Dragonfly

Janet Watson Phillips, flute (from YouTube)

Dragonfly was commissioned and premiered by Janet Watson Phillips in Danville, Virginia. I am grateful to her for the commission which gave us both an engaging project during the COVID-19 lockdown. Composing a work for solo instrument is always a challenge. Here, I strove for something that would be equally at home in the coffeehouse or recital stage – it is a set of variations that draws upon rock, jazz, and South American music – and an accompanying percussion part possibility is invited (though not provided by me).

Instrumentation:

Solo Flute

Year:
2020
Duration:
4:40
Publisher:
Self-published