Flute Loops
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My connection with composer/flutist Dr. Cynthia Folio is from my studies at Temple University in Philadelphia while working towards my Masters degree.
Flute Loops - Alto Flute
Here is an excerpt about the recording from the Temple website http://astro.temple.edu/~cfolio/comps.html:
Flute Loops (4 C flutes, 2 alto flutes, and piano), 2001
"Flute Loops is a 77-minute excursion into Folio's creativity over a period of nearly 30 years. Each of the eight works on this CD has its own personality... If there is, however, a thread that connects these pieces together, it is Folio's craftsmanship, which skillfully interlaces tonal and linear textures into a whole that seems logical, and almost inevitable. Every work on this recording has an individuality that provides and intriguing view into the mind of this fine composer."
"This CD is extremely well presented–varied works and exceptional performances. For flutists looking for new, challenging, and creative music in widely diverse styles that are very personal and also accessible, this is a 'must' recording."
(Brooks de Wetter-Smith, Flutist Quarterly, 2006)
Selections:
1. Flute Loops, for 6 flutes
2. Two Songs on Poems by Stephen Dunn, for soprano, flute, viola & triangle: 1. House 2. Circular
3. Seven Aphorisms, for wind quintet: Good Things, when short, are twice as good;
All rising to a great place is by a winding stair; Hope is a waking dream; A man with a watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never sure; Plain clarity is better than ornate obscurity;You can straighten a worm, but the crook is in him and only waiting.; What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
4. Flute Fantasy, for solo flute
5. Trio for flute, cello & piano: Flowing; Calm; Rhythmic
6. Four 'Scapes, for flute, piccolo, alto flute & bass flute: Cityscape; Seascape; Landscape; Escape
7. Developing Hues, for flute & bass clarinet: Satin White; Cerulean Blue; Cadmium Red Light
8. Through Window's Lattices, for ensemble
Flute Loops - Alto Flute
Here is an excerpt about the recording from the Temple website http://astro.temple.edu/~cfolio/comps.html:
Flute Loops (4 C flutes, 2 alto flutes, and piano), 2001
- Commissioned by Laurie Benson and funded by Meet the Composer and the Brannen-Cooper Fund
- Premiered July 21, 2001 by the faculty at the Northern California Flute Camp in Carmel, CA.
- Portfolio Publications
"Flute Loops is a 77-minute excursion into Folio's creativity over a period of nearly 30 years. Each of the eight works on this CD has its own personality... If there is, however, a thread that connects these pieces together, it is Folio's craftsmanship, which skillfully interlaces tonal and linear textures into a whole that seems logical, and almost inevitable. Every work on this recording has an individuality that provides and intriguing view into the mind of this fine composer."
"This CD is extremely well presented–varied works and exceptional performances. For flutists looking for new, challenging, and creative music in widely diverse styles that are very personal and also accessible, this is a 'must' recording."
(Brooks de Wetter-Smith, Flutist Quarterly, 2006)
Selections:
1. Flute Loops, for 6 flutes
2. Two Songs on Poems by Stephen Dunn, for soprano, flute, viola & triangle: 1. House 2. Circular
3. Seven Aphorisms, for wind quintet: Good Things, when short, are twice as good;
All rising to a great place is by a winding stair; Hope is a waking dream; A man with a watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never sure; Plain clarity is better than ornate obscurity;You can straighten a worm, but the crook is in him and only waiting.; What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
4. Flute Fantasy, for solo flute
5. Trio for flute, cello & piano: Flowing; Calm; Rhythmic
6. Four 'Scapes, for flute, piccolo, alto flute & bass flute: Cityscape; Seascape; Landscape; Escape
7. Developing Hues, for flute & bass clarinet: Satin White; Cerulean Blue; Cadmium Red Light
8. Through Window's Lattices, for ensemble
Flute Loops