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Fowl Play: IV. Cock Flight

from Aviary by Elizabeth Robinson

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Back in the days when every community had a Barnes and Noble bookstore, I stumbled across a coffee table book called Extraordinary Chickens. I was amused by the title, but fell in love with Stephen Green-Armytage’s unique artistic vision. The book is a collections photographs of chickens, but with stark backgrounds, reminiscent of a high-fashion shoot.

Years later, Kimberly Osberg found a way to create musical tributes to the chickens, loosely inspired by those photographs. Since encountering Extraordinary Chickens, I’ve loved the head plumage of the Polish chicken, and the way their head feathers make them resemble a mad scientist or a young John Lennon. In all of the photos, their mouths are open, as if smiling, or they’re energetically attending to chicken business. Similarly, Discopeckque is a joyful romp through a chicken universe, with the added chaos of truly fancy feathers.

Osberg was drawn to one of the oldest breeds of chicken, the Duckwing Phoenix and its long, graceful tail-feathers. This movement juxtaposes the alto and bass flutes for the inherent beauty of those elegant tails, but even elegant chickens aren’t able to stay serious for long.

The silkie chicken, so fluffy you can barely tell it’s a chicken, is known to be among friendliest breed of chicken and is often kept as a pet. In Featherbrained, Osberg captures their gentle nature with flutter tongue, pizzicato, and gentle tremolos.

Originally from the Indonesian island, Sumatra chickens are among the most striking; some are solid black, including feathers, beaks, eyes, and waddles. They’re also a unique breed in that they’re the only chickens that can reliably fly. Cock Flight pits two piccolos against one another to evoke their unique plumage, their graceful flight, and a “plucky” chicken energy to finish the piece.

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from Aviary, released March 24, 2023

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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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