A PROGRAM OF NEW CHAMBER MUSIC
Contrapunctus; Experiments in Polyphony .... Jackson Harmeyer b. 1991
Christina Lake, cello
Milovan Paz, cello
Paul Christopher, cello
Journey .... Christine Davis b.1990
Brett Andrews, cello
Christine Davis, cello
Jorge Rodriguez, cello
Paul Christopher, cello
Twilight of Memory .... Kenneth Olson b.1950
Brett Andrews, cello
Christine Davis, cello
Jorge Rodriguez, cello
Paul Christopher, cello
Three movements from Pieces for Violin, Clarinet and Cello .... Mark Prince Lee b.1958
Malena McLaren, clarinet
Edward Charity, violin
Paul Christopher, cello
BIOGRAPHY
Malena McLaren is the Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. She received the Bachelor in Music Education and Master of Music degree in Clarinet Performance at The University of New Mexico where she studied with Keith Lemmons. Malena has also studied with James Gillespie at the University of North Texas, where she received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Clarinet Performance. She has recorded with the University of New Mexico Chamber Orchestra, the University of North Texas Wind Symphony and has performed in orchestras throughout Mexico and the United Kingdom. In Spring 2006 she performed in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Victoria, British Columbia as a member Trio de Llano. She has played with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra and been a member of the University of North Texas Wind Symphony, the North Texas Graduate Woodwind Quintet, as well as various professional orchestras and chamber groups Albuquerque and the Dallas metroplex. Malena is currently a member of Trio de Llano, an artist faculty ensemble-in-residence at Northwestern State University. She also plays frequently with the Rapides Symphony Orchestra. Malena’s scholarly works include an article in The Clarinet. Additionally, in July 2007 she received the second place prize in the International Clarinet Association’s Research Presentation Competition at the ClarinetFest® in Vancouver, Canada; a trip in which her travel was funded by an Enrichment Fund Grant provided by Northwestern State University. Most recently, Malena was invited to perform at the 2008 International Clarinet Association’s Annual ClarinetFest® in Kansas City, MO, as a member of Trio de Llano at the 2009 National Flute Association Conference in New York City, and at the upcoming August 2011 ClarinetFest® in Los Angeles, CA.
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