The Rico Bass Clarinet Blowout continued the bass clarinet madness in the Grand Salon. Michael Norsworthy, Rocco Parisi, Richard Nunemaker, and Henri Bok each performed a solo bass clarinet piece, and Tim Bonenfant played a contrabass clarinet solo. Judging by audience reaction, the biggest hit of the concert was the premiere of Arthur Gottschalk’s The Kaleidoscopic Pocket Hockets Boogaloo for bass clarinet ensemble, which had lots of Herbie Hancock-inspired funk along with fun theatrical gestures by the performers.
