Whelk (Clarinet Quartet)

Inspired by a visit to Maria Island, Tasmania, this piece for clarinet quartet is about the predatory marine snail, the whelk and how it creeps up to unsuspecting shell fish. This arrangement is for clarinet quartet.

Instrumentation: Clarinet Quartet: Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, and Bass Clarinet

Composer: Fiona Hickie