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Rescuing Psyche
for flute and piano
Steven L. Rosenhaus
RESCUING PYSCHE was commissioned by the Music Teachers National Association and the NYSTMA and premiered at the latter's conference at Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY) in October 2011 by flutist Kelly J. Covert and pianist Nathan Hess. In … Read More
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RESCUING PYSCHE was commissioned by the Music Teachers National Association and the NYSTMA and premiered at the latter's conference at Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY) in October 2011 by flutist Kelly J. Covert and pianist Nathan Hess. In Greek mythology Psyche (literally "breath" or "soul" in ancient Greek) is at first a human princess whose beauty aroused the goddess Aphrodite's jealousy. After many trials and tribulations common to the mythology, Psyche is sent by Aphrodite on what is, essentially, a suicide mission to the underworld to retrieve a bit of Persephone's beauty in a box. Psyche is successful but too curious about the box's contents and, upon opening it, is put into a deep sleep. Eros, who had already fallen in love with her, saves Pschye from her sleep (according to some sources) by playing a flute. Later the other gods transform Psyche into the goddess of the soul so that she may live with Eros on an equal basis. While Rescuing Psyche takes inspiration from the myth, the music does not follow any specific program.