The idea for Burn3 simply came from the title and the myriad of ways a fire can burn. What results is a perpetual motion tour-de-force work for both players that takes listeners on a journey.

Composer's Notes: The flute trio is inspired by the singing of the tropical birds on the island of Curacao in the Caribbean, namely the Chuchubi, whose song is most melodious and varied. All fast runs in

Eugene Damare (1840-1919) was an accomplished flautist, and pieces for flute and piccolo feature heavily amongst his 400+ works. La Tourterelle (The Wren) was originally written as a piccolo