Guatemalan Music for the Clarinet

Clarinet Repertoire

This is a growing collection of clarinet works by Guatemalan composers. Works below include repertoire written for clarinet across a range of instrumentation, such as solo with piano, chamber pieces, concertos, and unaccompanied works. Each entry includes available recordings, instrumentation details, composition dates, and guidance on how to obtain the music, whether through publishers or by contacting the composers directly.

Alvarado, Paulo [Contact: WhatsApp / Facebook]

  1. Siguanaba (1993)
    • Clarinet and string quartet
    • Arranged in 2013
    • Recording
  2. ‘1994’ Variations (1994)
    • Pierrot Ensemble and percussion
  3. Octágono (1997)
    • Flute, clarinet, bassoon, marimba, and audio track
  4. Espacial II (2006)
    • Flute, clarinet, and bassoon
  5. Solus VII (2008)
  6. 4 Sones para 4 (2011)
    • 3 clarinets and bass clarinet
  7. Clarinet Concerto (2013)
    • Clarinet and symphony orchestra
    • Excerpt of movement II: Recording
  8. Fantasía sobre una Arietta (2017)
    • 4 clarinets and bass clarinet
  9. ‘Sergio’ Variations (2019)
  10. 2 Sones para 2 (2020)
    • Clarinet and marimba
  11. Sortilegio (2022)
    • Flute, clarinet, bassoon, and piano
  12. Danzantes Mayas (2022)
    • Wind quintet and marimba
  13. Chamber Concerto (2022)
    • Wind quintet, double bass, marimba, percussion

Arenas, Hugo [Contact: Facebook / Instagram / Email]

  1. Tres Piezas para Clarinete Solo, op. 26 (2014)
    • Unaccompanied clarinet
    • Recording 1, 2

Beteta, Xavier [Contact: Website / Email]

  1. Miniature Portraits (2006)
    • Violin, clarinet, and piano
  2. Lasting Shadows (2011)
  3. GOLEM (2015)
    • Flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
    • Sheet music
  4. La Catedral Abandona (2016)
  5. Fragments of a Distant Dream (2014)
    • Flute, clarinet, violin, cello, soprano, and piano
    • Sheet music
  6. Luciérnagas II (2024)
    • Flute, clarinet, violin, cello, marimba, and piano
    • Recording

Castillo, Ricardo

  1. Contrastes (1946)
    • Two fugues for wind quartet
    • Flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon
    • Sheet music: 1, 2, 3

Diaz, Enrique Anleu

  1. Improvisations (2013)
    • Clarinet and piano
    • Dedicated to Guatemalan clarinetist, Sergio Reyes
    • Premiered same year of composition
    • Recording

Flores (Symphony), Pamela [Contact: Website / Instagram / Facebook]

  1. Auto-Mata (2013)

Lehnhoff, Dieter [Contact: Facebook / Email]

  1. Canto IV (1985)
    • Clarinet quartet
  2. In memoriam (1989)
    • Violin, clarinet, and cello
  3. Cantares del Llano (1994)
    • String or wind quintet
  4. Llego Pacheco (2004)
    • wind quintet
  5. Tardes de Feria (2005)
    • Wind quintet
  6. Sonata Urbana (2010)
    • Clarinet and piano
    • Arranged for viola or cello and piano
    • Recording 1, 2
  7. Musica Ludica (2012)
    • Flute, clarinet, and piano
  8. Caribe Suite No. 2 (2013)
  9. Concerto a 6 (2020)
    • Wind quintet and marimba
    • 3 movements
    • Winner of Central American Music Prize 2020
  10. Incidente en Izabal (1997/2022)
    • Written for clarinet and marimba
    • Later arranged for clarinet, cello, and piano

Mejía Cruz, Benigno

  1. Concierto para clarinete y orquesta (c. 1950)
    • Clarinet and orchestra

Melchor, Ricardo [Contact: Facebook / Instagram / Email]

  1. Iunuhé (2015)
    • Clarinet, guitar, cello, and marimba
    • Recording
  2. Nina Nina (c. 2017)
    • Clarinet, guitar, cello, and drum
    • Recording
  3. Chonguengue (2017)
    • Clarinet, guitar, cello, and drum
    • Recording
  4. Avenida Reforma (2017)
    • Clarinet, violin, cello, double bass, guitar, and marimba
    • Music for audiovisual
  5. Central Cultural Miguel Angel Asturias (2018)
    • Clarinet, violin, cello, double bass, guitar, and marimba
    • Music for audiovisual
  6. Yilan Kimse (Sueño/Encanto) (2012)
    • Unaccompanied clarinet
    • Originally written for oboe
    • Recording

Orellana, Joaquin [Contact: Facebook]

  1. Canción de Cuna (1950, trans. 2012)
    • Clarinet and piano
    • Originally written for cello
    • Transcribed by Paulo Alvarado
    • Recording

Reyes Mendoza, Sergio R. [Contact: Instagram / Facebook / Email]

  1. La Chamusca (1992, rev. 2018)
    • Violin, clarinet, cello, vibraphone, and marimba
    • Recording 1, 2
  2. Tiempo (2004)
    • Suite for mixed ensemble
  3. Larga Espera (2011)
  4. 900 (2015)
    • Suite for symphony orchestra and visual sequence
    • Features excerpts from Larga Espera with clarinet solo
    • Recording
  5. A los guardianes del rio (2016)
  6. El Encanto de Buenos Aires (2016)
  7. Luz de Tecunas (2017)
    • Suite for violin and symphony orchestra
    • Recording
  8. Miradas Azules (2020)
  9. Resiliencia de los Pueblos Indígenas de Guatemala (2025)
    • Chamber suite for solo clarinet and marimba, with nine strings
    • Premiered by Marie Gallardo (clarinet) and Scott Still (marimba) with the Harlem Chamber Players in New York City on May 15th, 2025

Rodriguez, Josh [Contact: Website / Email]

  1. Noche de Verano (2010)
  2. DELFIN (2024)

Sarmientos, Jorge [Contact: Igor Sarmientos (son) Email]

  1. Musica Concertante, op. 47 (c. 1950)
    • Concerto for clarinet and orchestra
    • Recording

Sis, Job [Contact: Website / WhatsApp]

  1. Wanima’ B’inikel (Corazon Andante) (2006)
    • Clarinet, guitar, cello, and drum
    • Recording
  2. Sakirik (Al Alba) (2012)
  3. Nu Be’e (Mi Camino) (c. 2017)
    • Clarinet, guitar, cello, and drum
    • Recording
  4. Tiples (c. 2017)
    • Clarinet, guitar, cello, and drum
    • Recording
  5. Nos Amaremos en Abril (c. 2020)
    • Clarinet, guitar, cello, percussion
    • Original work by Guatemalan composer, Marco Barrios
    • Arranged for Ajkeem
    • Recording