ = 60-76
III. 𝅗𝅥 =70
DOLORES SERRANO CUETO Mi'saicos en Granada for violin and harp
Live Improv with Irene Cano
Clouds & Waves by Rabindranath Tagore
RAYMOND YIU “Home” from Strange Shores for solo harp
JESSIE MONTGOMERY Peace for clarinet and harp
STEFAN L. SMITH “Black Curtain” from Lake Michigan Sketches for solo clarinet

Artists
Irene Cano, violin
Fiona Gryson, harp
Berginald Rash, clarinet

Huge thank you to for the invitation and to photographer Ishmael Claxton

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The truly gracious review of and me - clarinettists - from the concert at 4th October 2025. I'm still buzzing!

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Ahead of the 2025 festival - Berginald presents Bombast! I had the privilege of sitting down with Luke Clancy and discussing everything from the upcoming premiere of Joseph Hallman's Clarinet Concerto to the role of individuals to step in and step up to ensure the health, longevity and visibility of creatives of colour.

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