Shawn Meloy – Conversations, Sonata No. 1 (Clarinet Duet)

Shawn Meloy lives in Washington State, near Seattle, where he composes, performs and teaches. He discovered at a young age that he had a love for music, listening to classical above all other kinds. The piano quickly emerged as a favourite and a tool for creating his own melodies and sounds. This love of music was carried through into high school when he composed a concert piece for Euphonium and Wind Ensemble, and later was able to participate in the Young Composer’s Forum put on by the Seattle Symphony. He later attended Pacific Lutheran University and studied music composition and also played principal oboe in the Symphony. In 2008 he put on the first of what was to be an annual concert called the Pacific Northwest Composer Project where he and three other composers wrote chamber music which was performed by musicians in Seattle.