Aviary, by Elizabeth Robinson

Aviary

by Elizabeth Robinson

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1.	Missouri Adventure: I. Forest and Sky 02:35	info	buy track
2.	Missouri Adventure: II. The River is Wide 00:38	info	buy track
3.	Missouri Adventure: III. Missouri Adventure 02:46	info	buy track
4.	Fowl Play: I. Discopeckque 03:02	info	buy track
5.	Fowl Play: II. Chasing Tail 02:57	info	buy track
6.	Fowl Play: III. Featherbrained 02:35	info	buy track
7.	Fowl Play: IV. Cock Flight 02:34	info	buy track
8.	Death Whistle: I. Ear Knife 03:14	info	buy track
9.	Death Whistle: II. Ballistophobia 02:24	info	buy track
10.	Death Whistle: III. #PiccolOhMyGod 02:09	info	buy track
11.	Starling 07:02	info	buy track
12.	Spooklight 06:38	info	buy track
13.	Flamingo! 05:38	info	buy track
14.	Hoppy Feet 04:42	info	buy track

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There should be more fun in new music. We all know the trope of the flute as a bird - light, delicate, graceful. Chirpy.

What happens when the bird can’t fly? What if it’s the world’s least-elegant penguin? From chickens that bear a striking resemblance to John Lennon, to penguins that literally jump into everything with both feet, this album captures the silliest, strangest, and most whimsical birds. There are tongue-in-cheek jokes about the piccolo, soaring high notes and… trumpet mouthpiece sounds? Melodies that could be straight from one of Tchaikovsky’s ballets are juxtaposed with a flock of stomping flamingos.

Each piece is its own unique world, creating a musical window into a specific place, or evoking a unique bird. Missouri Adventure was commissioned as a celebration of Missouri’s statehood bicentennial, and drew inspiration from the many national parks found there. Fowl Play explores four breeds of exotic chickens, evoking their origins, their temperaments, and the characteristics of their plumage.

Death Whistle is an homage to the piccolo, and extended harangue from a composer to a friend turned performer, rife with inside jokes and piccolo gymnastics. Spooklight celebrates an urban legend from Joplin, Missouri, and flirts with the supernatural.

Starling evokes the bird by the same name, and the beautiful murmurations flocks create. Flamingo! flocks as well, but on the ground, dancing the strange, and yet strangely beautiful flamingo ballet.

We end with the world’s smallest - and arguably, most ridiculous - penguin, the rockhopper. Known as much for its unusual antics as its distinctive plumage, I hope this final bird will bring you as much joy as it brings me.

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released March 24, 2023

Elizabeth Robinson, flute & piccolo

Featured flutists:
Emlyn Johnson (tracks 1-7, 11-13)
Carmen A. Lemoine (track 12)
Erin K. Murphy (tracks 1-7, 11-13)
Nicole Riner (tracks 1-7, 11-13)

Composers:
Lisa Bost-Sandberg
Nicole Chamberlain
Gay Kahkonen
Anne McKennon
Kimberly R. Osberg

Producer: Meerenai Shim
Engineer: Alberto Hernandez
Mastering Engineer: Anne-Marie Suenram

Program Notes: Elizabeth Robinosn
Cover photo: Tammie Mohr
Graphic Design: Meerenai Shim

Copyright 2023 Elizabeth Robinson and Aerocade Music.

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Elizabeth Robinson South Dakota

Flutist Elizabeth Robinson is an active soloist, orchestral, and chamber performer. Among her passions is the commissioning of new music, creating educational opportunities for her studio, and participating in exciting chamber ensembles.

In addition to her position as the Diana Osterhout piccolo chair of the Topeka Symphony, Elizabeth is an Assistant Professor of Music at South Dakota State Univ. ... more

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