A Raccoon's Night Out (Clarinet Quartet and Narration)

A Raccoon’s Night Out is a musical suite for clarinet quartet, with narration, that features two characters: a raccoon who is looking for somewhere to go on a story night, as well as a home owner who hears a noise and goes to try and stop a thief in their house. It features a range of music including some works by John Stepan Zamecnik who was famous for his ‘photoplay music’ he wrote for piano, organ and orchestra, for the silent movies.

Instrumentation: Clarinet Quartet: 1st clarinet, 2nd clarinet, 3^rd Clarinet and bass clarinet.

Composer: Fiona Alice Hickie, John Stephan Zamecnik ,Johannes Brahms

Arranger: Fiona Hickie