Allegro from Spring for Flute Choir

This is a great introduction to this wonderful music and, as usual with Mel Oriss, the arrangement is excellent. The four flute parts share the melodies between them in the tutti passages, underpinned by simpler parts for alto and bass. These drop out in the solo passages creating a change in the texture to highlight the style of the concerto form of the time. The result is really effective, capturing all of the joy of Vivaldi in miniature!