Acceptance
• written for Flute Quintet; 6' 30"
• doublings for flute choir are welcome!
Piccolo / C Flute 1-3 / Bass Flute
• written for Flute Quintet; 6' 30"
• doublings for flute choir are welcome!
Piccolo / C Flute 1-3 / Bass Flute
Acceptance combines five flutes to paint an emotional state of lament and nostalgia for a time now past. There are two major sections which contrast in style from neo-Baroque to a mix of [diatonic] contemporary and neo-Romantic writing, in order to create a narrative of looking back at what was once familiar with increased anguish and dissonance. The work ends with the fugue-like music of the beginning; a snap back to a realistic view of an old memory with live, breathing emotions of the present, yet filled with acceptance for the memory’s ever-true unpleasant conclusion.
Connor conducts the premiere of Acceptance for his concert "Stories We Tell," featuring Steve Damon, Julie Houghton, Patricia Veaudry, Donna Rose, and Beth Anne West.
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Performances
Premiere: Patricia Veaudry (piccolo), Steve Damon (C), Julie Houghton (C), Donna Rose (C), and Beth Anne West (bass)
Bernardston, MA, October 20, 2019, conducted by Connor Gibbs
Falcon Flute Choir, directed by Terri Sánchez
Chicago, IL, August 11, 2022
at the 50th Annual National Flute Association Convention
Premiere: Patricia Veaudry (piccolo), Steve Damon (C), Julie Houghton (C), Donna Rose (C), and Beth Anne West (bass)
Bernardston, MA, October 20, 2019, conducted by Connor Gibbs
Falcon Flute Choir, directed by Terri Sánchez
Chicago, IL, August 11, 2022
at the 50th Annual National Flute Association Convention