Product Description
"Flights of Fancy" came about in an unexpected way. At the beginning of my sophomore year of high school, my homeroom teacher Lisa Harris decided to host "Talent Fridays" in an effort to enliven the tedium and pointlessness of the ten-minute homeroom period. Various students solved Rubiks Cubes, Moonwalked, and displayed all manner of skills. Three of
us, however, were musicians. Emily Church, Cailley Culotta, and I (note the alphabetical closeness of our last names!) played flute, viola, and clarinet respectively. Now, at the time, I was unfamiliar with "chamber music" as a general concept and so rather than searching for a piece for us to play, I elected to write one myself.
As we were rehearsing in the band room one morning before school began, my band director walked in and asked what we were playing, sounding surprised that I had written it myself. Later that year, he encouraged me to submit it to various composition contests. Thus, "Flights of Fancy" was a winner of the 2010 UMass Lowell CMENC Annual Youth Composition Festival.
Light, burbling lines sparkle and weave throughout the piece, allowing the three musicians to engage in a lively dialogue. The piece is suitable for a variety of occasions, from a recital opener to light music at a reception. It is suitable for moderately advanced high school ensembles or any college ensemble.
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