Solo repertoire
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When I wrote my previous post on beginning the process of learning Chris Dench’s alto flute solo Gelb : Violett I had been struck by a few key things that I felt I needed to say. Now, a few days later – and the first time I’ve really had the chance to work much at this
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Today I began learning Chris Dench’s alto flute solo Gelb : Violett from his Vier Darmstädter Aphorismen (which contains a solo for each of the four standard western classical flutes – piccolo, concert/C-flute, alto and bass). When I start out learning a solo like this one I’m always intimidated and worried that I’ve bitten off well more
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While here in Cologne I’ve been working on some of the big contemporary repertoire pieces for the flute. With Camilla Hoitenga I’ve been tackling Stockhausen’s In Freundschaft – originally for clarinet and scored for a great many different orchestral instruments. Indeed, the meaning behind the title is twofold, referring both to Stockhausen’s friendship with clarinettist Suzanne
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