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I wrote "Fantasy" in the
late spring of 2019. Before I could arrange a premier, the COVID-19 pandemic
set in and everything stopped. I finally
had the joy of premiering the piece on December 8, 2021, with my "home team"
the Newport Symphony in Newport, Oregon, with Adam Flatt conducting. The
audience was on their feet for both the matinee and the evening performances,
so I guess they liked it!
The piece is melodic,
rhythmic, tonal, and just plain fun to play. It goes together easily. Each
movement is about five and a half minutes, total play time about 17 minutes. It
is appropriate for advanced student groups as well as professional groups.
The
first movement, "Busy Day" (Presto), makes repeated use of a four-note motif
(G-F-A-D) and is a driving non-stop articulated melody.
The
second movement, "Lullabye" (Andante), opens and closes with the flute playing
a brief cadenza, floating above an ambiguous chord in the strings. The bulk of the
movement is a dovetailed hypnotic ostinato in the strings with a gentle rocking
motion, and the simple flute melody above.
The
third movement, "Wild Dreams (Presto)", should be exactly that, wild and raucous,
with heavy aggressive accents as indicated.
For additional notes, see p. 2 of the PDF.
The Youtube link above ("Watch") is a recording I made at home in 2020 with my computer playing the string parts. This is the first movement, the second and third follow.
It is my sincere hope that this piece will bring joy and exuberance for both the performers and the audience. Let me know if you schedule a performance; Id love to hear what someone else does with it.
adriandeeflute@gmail.com
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