Flute Choir

Paige Dashner Long arranged the finale from Dvorak's "New World" Symphony for the 2014 Metropolitan Flute Orchestra tour to Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic. Built-in flexibility and a medium

Based on the hymn GOD OF LOVE, this hymn tune adaptation was written for the fantastic flute section during my time teaching at Tabor College. This offering was a featured chamber work on the 2013 spring

This is a fast piece that lays well under the fingers. The piece is a showcase for the flute choir and gives a demonstration of the various instruments of the ensemble. There are two short segments which

A jazz medley of Deck the Halls, Silent Night, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

From Swan Lake, Op. 20, this arrangement is written for 2 piccolos, 3 flutes, 3 alto flutes, bass flute and optional contrabass and contra alto flute. Great contrast is demonstrated in this

For many reasons, Christmas means joy. This tune, Ding Dong Merrily on High, is a wonderful musical snapshot of the whole season. In this arrangement, we hear church bells chiming, voices uniting

Sir James Galway first came upon Gilbert and Sullivan's wonderful operettas while playing with Sadler's Wells Opera orchestra. His fondness for good tunes, with which the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas

The Holly and the Ivy is a traditional English Christmas carol. Holly and ivy have been important as English Christmas decorations for church use since at least the fifteenth century. This piece is

In the U.S., this hornpipe is most commonly known as the opening theme to classic Popeye cartoons. Across the pond, it is more closely associated with the British Navy. On Last Night at the Proms, the

A masque is a composition for a lavish production from the 16th and 17th centuries. This original work is scored for piccolo, four C flutes parts (each requires two players) and alto or bass flute. Works

A transcription of David Holsinger’s "restful, gentle, and reflective composition" based on the 1876 Philip Bliss/Horatio Spafford hymn It Is Well with my Soul. Every member of the ensemble

Pat-a-Pan is a very rustic Christmas piece arranged for six flutes (including a piccolo) and optional percussion (triangle, tambourine and two tom-toms). This arrangement is set in a round,

A lively medley of traditional Irish folksongs that includes: When Irish Eyes are Smiling; Kerry Dance; Molly Malone; My Wild Irish Rose; Harrigan, That's Me and McNamara's Band.

A barn-burner flute choir piece based on the tune What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor? that's an ideal concert closer. Lots of fun! Variations are written for 5 C flutes, or 4 flutes with alto