The music of High Flight for flute strives to catch the joy and sense of freedom of flying. The melodic line floats over the cloud tops and swoops up and down in an aviator's ballet. At the end, the flutist brings the audience to a feeling of transcendance, paralleling the poet-pilot's words "[I] put out my hand, and touched the face of God."

Part of the Poetry-Inspired Solos & Duos project

Duration approximately 3'15"

The poem "High Flight" has inspired both aviators and astronauts. Here are two links to the poem and its author's biography:

http://www.skygod.com/quotes/highflight.html
http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/s,johnmagee.html

Catalog # 51003, 51003pdf