Pacific Serenade for clarinet and piano by Miguel del Aguila. Peermusic, 2001/2013, SS, 15 + 6 pages. Miguel del Águila (1957-) is an Uruguayan-born American composer of contemporary classical music. Written in 1998 and originally for clarinet and string quartet, Pacific Serenade was commissioned by Pacific Serenades Ensemble who premiered it 1998 in Los Angeles. In general the music is extremely quiet, delicate, sensuous and sentimental. The sensuousness is created by the use of South American folkloric idioms, especially the Brazilian choro, which is at times combined with Blues melodies and Jazz harmony. In this version for clarinet and piano, some movements are expanded and some piano harmonies are . The clarinet part remains close to the original. Early college level with some glissandos. (C2101)