The Sonatina for Flute and Piano (2002) is a concert showpiece in three connected movements: fast - slow - fast. The first movement is driven by obsessive ostinati that are presented in alternation until the climax whereupon they merge into one large rhythmic statement. The second movement is far more comtemplative with drifting melodic lines that show off the gorgeous lower register of the flute. The final movement is an explosive rhythmic romp which draws heavily from jazz and the ideas of Stravinsky.
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Sonatina for Flute and Piano*
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Friday, 26 April 2003. Jennifer Judge, flute and Jeremy Reger, piano. Department of Dance and Drama, SUNY Potsdam. Potsdam, New York.
*Thursday, 21 February 2002. Sheri Winks, flute and Jeremy Reger, piano. Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam. Potsdam, New York.