To commemorate Earth Day, the CU flute studio will present .听
Featured selections include music from a variety of composers including Valerie Coleman, Jennifer Higdon, Toru Takemitsu and Assistant Professor of Composition Annika Socolofsky.听
鈥淥ur studio chose to present an Earth Day concert as a way to celebrate the natural world and reflect on our place within the ecosystem,鈥� says junior flute performance student Andrea Kloehn. 鈥淭he music we鈥檙e playing mirrors the diversity of both nature and humanity.鈥�
She adds that鈥攖hanks to the support of Music Advisory Board Chair Laurie Hathorn鈥斺�渨e were able to commission two CU student composers to write pieces for this concert, Dianna Link and Conor Abbott Brown.鈥� Their works are 鈥淔lutter,鈥� composed by Link, and 鈥淲e Were Always Wolves,鈥� composed by Brown.
Concludes Kloehn, 鈥淭he flute studio is excited to premiere these two pieces. 鈥楩lutter鈥櫶齣s a flute quartet, inspired by the monarch butterfly migration. 鈥榃e Were Always Wolves鈥櫶齞raws on the concept of the wolf pack to create a large-scale work for the whole flute studio.鈥�
We鈥檙e looking forward to seeing you there!
