The Cape Cod Files for Clarinet and Piano by Paquito D'Rivera. Boosey & Hawkes, 2009/2012 (second impression with edits), SS, 39 + 23 pages. Commissioned by the Cape Cod Music Festival on the occasion of their 30th Anniversary and dedicated to Jon Manasse and Jon Nakamatsu. In four movements: Benny @ 100. Inspired by Benny Goodman’s unique way of jazz phrasing, as well as his incursion in the so-called “classical” arena, this movement is a celebration of the most famous clarinetist's 100th birthday. Bandoneon. An Argentinean Milonga that recreates the nostalgic sound of the exotic instrument that in the opinion of many, represents the very soul of the Tango. Lecuonerías. Unaccompanied solo clarinet improvisations around some of the melodies written by the foremost of the Cuban composers, pianist extraordinaire Ernesto Lecuona. Chiquita Blues. Using elements of the American 12 bar blues, as well as traditional Cuban Danzón and contemporary atonal music, the final movement of The Cape Cod Files was inspired by Antonio Orlando Rodríguez’s novel “Chiquita,” based on the life of a 26 inch tall Cuban Lilliputian singer and actress who achieved great success in York at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. This is an advanced work with a duration of 17 minutes. (C2029)