Eric Mandat
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Eric P. Mandat (b. 1957) is a leading composer and performer of contemporary clarinet music.
Mandat began his clarinet studies under the tutelage of Richard Joiner of the Denver Symphony. He later studied with Lee Gibson, Keith Wilson, D. Stanley Hasty, and Charles Neidich. Mandat received his undergraduate education at the University of North Texas, and received graduate degrees from the Yale School of Music, and the Eastman School of Music.
In his performances and compositions, Mandat uses extended techniques such as multiphonics and microtones. Although most of his corpus consists of works for solo clarinet, more recent compositions are for clarinet ensembles.
Mandat currently serves as Professor of Music and Distinguished Scholar at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He frequently performs in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's MusicNOW Series and with the Tone Road Ramblers, an independent ensemble specializing in experimental music. Mandat's recordings include his own solo clarinet CD entitled The Extended Clarinet, as well as recordings with the Tone Road Ramblers and the Transatlantic Trio.
