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Notes<\/h2>\n

This contemporary flute solo is expressive, rhapsodic, and fun to play. According to Susan Jackson who played the premiere, Communing with Birds<\/strong> is very idiomatic for the instrument. There are no extended techniques. The music is an opportunity to display your musicality.<\/p>\n

Composer’s notes:<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been watching birds for years and have tried to train my ear to recognize different bird songs, but I don\u2019t try to transcribe them exactly. This piece has many musical gestures that have the shape of bird song. The idea of this piece is my image of a flutist at dawn in a local woods or distant rainforest, having a conversation with the resident birds.<\/p>\n

The music of Communing with Birds for flute was inspired by my trip to the bird-filled mountainsides of Costa Rica. I recorded the bird sounds while I was there and have also made a meditative birdscape CD called Costa Rica Soundscape<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Listen<\/h2>\n

Recording <\/strong>Susan Jackson performs Communing with Birds on the CD Through the Mist on Ravello Records.<\/a><\/p>\n

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