Repertoire

I. The Elements: Fire, Water, Wind, and Earth as portrayed through Couperin's Baroque artistry, Appalachian folk heritage, and three great American composers.

From the First Book of Harpsichord Works (1713) by François Couperin (1668-1733)
La Flateuse (The Wind)
Les Ondes (The Waves)
Les Silvains (The Spirits)

Snow Dreams (1983) by Joan Tower (b. 1938)

Muse of Fire (1990) by George Rochberg (1918-2005)

Mountain Songs (1984) by Robert Beaser (b.1954)
(performed on flute, alto flute, piccolo, and guitar)

II. The Legacy of Nadia Boulanger through the artistry of her students: This giant of 20th century musical instruction cautioned her student Astor against turning his back on the tango: "The true Piazzolla is here. Never leave it behind."

Sonata for Flute and Guitar (1922) by Jean Françaix (1912-1997)

Histoire du Tango (1986) by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

Romeo and Juliet (1977) by Ned Rorem (b.1923)

Three Selections by Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)
Souvenir D'une Marche Boche
Valse Pour Les Enfants
Danse Russe

III. A River Runs Through It: The music of water, perhaps the most inspirational element in the natural world, from the Elizabethans of the English Renaissance to Japan's first great composer.

Love Songs by John Dowland (1563-1626)
(performed on recorder and guitar)
By A Fountain Where I Lay
Flow Not So Fast, Ye Fountains
Weep You No More, Sad Fountains

Selections From the First Book of Harpsichord Works (1713) by François Couperin (1668-1733)
Les Ondes (The Waves)
Les Matelotes Provençales (The Sailors of Provence)

Russian River Sonata for Alto Flute and Guitar (2011) by David Smith

Tableaux de Voyage: #4 La Mer (The Sea) (1988) by Paul Méranger, (b.1936)

Snow Dreams (1983) by Joan Tower (b. 1938)

Toward the Sea for Alto Flute and Guitar (1981) by Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996)

Selected Lieder from Die Schöne Müllerin (1823) by Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

IV. Music for Just Us Folks: Folk music and great works drawn upon it by great composers from South America, Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and Appalachia. Imamovic introduces to us the sevdalinke, a Bosnian love song and folk dance, and Beaser gives us his Grammy-nominated compilation of the American folk tradition.

Romanian Folk Dances by Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
(performed on flute, alto flute, piccolo, and guitar)

Bachianas Brasilieras #5 (1938) by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
(performed on flute, alto flute, and guitar)

Sevdalinka: Folk Music of the Balkans by Almer Imamovic (b.1974)
Sarajevo Nights
Moj Golube (My Pigeon)
Tapkalica (Tap Dance)
Uzeh Djugum (Love Song)
Jamilla's Dance

Mountain Songs (1984) by Robert Beaser (b.1954)
(performed on flute, alto flute, piccolo, and guitar)

V. Shall We Dance? Yes, but since neither one of us can dance very well, we strongly encourage our audiences to get up and dance in the aisles at our concerts. Show us your best tango, courante, gigue, tap dance, waltz, or samba.

Renaissance Dances from the Danserye (1551) by Tielman Susato (1510-1570)
(performed on recorder and guitar)

Selected French Dances by François Couperin (1668-1733)

Deux Danses (1975) by Jindrich Feld (1925-2007)

Two Bosnian Folk Dances by Almer Imamovic (b.1974)
Tapkalica (Tap Dance)
Jamilla's Dance

Waltzes from Originaltänze D. 365, Opus 9 (1821) by Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Romanian Folk Dances by Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
(performed on flute, alto flute, piccolo, and guitar)

Danses Populaires Bresiliennes by Celso Machado (b.1953)
Algodao Doce (Samba)
Sambossa (Bossa Nova)
Pe De Moleque (Samba)

Libertango (1974) by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

La Danza, Tarantella Napoletana by Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)