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THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY FLUTE WORLD
Fantaisie
Georges Hüe (1858-1948)
Born into a family of architects, Georges Hüe took to music at a young age, studying with notable Paris composers
Charles Gounod and Cesar Franck. He was known during his lifetime mainly for his operas and other choral works.
After winning the coveted Prix de Rome prize for composition in 1879, he went on to have success with the Paris
Opera.
This Fantaisie was commissioned for the 1913 competition at the Paris Conservatoire by Adolphe Hennebains, the
professor of flute there at the time. It really captures the virtuosic French flute style of the early twentieth century.
Despite much of Hüe’s music being forgotten today, this work has proven its worth, being a core part of the flute
repertoire for exactly 100 years.
Chaconne from 30 Caprices for Flute Solo Op. 107
Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
Sigfrid Karg-Elert was a German composer most known for his works for the harmonium and organ. His 30 Caprices for
Flute were composed between 1915 and 1918; inspired by Carl Bartuzat, principal flutist of the Leipzig Theatre and
Gewandhaus Orchestra, with whom Karg-Elert played in a military band during World War One.
Despite a decline in popularity after his death, his music underwent a revival in the late twentieth century. This
Chaconne is the final caprice of the set of 30 Caprices, and explores the full range and capabilities of the instrument. It
has transformed from an étude into something of a flute showpiece over recent decades.
Hypnosis
Sunday Morning
Ian Clarke (b.1964)
Acknowledged as one of the leading player-composers in the contemporary flute world, Ian Clarke has written
numerous evocative pieces for the flute. His compositions have been performed around the world, on stages ranging
from London’s South Bank to the Glastonbury Festival.
Written in 1994, Hypnosis is a re-working of a track recorded from improvisations when Clarke, along with David Hicks
and Simon Painter, were working in the studio and as a performing rock group in England in the 1980s. Sunday
Morning was also originally written by the band for flute, guitar, bass and drums. Clarke arranged it for flute and piano
in 1998. The piece triggered memories of Lionel Richie’s ‘Easy Like Sunday Morning,’ and that’s how Clarke chose the
title.
Both of these works are based on improvisations, and allow the flute to display its full range of tonal and coloristic
possibilities. Clarke also uses extended techniques, with pitch bends, timbral trills, and key slides.
Icicle
Robert Aitken (b.1939)
Canadian Robert Aitken is a flutist, composer and conductor of new music. He was a flute player first, making history
as the youngest principal flutist in the history of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in 1958, at the age of 19. He
went on to pursue a successful solo career, appearing with orchestras around the world, and making more than 40
commercial recordings.
Icicle was composed in 1977, for solo flute. It is a study in microtonal nuance, using alternate fingerings invented by
Aitken to produce notes outside the usual flute scale. He intended the different sounds to evoke the fragility and
translucence of ice, and the pointed sharpness of icicles.
Sicilienne et Burlesque
Alfredo Casella (1883-1947)
Italian composer and pianist Alfredo Casella began his musical career at a young age, taking piano lessons from his
mother. In 1909, he was accepted into the composition class of Gabriel Fauré, with the likes of George Enescu and
Maurice Ravel among his fellow classmates. He went on to become a leading figure in Italian music, encouraging the
development of new works by organizing the Venice Festival of Contemporary Music from 1930-1934.
Sicilienne et Burlesque was composed in 1914. Lyric in nature, the first movement is in a slow tempo which takes full
advantage of the flute’s range. The Burlesque is characterised by ever-increasing tempos, to an exciting conclusion.
Written after his studies with Fauré, Casella was based back in his native Italy during World War One, teaching piano
at the St Cecilia National Academy in Rome.
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Hannah Sassman, flute
Hannah Sassman is currently freelancing with Orchestra Wellington and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. She
has a small studio of flute students at the Grade 5-8 level, and is the Music Librarian at Radio New Zealand Concert.
Hannah returned to Wellington last year after completing a Master of Music degree at the University of Colorado in
Boulder, USA. She was a Teaching Assistant for her two years there, teaching undergraduate flute students, and a
class in woodwind history and literature. She was also in the resident graduate wind quintet Zenobia Winds, who
were quarter-finalists in the 2012 Fischoff International Chamber Music Competition in South Bend, Indiana.
She has previously been enlisted in the Central Band of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and was co-principal flute
of the National Youth Orchestra for three years while studying at the New Zealand School of Music.
Robyn Jaquiery, piano
Robyn Jaquiery completed music and arts degrees at Victoria University. After graduation she continued her music
studies in the UK, training as a piano technician at the London Guildhall University.
Robyn has a particular interest in piano accompaniment, and since returning to New Zealand she has performed
throughout the country as an accompanist for solo singers, instrumentalists and choirs. She currently works as a
music scheduler for Radio New Zealand Concert.
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