Scoring
flute, alto flute, metal windchimes (optional) and piano
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
World Premiere
28/03/2006
Rackham Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI
Amy Porter, alto flute / Yi-Chun Chen, flute / Christopher Harding, piano
Programme Note
This 9 ½ minute work for flute, alto flute, metal windchimes and piano is an arrangement of Crystal, movement II of Tell My Fortune (2004) for chamber orchestra. In the composer's words, Crystal visits the dark world of gypsies who attempt to tell fortunes by gazing into crystal balls.
Commissioned by Amy Porter, Professor of Flute at the University of Michigan, the first performance of Crystal took place on March 28, 2006 at Rackham Auditorium, University of Michigan, with Amy Porter, alto flute, Yi-Chun Chen, flute, and Christopher Harding, piano. Tell My Fortune was commissioned for the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, Ohio, to commemorate the orchestra's 25th Anniversary.
