Bermel: “Clarinet Virtuoso” (Portland Press Herald)

Bermel Portland Press logo original convertedChristopher Hyde of The Portland Press Herald (Maine) attended the Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music at Bowdoin College, and noted “the festival [had] so many spectacular performances. The most outstanding example was by Derek Bermel, a noted composer and clarinet virtuoso, playing Petra Hogan’s work “Rashim”…It includes rapid staccato sections, runs from one extreme to the other, and has passages during which one could swear that two clarinets were playing at the same time.” Read the complete concert review here: http://ow.ly/A7DET