Suite for Alto Flute & Piano (Score & Parts)

Commissioned and Premiered by Animo Flute & Piano Duo

Programme Notes: The work was partly inspired by Animo’s combination of instruments and their playing style. I wanted the work to reflect their ethos and be a true duet rather than the piano merely accompanying the alto flute. The other inspiration for the work was the time we are living in and the ecological challenges we're facing

1. ‘Worlds Apart’ is about the natural world existing alongside the industrial, man made world (2 mins 12 secs)

2. 'There’s Still Hope’ is simply that - hope (2 mins 4 secs)

3. ‘While the River Flows’ depicts a river in flow but is also the river of life in flow (2 mins 6 secs)

When you put the individual titles together they sum the situation up - We (the human race) are Worlds Apart from the planet but There’s Still Hope While the River Flows

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Year of Composition: 2019 & 2020

Duration: 6 mins 22 secs

Included in the purchase price is the permission that you can print as many copies as you need for yourself and your ensemble but please don't make this sheet music freely available to others if there's a chance they can afford to buy it from me, my living depends on a fair exchange

Please be sure to credit me as the composer and the PRS as my Performing Rights Organisation. I really appreciate your support and would love to hear about any performances or recordings of my works

Helen Walker

Listen to Suite for Alto Flute & Piano here https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrTX5KPoxUbydICYoz7n-QmZcu-YLykRT