Flute Trios

The first and fifth movements use the same melodic material using very different speeds and rhythms. The second and fourth movements also use their own set of like material, first appearing as a horizontal

In this textural tour de force, a trio of flutes creates unique sound colors and gestures to dramatically depict the archangels Michael (Warrior), Raphael (Healer), and Gabriel (Herald). Advanced flutists

The languid, steamy nature of this 7-minute slow-fast-slow work, as well as its title, were premises of a consortium commission specifically to showcase the warm sounds of flugelhorn and alto flute.

Noted composer and scholar Thom Ritter George has taken four movements from Domenico Cimarosa's piano works and created an elegant suite of 18th-century jewels for flute trio. This versatile transcription

This is a straightforward yet beautiful arrangement of the famous tune.  It will require sensitive musicianship and good technique, but is such a fine piece, it practically plays itself.

Liebermann's Pastorale, Op. 5 for Woodwind Trio dates from the composer's high school years, but the 3-minute work is not juvenilia except in its brevity. Pastorale has a charm inherent in the chamber winds

When Stacy Garrop first heard the Appalachian folk song Silver Dagger at a folk festival, the simplicity of the melody and its cautionary love tale enthralled her, leading to several years

What goes on in the minds of chamber musicians as they express their feelings through music? Here are five imaginary conversations for flute, oboe, and bassoon, using music rather than words. Sometimes