Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet
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Upcoming and Past Performances 


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Seventh Annual Holiday Spectacular
Sunday, December 12, 2021, 3:00pm

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
1218 W Addison ​Chicago, IL

Free Admission!, Masks Required

It's the merriest, clari-est time of the year! We're back for our SEVENTH annual Holiday program for kids from 1-92! Featuring selections from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, Carol of the Bells, Sleigh Ride, the Grinch, and much more! And in everyone's favorite holiday tradition, we can't wait to kazoo our way through the Hallelujah Chorus with you during the Kazoo-It-Yourself Hallelujah Chorus.

Watch the livestream below, or click here for the link.

PROGRAM:
Leroy Anderson, arr. Erin Miesner: Sleigh Ride
Pyotr Tchaikovsky, arr. Erin Miesner
Overture from The Nutcracker
"The Christmas Tree" from The Nutcracker

Albert Hague/Theodor Geisel, arr. Erin Miesner
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
Mykola Leontovych, arr. Erin Miesner: Carol of the Bells
Pyotr Tchaikovsky, arr. Erin Miesner
"The Nutcracker Battles the Mouse King" from The Nutcracker
"Journey Through the Snow" from The Nutcracker
INTERMISSION
​R. Alex Anderson, arr. Erin Miesner: Mele Kalikimaka
Pyotr Tchaikovsky, arr. Erin Miesner
Tarantella from The Nutcracker
"Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" from The Nutcracker
Johannes Brahms, arr. Erin Miesner
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Es ist ein' ros' entsprungen

Pyotr Tchaikovsky, arr. Erin Miesner
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Chocolate (Spanish) Dance" from The Nutcracker
"Coffee (Arabian) Dance" from The Nutcracker
"Trepak" from The Nutcracker
"Tea (Chinese) Dance" from The Nutcracker
Georges Frideric Handel, arr. Daniel Dorff
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"Hallelujah Chorus" from The Messiah


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Bernstein, Holst, and More
Friday, October 22, 2021, 7:30pm

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
1218 W Addison ​Chicago, IL

$10 Suggested Donation, Masks Required

Join Lake Effect for their first concert with a live audience since 2019!  Featuring a program comprised of all new works, including Leonard Bernstein's Overture to Candide, Gustav Holst's St. Paul Suite, selections by Scott Joplin, and more!

Watch the livestream below, or click here for the link.

Program:
Leonard Bernstein, arr. Erin Miesner
Overture to Candide

Gustav Holst, arr. Erin Miesner
St. Paul's Suite

INTERMISSION
Johannes Brahms, arr. Erin Miesner
Intermezzo op. 118, no. 2

Scott Joplin, arr. Erin Miesner
Bethena and Ragtime Dance

Camille Saint-Saens, arr. Cliff Colnot
Danse Macabre


Visit www.ehmpublishing.com to
​purchase the sheet music!

Dame Myra Hess Concert
Wednesday, September 30, 2020, 12:15pm

Chicago Cultural Center
​Chicago, IL
Live broadcast on WFMT and wfmt.org
Livestream at www.imfchicago.org


Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet presents the season-opener for the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts 2020-21 season, brought to you by the International Music Foundation and WFMT. Featuring works by Amy Beach, Florence Price, and Carl Nielsen.
Program:
Amy Beach, arr. Erin Miesner – Amy Beach Triptych
Empress of Night from “Three Songs” Op. 2, No. 3
Within Thy Heart from “Four Songs” Op. 29, No. 1
The Candy Lion from “Four Songs for Children” Op. 75, No. 1
Florence Price, arr. Erin Miesner – Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), arr. Erin Miesner – Quartet No. 4, Op. 44
I. Allegro non tanto e comodo
II. Adagio con sentimento religioso
III. Allegretto moderato ed innocento
IV. Molto adagio/Allegro non tanto, ma molto scherzoso
Program Notes

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Sixth Annual Holiday Spectacular!
Thursday, December 12, 2019, 7pm

Conrad Sulzer Regional Library
4455 N Lincoln Ave
​Chicago, IL
Free Admission!


Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet is pleased to present a tongue-in-cheek holiday program for kids from 1 to 92! It's the merriest, clari-est time of the year! Join us for our SIXTH annual Kazoo-it-Yourself Hallelujah Chorus, the spookiest version of Carol of the Bells you've ever heard, Joe Sanchez's infamous Sleigh Ride horse whinny, the Grinch, and Nutcracker as Tchaikovsky should have written it (for clarinet quartet, duh). 

Big thanks to Dan Linsenmann, Percussion Poobah!

Join us following the performance for a Santa-approved milk and cookies reception.
Free Admission! Family Friendly!


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Album Release Party!
Saturday, October 19, 2019, 3pm

Atlas Arts Media
1806 W Cuyler Ave #3G
​Chicago, IL
Tickets available below


We're having a PARTY!! Come help us celebrate the release of our FIRST! EVER! ALBUM!
We'll perform selections from our album, eat cake, and drink delicious things.  Your ticket includes a copy (digital or physical copy) of the album and admission.


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In Equal Harmony
Clarinetfest 2019

Saturday, July 27, 2019, 8 am

Lecture Hall, Student Union Building, UTK
Knoxville, TN

Free admission, registration required

​Drawing on the positive experience of performing in this ensemble, Lake Effect's
presentation will discuss the many benefits of forming chamber groups in high school, college, and beyond, such as independent part ownership, gracious compromising
and communication, and creative and critical thinking. The group will also talk about the benefits and challenges of playing in ensembles comprised of the same instrument (such as a clarinet quartet), the social and musical advantages of playing in chamber ensembles outside of an education setting (including networking and freelancing), and the skills gained from performing works not originally composed for clarinet quartet. Repertoire will feature arrangements of works by quartet member Erin Miesner, which demonstrate the translation of music from the orchestral,
vocal, piano, string, and wind ensemble genres, and will include an engaging and informative discussion on practical pedagogical and performance applications.

Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet's appearance is sponsored in part by Vandoren


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SaxQuest
7pm, Friday March 29, 2019
Saxquest
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2114 N Cherokee St, St. Louis, MO 63118
FREE ADMISSION


Featuring works from Lake Effect's upcoming debut album by Nielsen, Grainger, and Strauss, as well as old favorites by Gershwin.


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Truman State University
Sunday March 31, 2019
Ophelia Parish Performance Hall
Kirksville, MO


1:30pm Masterclass
6pm Recital

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Featuring works from Lake Effect's upcoming debut album by Nielsen, Grainger, and Strauss, as well as old favorites by Gershwin.
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  • Home
  • About
    • The Quartet
    • Nora - Clarinet & E flat Clarinet
    • Erin - Clarinet & Arranger - in - residence
    • Cally - Clarinet
    • Joe - Bass Clarinet
  • Media
    • Album
    • Listen
    • See
  • Performances
  • Links
    • LECQ Arrangements
    • Nora Shaffer Website
    • Cally Laughlin Website
  • Contact