Projects
To view a chronological list of my concerts, please visit the concerts page.
The Modern Clarinet d’Amore (Bamberg, Bern, Lucerne) 2018-ongoing
idea, concept: Samuel Andreyev & Richard Elliot Haynes
clarinet maker: Jochen Seggelke & Team
project partner Switzerland: Clarinet Solutions (Lucerne), Martin Suter
project partner Germany: Schwenk & Seggelke (Bamberg), Jochen Seggelke
supporters (alphabetical order): Denys Aeberhardt, Anonymous (11), Daniela Baumgartner, Vreni & Cornelis de Beaufort, Cathy Beitz, Martin Bliggenstorfer, Kristian Østensen Bøkseth, Laura Carmichael, Diego Caruso, Justin Caulley, Robert Dahm, Susanne Fähndrich, Michael Fankhauser, James Gardner & Glenda Keam, John Garran, András Gelléri, Joe Gorman, Trevor Grahl, Madison Greenstone, Alexandar Hadjiev, Barret Ham, Andreas Hänni, Roswitha & Martin Hänni, Stefan Hänni, Andrew Harris, Sam Hayden, Catherine Haynes, Robert Haynes, Wendy Haynes, Lukas Hellermann, Latham Horn, François Houle, Elise Jacoberger, Angie Johnson, Evan Johnson, Kristine & Peter Keating, Anna Keller, Simone Keller, Thomas Kessler, Toni Krein, Scott McLaughlin, Margaret & Robert Melloy, Ludwig Obst, Léa Legros Pontal, Matthias Renaud, Esther Saladin, Marina Sobyanina, Jeroen Speak & Dorothy Ker, Sabine Stoffer, Samuel Stoll, Colin Tucker, Julian Wade, Alban Wesly
Clarinet d’amore performance history:
21st June 2020, Feuerthalen (Switzerland):
Georg Philipp Telemann arr. Richard Elliot Haynes — Fantasia No. 1 for Viola da Gamba (clarinet d’amore)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arr. Richard Elliot Haynes — Divertimento No. 1 (oboe d’amore, clarinet d’amore & bassoon)
5th July 2020, Frauenfeld (Switzerland):
Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Raaf Hekkema — Goldberg Variations (oboe/oboe d’amore, soprano saxophone, clarinet/basset horn, clarinet d’amore/bass clarinet, bassoon)
19th July 2020, Bern (Switzerland):
Georg Philipp Telemann arr. Richard Elliot Haynes — Fantasia No. 2 for Viola da Gamba (clarinet d’amore)
29th & 30th August 2020, Bern (Switzerland):
Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Raaf Hekkema — Goldberg Variations (oboe/oboe d’amore, soprano saxophone, clarinet/basset horn, clarinet d’amore/bass clarinet, bassoon)
12th September 2020, Bern (Switzerland):
Georg Philipp Telemann arr. Richard Elliot Haynes — Fantasia No. 4 for Viola da Gamba (clarinet d’amore)
23rd October 2020, Bern (Switzerland): the complete solo programme for the CD project ghosts of motion and interludes in the form of Georg Philipp Telemann arr. Richard Elliot Haynes — Fantasia No. 3 for Viola da Gamba (clarinet d’amore)
Samuel Andreyev — A Line Alone (2020) for solo clarinet d’amore
Chris Dench — ghosts of motion (2020) for solo clarinet d’amore
James Gardner — Carica d’amore (2020) for solo clarinet d’amore
Walter Feldmann — …süsses Unheil… (2020) for solo clarinet d’amore
Jonah Haven — huso huso (2020) for solo clarinet d’amore
Sean Quinn — incubation (2020) for solo clarinet d’amore
Matthias Renaud — Schattenlinie (2020) for solo clarinet d’amore
27th April 2021, Bern (Switzerland): the world premiere of Samuel Andreyev’s Sonata da camera for ensemble including clarinet d’amore.
29th April 2021, Zurich (Switzerland): further performance of Sonata da camera by Samuel Andreyev.
22nd June 2021, Bern (Switzerland): the world premiere of the new version of Catherine Lamb’s substantial work for arciorgano and ensemble, Curva Triangulus.
30th September 2021, Basel (Switzerland): a repeat performance of Curva Triangulus by Catherine Lamb.
23rd October 2021, Bern (Switzerland): a performance of Pauline Oliveros’ Earth Ears for eight instruments, including clarinet d’amore.
15th March 2022, Bern (Switzerland): the world premiere of être by Sachie Kobayashi for solo clarinet d’amore and seven instruments
June 2022, Zurich (Switzerland): studio recording of Samuel Andreyev’s Sonata da camera for ensemble including clarinet d’amore
May 2023, Guebwiller (France): monastery recording of Catherine Lamb’s Curva Triangulus for ensemble including clarinet d’amore
April 2024, Bern, Lausanne, Neuchâtel (Switzerland): world premiere of Jean-Pascal Chaigne’s Constellation for clarinet d’amore and chamber orchestra
Instrument documentation (PDF) & YouTube Video (external link)
The concept behind the project; graphic compiled by Richard Haynes
The modern clarinet d’amore
Photo edit by Gisbert König
iron lung (Bern, Basel) 2019
composition, electronics: Andreas Eduardo Frank
composition, contrabass clarinet: Richard Elliot Haynes
inflatable sculpture: Leyla Gersbach
Premieres:
26th October 2019, Flatterschaft — Basel
2nd November 2019, Progr_013 — Bern
Design by Richard Haynes
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EvE & ADINN / How to Make a Monster (Boston, Darmstadt) 2017-2018
composition, electronics: Sivan Cohen Elias
director (EvE & ADINN): Corinna Tetzel
staging (EvE & ADINN): Maria Pfeiffer
costume, performance: Richard Elliot Haynes
Premiere: May 2017, Boston / April 2018, Darmstadt
Photo by Sivan Cohen Elias
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panic around death (Bern, Boston, Sofia, Trier, Zurich) 2017/2019
music: Timothy McCormack
performance: Richard Elliot Haynes
Premiere: February 2017, Bern
Photo by 180° Festival and Laboratory for Innovative Art
Photo by 180° Festival and Laboratory for Innovative Art
RE-FUSE (Athens, Utrecht) 2016-2017
artists: Tzeni Argyriou, Argyro Hioti, Thanasis Deligiannis, George Dumitriu, Pepe Garcia, Richard Elliot Haynes, Kieran Klaassen, Els Mondelaers, Roelof Pothuis, Efthymis Theou and Bas Wiegers
Premiere: October 2017, Athens
Photo by Eirini Aggelidi
Photo by Eirini Aggelidi
Delusion of the Fury (Amsterdam, Bochum, Edinburgh, Geneva, New York, Oslo, Paris, Taichung) 2013-2016
music: Harry Partch
director: Heiner Goebbels
costumes: Florence von Gerkan
instruments: Thomas Meixner
ensemble: Marco Blaauw, Helen Bledsoe, Christine Chapman, Bruce Collings, Johannes Fischer, Richard Elliot Haynes, Benjamin Kobler, Ulrich Löffler, Boris Müller, Gerrit Nulens, Thomas Oesterdiekhoff, Axel Porath, Carl Rosman, Slavik Stakhov, Peter Veale, Rie Watanabe, Hannah Weirich, Alban Wesly, Dirk Wietheger
Premiere: August 2013, Bochum
musikfabrik.eu/en/sound-image/stage/harry-partch-delusion-fury-ritual-dream
Photo by Wonge Bergman
De Corporis Fabrica (Cologne, London, Wellington) 2011-2013
music, video: Michael Norris
clarinet: Richard Elliot Haynes
Premiere: May 2012, London
Time Space Light (Cologne, Melbourne) (2009/2013)
music: Pierre Boulez, Dennis Smalley
sound: Michael Hewes, Hendrik Manook
clarinet: Richard Elliot Haynes
Premiere: May 2009, Melbourne
Ramparts of the Heavens (Bern, Los Angeles, Hong Kong) (2008-2011)
music: Alexander Agricola, Richard Barrett, William Lawes, Jean de Sainte-Colombe
arrangements, clarinets, staging, costume: Richard Elliot Haynes
Premiere: May 2008, Bern
LMSF (Leipzig, Liverpool, London, Melbourne) (2008-2010)
music: Richard Barrett, Chris, Dench, David Lang, David Young
producer: David Young
dramaturgy: Margret Cameron
clarinets, costumes, installation: Richard Elliot Haynes
Premiere: February 2008, Melbourne
