Anna Rubin
for C flute and alto flute
Consulting the Oracle was originally composed in 2013 and was the winning work at the 2013 Competition hosted by the Women Composers Conference of Hartford. It was premiered there by the Dahlia Duo, Mary Matthews and Melissa Wertheimer. The work entails movement and the added twist of the performers wearing ankle bells.
A variety of flute timbres and extended techniques are using in this lyrical and whimsical work. I always held in mind the image of two women performing an alchemy of sound and magic to divine the future and their delight in making music together. Various scales are used in the piece with strong pitch centers anchoring the melody.
The piece has been performed several times including at the Broomfield Auditorium, Broomfield, CO, (2016), at the Mid Atlantic Flute Convention, Reston, VA (2016), Dairy Center for the Performing Arts, Boulder (2016).
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