Flute Concerto

Description

Flute, Piccolo, Flute 1, Flute 2, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet in Bb 1, Clarinet in Bb 2, Clarinet in Bb 3, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone 1, Alto Saxophone 2, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Trumpet in Bb 1, Trumpet in Bb 2, Trumpet in Bb 3, Horn in F 1, Horn in F 2, Horn in F 3, Horn in F 4, Trombone 1, Trombone 2, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Double Bass, Timpani, Triangle, Percussion 1, Whip, Claves, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Percussion 2, Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Triangle, Suspended Cymbal, Chime, Cabasa, Percussion 3, Suspended Cymbal, Ride Cymbal, Hi-hat Cymbal, Glockenspiel, Alto Flute 1, Alto Flute 2, Bass Flute, Contrabass Flute — Senchuk's Flute Concerto is a three-movement tribute to a flute pedagogue and professional, Dr. Pamela Youngblood. Two fast-paced and rhythmic outer movements wrap around a slow, lyrical episode which features low flutes and chordal passages evoking the sound of an organ. (Other instruments are cued in, if low flutes are unavailable.) The final movement is spotlight on the virtuoso flute passages, all in an unusual 10/8 time signature (3+3+2+2).