Mémoires en Chanson

Mélanie Bourassa, bass clarinet
Kim Davenport, piano

Release Date: November 7, 2025, AR#011

Bass clarinetist Mélanie Bourassa and pianist Kim Davenport share a program of works by women composers. The album features original works for bass clarinet and piano by Davenport, Mónica Cárdenas, Akiko Ogawa, and Ivana Loudová, as well as transcriptions of pieces by Louise Farrenc, Sophie Gail, and Nadia Boulanger.

Sheet music for all of the works is available from Alea Publishing.

Read the program notes by Dr. Gwynne Brown.


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Album recorded June 9-12, 2025, at The Piano Studio, Tacoma, Washington, USA.

Recording engineer: Martin Buff.

Album artwork: Laurie Davenport.

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