Clearly Three

Kristine Fletcher, bassoon
Richard Fletcher, clarinet
Barbara Wimunc-Pearson, piano

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The members of Clearly Three Richard Fletcher (clarinet), Kristine Fletcher (bassoon) and Barbara Wimunc-Pearson (piano) have performed together numerous times during the past twenty years, but officially formed the trio in 2002-03 to explore the literature for the clarinet, bassoon and piano. While compositions for clarinet, bassoon and piano were written during the Classical and Romantic periods, this genre has enjoyed its primary success during the 20th century. With a substantial number of composers contributing works, well over 160 20th century compositions exist for this combination of instruments. Clearly Three enjoys presenting these chamber works as an exciting and dynamic performance genre. Recent performances include the First Fridays Arts Series and the 2005 ClarinetFest (conference of the International Clarinet Association) in Tama-Tokyo, Japan. Their CD, Clearly Three performs Trios from the Twentieth Century, is available through www.cdbaby.com/cd/kfletcher.

Kristine K. Fletcher performs frequently as a collaborative artist and soloist. She has appeared as soloist on the Schubert Club's Courtroom Concert Series (St. Paul, MN), for the Edinburgh, Scotland Society of Musicians, on the Conference of the International Double Reed Society, on Wisconsin public radio and television, on the national convention of MENC, and regularly as a member of the Wisconsin Woodwind Quintet and as principal bassoonist of the Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra. In 2005 she performed at the Conference of the International Clarinet Association in Tokyo, at the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, and performed and presented at the Iowa Bandmasters Association. She has been a Visiting Fellow at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, and has toured England and Scotland as a member of the Wisconsin-In-Scotland Chamber Players.

Dr. Fletcher holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Bassoon Performance and Pedagogy, a Master of Arts degree in Bassoon Performance, and a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from the University of Iowa where she studied bassoon with Ronald Tyree. She also holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Since 1982 Dr. Fletcher has been on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire where she teaches bassoon, woodwind methods, and related subjects. In 2000 she established and became director of and a performer in Cane Mutiny, UW-Eau Claire's Bassoon Ensemble. She has served on the faculty of the International Music Camp, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Arkansas Tech University Music Camp, and the Indianhead Arts Center as woodwind instructor, soloist, and chamber musician. Dr. Fletcher has written a number of music articles for professional journals and is the author of The Paris Conservatoire and The Contest Solos for Bassoon (Indiana University Press). At present she is researching and co-authoring a guide to chamber music for bassoon, clarinet and piano. Some of these works may be heard on the recently released CD: Clearly Three performs Trios from the Twentieth Century (available through www.cdbaby.com/cd/kfletcher)

Richard W. Fletcher is Professor of Clarinet and Saxophone at UWEC. He holds a doctorate in Clarinet Performance and Pedagogy from The University of Iowa where he was a student of Himie Voxman. He is an active soloist and chamber musician, performing as principal clarinetist in the Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra and the Wisconsin Woodwind Quintet. He has performed at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Elvehjem Museum of Art, the Schubert Club's Courtroom Concerts Series, the Conference of the International Double Reed Society, on Wisconsin public radio and television, and performed internationally in Japan, Scotland and England. In 2005 he performed at the Conference of the International Clarinet Association in Tokyo, at the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, and at the Iowa Bandmasters Association. As a Visiting Fellow at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music he had the privilege of studying the shakuhachi (bamboo flute) with virtuoso Goro Yamaguchi. Prior to UWEC, Dr. Fletcher was a faculty member at Arkansas Tech University . He has served on the faculties of the International Music Camp, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and Arkansas Tech University Music Camp. At present he is co-authoring a guide to chamber music for clarinet, bassoon and piano and recently has completed a CD of some of these works: Clearly Three performs Trios from the Twentieth Century (available through www.cdbaby.com/cd/kfletcher)

Barbara Wimunc-Pearson, Professor of Piano, has maintained an active performing career as chamber ensemble artist, collegial collaborator and recitalist. She has been heard on live radio broadcasts in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan, and presented programs with the support of grants from the Wisconsin Arts Board. Her degrees include a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, a Master of Music from Northwestern University, and Bachelor of Music degree from Rosary College. She frequently adjudicates competitions sponsored by the Wisconsin and Minnesota Music Teachers Associations. Dr. Wimunc-Pearson's special interests include collaborative musicianship and performing arts medicine. She has been on the faculty at UW-Eau Claire since 1981.