A sound blending elements of classical, jazz and world music with audacious sonic experiment and the traditional song form, overarched by cosmopolitan lyrics in English, Czech and Spanish A four-clarinet ensemble 25 years old, Clarinet Factory have transcended genres and explored the potentialities of the clarinet and its sound, all the deep-rooted conventions notwithstanding. Speaking volumes are their joint projects with Bobby McFerrin, Alan Vitouš, Lenka Dusilová and Iva Bittová, leading Czech rock bands, including Tata Bojs and Blue Effect, as well as worldrenowned orchestras, among them the Prague Philharmonia and the Brno Philharmonic, and the VerTeDance theatre company. Attesting even further to Clarinet Factory’s singularity is their own creation, which may be defined as a fascinating adventure-filled journey through music’s remote nooks and broad avenues, bringing to bear bold imagination and exceptional invention. In the wake of the most recent, internationally acclaimed albums Worx and Reworx (Supraphon, 2014) and Meadows (HOMERECORDS.BE, 2017), the ensemble have come up with a new CD, titled Pipers, recorded almost live at the prestigious SONO Studio. Featuring characteristic authenticity and ruggedness of their live performances and with making use of innovative electronic and acoustic instruments, ranging from loopers, through effect devices to the electronic clarinet, the ensemble have succeeded in attaining a truly unique sound!
