When an admired composer's new work opens with the tempo "as sultrily as possible, or when it’s scored for three piccolos with piano, or when a piece composed and premiered during the height of a
Written for piccolo virtuoso Christine Erlander Beard, Haven for piccolo and piano was written in response to a difficult time in the performer's life. She expressed that her one escape from her
Headstand, Cartwheels is a nuanced dialogue between piccolo and piano. The reflective first movement (Headstand) gives way to a percussive second movement (Cartwheels), contrasting through its
Charming and lyrical, Little Surprises is a suite of single-page preludes for piccolo alone, each bearing its own twists and turns. Each movement, or the complete collection, is ideal for recitals
Henrik Wiese once again draws on his wealth of experience as a flutist and pedagogue: with his book The Piccolo & Alto Flute Audition, he has compiled a total of 207 audition excerpts in a