![]() ![]() The second and fourth movements are both fast in tempo. They were intended in a general way to evoke the traditions of Celtic, especially Irish, folk music but to couch the musical utterance in what I hoped would seem a more spiritual, even metaphysical, manner through the use of extremely slow tempi, perhaps not unlike some of the recordings of the Irish singer Enya. The first and last movements bear the title 'Amhrán' ( Gaelic for 'song') and are simple melodic elaborations for the solo flute over the accompaniment of orchestral strings. In the program notes to the score, Rouse commented on the particularly Irish influences, saying: The work contains a number of Celtic music influences. Composition Structure Ī performance of the Flute Concerto lasts approximately 23 minutes. The piece-specifically the third movement-is dedicated to the memory of James Bulger, an English toddler who was infamously murdered in 1993 by two ten-year-old boys. It was completed Augand premiered Octoat Orchestra Hall in Detroit, with conductor Hans Vonk leading Carol Wincenc and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. ![]() The work was jointly commissioned by Richard and Jody Nordlof for flutist Carol Wincenc and by Borders Group for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. The Flute Concerto is a concerto for flute and orchestra by the American composer Christopher Rouse. Concerto for flute and orchestra by Christopher Rouse ![]()
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