Score & Part [ePDF]
Feathers Taking Flight : for flute and piano [eScore] / Robert McIntyre.
Score & Part
Feathers Taking Flight : for flute and piano / Robert McIntyre.
Library shelf no. 788.32/MCI 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
Feathers Taking Flight is a flute and piano work centred on the importance of taking or maintaining perspective, particularly after facing feelings of failure, confusion or regret.
The work emphasises the uniqueness of harmonics and beauty of modality that the flute can bring to light, conveying links to post-minimalism. It is vital as humans to realise where we are in the present moment and the true potential we have as individuals, for as soon as we erase self-deprecation and embody self-worth: we soar.
Work Details
Year: 2022
Instrumentation: Flute, piano.
Duration: 4 min.
Difficulty: Medium — Medium
Dedication note: Dedicated to Victoria Fouet and Margaret Crawford: two flute teachers integral to my artistic journey, both as a flautist and composer.
Commission note: commissioned by the Victorian Flute Guild and Melbourne Composers’ League for the 50th Anniversary of the annual Leslie Barklamb Scholarship
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc in relation to this work:
Influenced by Ian Clarke's 'Hypnosis' and Anne Boyd's 'Bali Moods No. 1'.
Prizes/Awards: Winner of the 2022-23 Leslie Barklamb Flute Composition Competition for the Intermediate Piece Division (18 Years & younger performers).
Performances of this work
30 Sep 23: Recital Hall West, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 1 Conservatorium Rd, Sydney NSW 2000
1 Sep 23: Armadale Uniting Church, 86A Kooyong Rd, Armadale VIC 3143
1 Sep 23: Armadale Uniting Church, 86A Kooyong Rd, Armadale VIC 3143
1 Sep 23: Armadale Uniting Church, 86A Kooyong Rd, Armadale VIC 3143
29 Apr 23: St Peter’s Church, Box Hill, VIC . Featuring Anushi Fernandopulle, Angela Chandler.
11 Sep 18: "Spring Imaginings", Melba Hall, Gate 12, Royal Parade, Parkville VIC 3010. Featuring Robert McIntyre, Laura Abraham.
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