Flocks

Flocks was inspired by the annual migration of flocks of birds from their summer home in the North to their winter home in the South. The piece is loosely programmatic, beginning with the first restless urges of some, then even the most reluctant birds, to leave their northern home, through their joyful flight south — often flying in parallel or similar motion — to the sighting of their southern home, and finally the quiet of sleep after the long journey. Commissioned and premiered by the Powell Flute Quartet on May 14, 1988 at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall. Several performances can be heard through my YouTube channel.