Estampas Criollas by Beatriz Lockhart arranged for clarinet quartet by Jorge Montilla. Woodwindiana, 2002, SS, (includes parts and score. For three B-flat and bass clarinets. Beatriz Lockhart (1944-) was born in Uruguay. She studied composition in Argentina and Italy, and has been a music educator in Venezuela and her native country. This piece (Venezuelan Country Sketches), originally written for a chamber orchestra, was arranged by Jorge Montilla for the Caracas Clarinet Quartet and it appeared on their first CD (out of print). There are four movements: Merengue (Allegro), Bambuco (Andante), Valse (Presto), and Joropo (Allegro). Early college level. This is an excellent quartet and we are pleased that it is again available on a CD. Here is a video of this piece being performed by the Mariinsky Clarinet Club. (C1355)