Composer Gerald Cohen calls the clarinet, a distinguished voice in many musical genres, one of his favorite instruments. + Through his affinity, the composer’s debut Navona release, Sea Of Reeds, presents works featuring the clarinet in varied trio settings. + His compositions explore the clarinet’s colorful personality with his use of classical, Jewish and folk motifs as well as choral harmonies. + A faculty member of the cantorial schools of the Jewish Theological Seminary and Hebrew Union College, Gramophone Magazine has hailed Mr. Cohen for his “linguistic fluidity and melodic gift.”