Somewhere Bluebirds Fly for Flute Choir
- Staff Pick
Staff Pick
“A serious piece with a serious back story”
Sometimes flute choir music transcends its genre. Here the narrative of an atrocity against the LGBTQ community in the US does exactly that. Taking 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' as a basis for this substantial piece gives it an added poignancy which from the outset is unsettling. The rage that follows fragments and distorts the tune so that it almost unrecognisable, before an uneasy calm is restored. There is no triumphant ending, just the original melody over another unsettling bassline which represents the mixure of fear and hope felt by outsiders everywhere. To play this well written piece is to support such people.
From the Publisher
Erin Spencer - Somewhere Bluebirds Fly for Flute Choir. Premiered by the LGBTQ+ Flute Choir at the 2023 National Flute Association Annual Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, under the direction of Kelly Via. Dedicated to Club Q and the victims of the anti-LGBT-motivated mass shooting that took place in November 2022.
Finalist: NFA Newly Published Awards 2024
Performance duration (approx): 7'
Item Details
Instrumentation
- Part 1: Piccolo
- Part 2: Piccolo
- Part 3: Flute
- Part 4: Flute
- Part 5: Flute
- Part 6: Flute
- Part 7: Alto Flute
- Part 8: Alto Flute
- Part 9: Bass Flute
- Part 10: Bass Flute
- Part 11: Contrabass Flute or Contr'alto Flute
Publisher: Nourse Wind Publications
Publisher's reference: FC764NW
Our Stock Code: 1683455
Media Type: Paperback - Score and parts (20 pages [score])
