My son is thinking of doing a solo for the spring band concert, and we would welcome suggestions of suitable pieces. Last year he did probably the most famous clarinet piece, "Stranger on the Shore", which was well received, but he would prefer something a bit more classical this year.

Well my cousin teaches clarinet and one of her pupils did very well with 'Memories' from Cats. However I will ask what she recommends in the more classical line if you like. let me know...

You know, that would probably sound just great - I'll run it by him.

LOVE your signature Ren - it caught me by surprise and I literally laughed out loud! Thank you for my morning giggle!

What age is your son? Are you looking for an easy, intermediate, or advanced level solo? Unaccompanied, or with piano accompaniment?

In my playing days, I got a lot of mileage out of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A. There are three movements (Allegro, Adagio, and Rondo/Allegro) -- your son could pick the tempo most suited to him. There are a number of nice arrangements for solo performance, particularly those arranged by Himie Voxman.

He's 17, has been playing in the school band for 6 years.
He wants to do something unaccompanied, as for this next semester he will not be practicing with the band, as it conflicts with calculus. This means he will have to be second clarinet for the concert pieces. I'm pretty sure I have a tape of that Concerto around the house, so that's another good idea.

In that case, you may want to consider Stravinsky’s Three Pieces for unaccompanied solo clarinet.