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New flute music by noted composers Larry Alan Smith and Robert Carl.

Flutist Janet Arms notes that "This joyful collaboration has brought together family, friends, and colleagues to celebrate the music of two dynamic and captivating composers, each of whose music resonates deeply with me.…" Robert Carl's music is performed regularly through the U.S. and abroad. His compositions concentrate on works for solo piano, chamber ensemble, orchestra, choral, and electroacoustic media. Carl is chair of the composition department at The Hartt School. Larry Alan Smith is a composer, conductor, pianist, educator, arts executive, and poet/writer. He is on the faculty at The Hartt School, now serving as Dean. He has formerly been on the faculty at Juilliard, the North Carolina School of the Arts and was president of the School of American Ballet. Janet Arms is an orchestral, chamber, and solo flutist in New York City. She has been a member of the New York City Opera orchestra since 1988 and has performed and recorded with the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Ballet and Metropolitan Opera. Ms. Arms is on the faculty at The Hart School in in 2019 was awarded the Hartford Anchor Award for outstanding and distinguished alumni by the University.

Contents:

Robert Carl, composer
River's Bend
Janet Arms (flute); John McMurtery (flute)

Larry Alan Smith, composer
Ti seguo … Mi segui
Janet Arms (flute); Shannon Vandzura (flute)

Robert Carl, composer
Birds and Flowers
Janet Arms (flute); Jesse Goldberg (piano)

Larry Alan Smith, composer
One Hour to Madness and Joy
Janet Arms (flute)

Robert Carl, composer
Forms of Floating
Janet Arms (flute)

Larry Alan Smith, composer
Trio for Three Flutes
Janet Arms (flute); Allison Hughes (flute); Natalia Kaminska-Palarczyk (flute)

Robert Carl, composer
Sonatina, "The Dance of Sound and Space”
Janet Arms (flute); Jesse Goldberg (piano)

Larry Alan Smith, composer
Scat
Janet Arms (flute); Shannon Vandruza (flute); Natalia Kaminska-Palarczyk (flute); Allison Hughes (flute)

Review:

Review to come.