Flute Concerto
A transcription from the original work for flute and string quartet.
First Performance: Rachel Coghlan flute, Daniel Parkinson conductor. Chester Chamber Orchestra, Wesley Methodist Hall, Chester, 2 October 2010.
Composer’s note: I played the flute at school and always held a special affinity for the instrument, often composing prominent solos for it within the context of my orchestral music, but never completing a concerto. The flautist Gay Byam-Grounds had been the soloist and leader of the English Serenata who had formed the ensemble which helped me develop the full-length stage show of ‘The Snowman’ from 1993 onwards. In 1996 as an enthusiastic performer of my music she summoned up the courage to commission a concerto and I accepted. The first movement’s main theme had been in my mind for some years.
Movements
- 1:
- Allegro Cantando 3min 48sec
- 2:
- Scherzo Con Spirito 3min 41sec
- 3:
- Andante Espressivo 2min 54sec
- 4:
- Marcia Giocosa, Cadenza and Finale 6min 10sec
Recordings