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Antarctica for alto flute and recorded sound by Elizabeth Brown
(program notes from the composer's website)
"During the winter of 2004-05, Sara Wheeler’s book Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica was my bedtime reading. I started to dream about Antarctica, and this music was born in those dreams. I chose alto flute because of its range and timbre, and the taped portion consists of natural sounds recorded in my Brooklyn studio."
From Sara Wheeler’s book:
“The Landscape was intact, complete, and larger than my imagination could grasp. It was free of the diurnal cycle that locked us earthlings into the ineluctable routine of home. It didn’t have famines or social unrest. It was sufficient unto itself, untainted by the inevitable tragedy of the human condition.”
Amber Walker is a flutist, music educator, and arts administrator from Phoenix, AZ. Amber devotes most of her time to educating young musicians and working with non-profit arts organizations. She is currently the Band and Orchestra Director at Royal Palm Middle School and is also active as a flute teacher, adjudicator, and clinician. Amber is a Program Director for Oh My Ears (OME), the current President of the Arizona Flute Society, and a member of the National Flute Association’s Youth Engagement Committee. As a performer, Amber specializes in contemporary techniques and is especially passionate about presenting the works of living and female composers. She performs regularly as a freelance flutist and as a member of the Desert Echoes Flute Project (DEFproject).
Amber received a Master of Music in Flute Performance from Stephen F. Austin State University, where she studied with Dr. Christina Guenther and served as the graduate teaching assistant for the flute studio. She also holds bachelor’s degrees in Instrumental Music Education and Flute Performance from Northern Arizona University, where she studied with Dr. Emily Hoppe.
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