Music by
DANIEL DORFF

 

FLUTE (including Piccolo and Low Flutes)
April 2024 interview in The Flute Examiner
9 Walks Down 7th Avenue Rondo Variations for Flute and Piano
Duration: c. 9'

COMMISSIONED by Julie Seftick-McGough.
PREMIERED at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall by Julie Seftick-McGough and Donna Amato.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
RECORDED on Azica Records by Pamela Youngblood and Gabriel Bita.

YOUTUBE of Pamela Youngblood's recording

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Andante con Variazioni for Flute and Clarinet
Duration: c. 5'

PREMIERED by Sharon Ostow flute, and Daniel Dorff clarinet, Bennington College, 1975.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
RECORDED on Albany Records by Leonard Garrison and Shannon Scott.
More about this all-Dorff Flute-Clarinet CD by the Scott-Garrison Duo.

YOUTUBE of the Garrison-Scott CD recording

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April Whirlwind for Flute and Piano
Duration: c. 7'

PREMIERED by Gary Schocker, April 1998, Brooklyn, NY.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
RECORDED (private label) by Angela Massey and Vahan Sargsyan.

YOUTUBE of Lisa Hedley's recording

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August Idyll for solo Flute
Duration: c. 4'

AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
RECORDED on Cantilena Records by Laurel Zucker.
RECORDED (private label) by Kristen Stoner.
RECORDED (private label) by Andrea Ceccamori.

YOUTUBE of Kristen Stoner's recording.

Texas UIL Prescribed Music List for all-state audition repertoire.

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Ballade for Alto Flute, Bass Flute, and Piano

Duration: c. 7'

PREMIERE by Kathleen Nester alto flute, Wendy Stern bass flute, Barbara Lee piano; New Jersey Flute Society annual flute fair, October 18, 2020.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.

RECORDING on Austrian Gramophon, Kathleen Nester alto flute, Wendy Stern bass flute, Katie Leung piano.

WINNER, 2021 NFA Newly Published Music award for the Low Flutes category.

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Ballade for Alto Flute, Flugelhorn, and Piano

Duration: c. 7'

COMMISSIONED by a consortium led by Therese Wacker and Kevin Eisensmith.
PREMIERED by Therese Wacker alto flute, Kevin Eisensmith flugelhorn, Evan Engelstad, in an all-Dorff concert at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, November 18, 2019.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser

YOUTUBE of Tabatha Easley, Rex Richardson, and Magdalena Adamek in live performance.

WINNER, 2022 NFA Newly Published Music award for the Low Flutes category.

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Big Sky for Flute, Viola, and Harp

Duration: c. 12'

1. Montana Morning
2. Dancing Under the Stars

COMMISSIONED by Hat Trick (April Clayton flute, David Wallace viola, Kristi Shade harp).
PREMIERE tour through the greater Salt Lake City region, September 2023. AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
RECORDING on Bridge Records:
1. Montana Morning
 2. Dancing Under the Stars

WINNER, 2025 NFA Newly Published Music award for Mixed Ensemble category.

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Blue Jacaranda for Two Flutes and Piano

Duration: c. 8'

COMMISSIONED by Laurel Zucker.
PREMIERE by Laurel Zucker & Shelly Monier flutes, Matthew Mazzoni, March 15, 2025; presented by the Flute Society of St. Louis at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville IL.

AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
RECORDING by Laurel Zucker & Shauna Thompson flutes, Allison Brewster Franzetti piano, on Cantilena Records available on all digital platforms.

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Cape May Breezes for Wind Quintet

Duration: c. 18'

1. Breezing Into Town (Exit 0)
2. Autumn Monarch Migration
3. Victorian Garden Party
4. Dusk at Sunset Beach
5. Night Breezes on the Boardwalk

COMMISSIONED by The Monmouth Winds.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.

 WINNER, 2016 Newly Published Music award, National Flute Association.

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Concertino for Flute and Orchestra (or Piano)

Duration: c. 10-11'
INSTRUMENTATION: Solo Flute, 0121-1000, 1-2 Perc, Strings

Composed for Jasmine Choi.
PREMIERED by Jasmine Choi at the 2018 NFA Convention's orchestral gala concert, Christopher Confessore conducting.
Flute and Piano version AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
Orchestral parts are AVAILABLE on rental.
RECORDED by Agnieszka Bartoszewicz flute and Katarzyna Nowaczewska-Manthey piano on the Sagittaria label, available on all streaming platforms.

YOUTUBE of the world premiere, Jasmine Choi flute, with NFA's festival orchestra.
YOUTUBE of the piano version, Patty Lazzara flute, Dave Malyszko piano.
ORCHESTRAL SCORE perusal available online.

WINNER, 2019 NFA Newly Published Music Awards (Flute & Piano category)

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Dances and Canons for Flute and Clarinet
Duration: c. 7'

PREMIERED by Sharon Ostow flute, and Daniel Dorff clarinet, Bennington College, 1975.
PERFORMANCES include a spontaneous walk-on by Jean-Pierre Rampal, joining the composer on clarinet, Cabbagetown Cafe, Ithaca NY, Spring 1978.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
RECORDED on Albany Records by Leonard Garrison and Shannon Scott.
More about this all-Dorff Flute-Clarinet CD by the Scott-Garrison Duo.

YOUTUBES of the Garrison-Scott CD of this suite of 9 short duets appear as 9 separate tracks. Here's Mvt. 1, which will lead to the following movements.

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Desert Dusk for Alto Flute and Cello

Duration: c. 8½'
Inspired by the composer's visit to Desert Hot Springs, in California's Coachella Valley near Joshua Tree National Park, DESERT DUSK captures the late afternoon's mourning doves, dramatic wind storms, and desert sunset.

COMMISSIONED by Mélomanie, for flutist Kimberly Reighley and cellist Douglas McNames, and premiered in May 2017.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
RECORDED by Agnieszka Bartoszewicz flute and Cecylia Stanecka cello on the Sagittaria label, available on all streaming platforms.

YOUTUBE of Agnieszka Bartoszewicz and Cecylia Stanecka, live at the Bydgoszcz Academy of Music, Poland

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Fireworks for Flute Orchestra

Duration: c. 5'

INSTRUMENTATION: 2 Piccolos, 4 C Flutes, 2 Alto Flutes, 2 Bass Flutes, 1 Contrabass Flute (not optional, but Cello/Bassoon ossia is provided).

COMMISSIONED by the Flute Society of Washington to celebrate its 50th anniversary season.
PREMIERED by massed flute ensemble at February 2016 Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention, conducted by George Pope, Reston VA.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.

YOUTUBE of the Yamaha Music Teachers Flute Orchestra (Tokyo).

NYSSMA list of recommended contest pieces.
1ST PRIZE (for Collated Sets), 2016 "Paul Revere" Music Engraving Awards from the Music Publishers Association of the USA.

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Flash! for Piccolo and Piano (versions with Orchestra and Band are listed below)
Duration: c. 6½'

PREMIERED by and composed for Kate Prestia-Schaub, January 2009, Murietta CA.
Piccolo and Piano version AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
RECORDED on on Talanton/Harmonia Mundi by Gudrun Hinze and Markus Zugehor.
RECORDED (private label) by Kate Prestia-Schaub and Martin Kennedy, private label.
RECORDED by Agnieszka Bartoszewicz and Katarzyna Nowaczewska-Manthey on the Sagittaria label, available on all streaming platforms.
YOUTUBE of Gudrun Hinze's CD.

WINNER, International Piccolo Symposium 2009 biennial composition competition.
Texas UIL Prescribed Music List for all-state audition repertoire.

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Flash! for Piccolo and Orchestra
Duration: c. 6½'
INSTRUMENTATION: Solo Piccolo, 2222-2201, 2 Perc, Strings

COMMISSION AND PREMIERE of orchestra version: Sarah Jackson, 2014 NFA annual convention; Clyde Mitchell conducting the Chicago Philharmonic in Symphony Hall.
Orchestra parts on rental from Theodore Presser Company.
 View the complete orchestra score (on Score and Parts tab)

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Flash! for Piccolo and Band
Duration: c. 6'

COMMISSIONED for Band by Walfrid Kujala.
PREMIERE of Band version by Walfrid Kujala piccolo, Mitch Fennell conducting the California State - Northridge Wind Ensemble, 2010 NFA convention.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser .

AUDIO EXCERPTS from Linda Toote's performance with the Boston University Wind Ensemble, David Martins conducting:
          Recap of main theme, into Coda
          From the middle section
View the complete band score

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Walfrid Kujala and Daniel Dorff
following the world premiere
of the band version


Walfrid Kujala performing Flash!
Northwestern University Wind Ensemble
conducted by Mallory Thompson
February 3, 2012.
Folk Song Suite for Two Flutes

Duration: c. 8'

1. Oh Susanna
2. Red River Valley
3. Shenandoah
4. Cindy

PREMIERED by Cindy Anne Broz and Ruth Washington Mayhew, Music at the Merc, Temecula CA, February 12, 2017.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.

YOUTUBE of live performance by the Jolly Jones Duo.

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For Elise for Flute and Piano

Duration: c. 7½'

COMMISSIONED by Cindy Anne Broz, in celebration of her granddaughter Elise.
PREMIERED by Cindy Anne Broz and Katie Leung at the 2018 NFA Convention, Orlando FL.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.

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Invention after BWV 1013 for Two Flutes
Duration: c. 2½'

COMMISSIONED by Dolce Suono Ensemble, in celebration of Julius Baker's centenary.
PREMIERED by Jeffrey Khaner and Mimi Stillman, Philadelphia, January 18, 2015.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.

YOUTUBE of the premiere by Jeffrey Khaner and Mimi Stillman

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Invention on Mozart's 11-tone Surprise for Flute and Bb Clarinet
Duration: c. 6'

PREMIERED by Katrina King and Tim Haas, July 2023 at the ICA ClarinetFest.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.

YOUTUBE recording by Katrina King and Tim Haas.

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It Takes Four to Tango for 2 C Flutes, Alto Flute (or 3 C Flutes), and Bass Flute
Duration: c. 2½'

PREMIERE of Flute Quartet version by Flûtes de Salon, San Diego, July 28, 2011.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.

YOUTUBE by Flûtes de Salon

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It Takes Four to Tango for Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet, and Bassoon

Duration: c. 2½'

PREMIERED by members of the Johnston (PA) Symphony, May 2021.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
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It Takes Four to Tango for Violin (or Flute) and Guitar

Duration: c. 2½'

PREMIERED by Mimi Stillman flute and Allen Krantz guitar, March 16, 2006, Philadelphia.
 AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.

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Midsummer Daydream for Flute, Trumpet, and Harp

Duration: c. 7'

COMMISSIONED by a consortium led by the Astralis Chamber Ensemble.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser

YOUTUBE of World Premiere by Angela Massey flute, Kris Marshall trumpet, and Rachel O'Brien harp

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Midsummer Daydream for Flute, Viola, and Harp

Duration: c. 7'

COMMISSIONED by a consortium led by the Astralis Chamber Ensemble.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser

YOUTUBE of a live performance by Faith Wasson flute, Adam Brotnitsky viola, and Rebecca Simpson harp

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Miles From Home for Flute Orchestra

Duration: c. 7'
Scored for Piccolo, Flutes 1-4, Alto 1-2, Bass (may be played by solo octet or ensemble)

COMMISSIONED by the Slippery Rock University, Cassandra Eisenreich director
PREMIERE by the commissioners scheduled for 2026-27 season.

Musetta Steps Out for Piccolo, C Flute, Alto Flute, and Bass Flute
Duration: c. 3'

Swing adaptation of "Musetta's Waltz" from Puccini's La Bohème.

AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.

YOUTUBE of a live performance by PANdemonium4.

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Nocturne Caprice for solo Flute
Duration: c. 7½'

COMMISSIONED and PREMIERED by Mimi Stillman, Philadelphia; November 2002.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.
RECORDED on the Dolce Suono label by Mimi Stillman.

YOUTUBE: live performance by Mimi Stillman

1ST PRIZE (for Sheet Music), 2003 "Paul Revere" Music Engraving Awards from the Music Publishers Association of the USA.

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Nocturnes for the Nativity for solo Flute
Nocturne on Cantique de Noël
Nocturne on O Bambino
Nocturne on Silent Night
Nocturne on It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

COMMISSION and PREMIERE of Nocturne on Cantique de Noël by Anja Weinberger.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.
RECORDED on the Canticus Verlag label by Anja Weinberger (Nocturne on Cantique de Noël)

YOUTUBE of Nocturne on Cantique de Noël by Angela Massey.
YOUTUBE of Nocturne on It Came Upon the Midnight Clear by Jonathan Borja.

Awarded "Editors' Choice" (2020) by J.W. Pepper.
Texas UIL Prescribed Music List for all-state audition repertoire.

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Old New Borrowed Blue  for Flute and Bb Clarinet
A collection of 3 flute/clarinet duets that are also available individually:
 1. Dances and Canons
2. Three Little Waltzes  
3. Andante con Variazioni

AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.
RECORDING of all 3 works on Albany Records by Leonard Garrison flute, Shannon Scott clarinet.

The complete collection is on the NYSSMA list of recommended contest pieces.

YOUTUBES, PROGRAM NOTES, and REVIEWS of each work are linked on this page under each individual work's title.
Perennials for Flute, Clarinet in A, and Piano
Duration: c. 20'

1. Joyous Overture
2. Romance
3. Scherzo
4. Winter
5. Spring Awakening

COMMISSIONED by Walfrid and Sherry Kujala in honor of the retirement of Helen Ann and Richard Shanley from Baylor University
PREMIERE by Sherry Kujala flute, Larry Combs clarinet, Nolan Pearson; Evanston IL piano, 10/12/11.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser
RECORDING on Albany Records by Leonard Garrison flute, Shannon Scott clarinet, Rajung Yang piano.
RECORDING by Agnieszka Bartoszewicz flute, Przemystan Bucsek clarinet, and Katarzyna Nowaczewska-Manthey piano on the Sagittaria label, available on all streaming platforms.

YOUTUBES of each movement from the Albany CD, beginning with Mvt. 1 here, then sequencing through the following movements.

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review of the Perennials CD from Fanfare Magazine (David DeBoor Canfield)
review of the Perennials CD from Fanfare Magazine (Lynn René Bayley)
review of the Perennials CD from American Record Guide (Todd Gorman)
review of the Perennials CD from The Flute View (Tammy Evans Yonce)
review of the Perennials CD from Flutist Quarterly (Francesca Arnone)

Perfect Storm for Piccolo, Flute, and Piano

Duration: c. 11'

I. Toccata
II. Sarabande
III. Rondo

COMMISSIONED by Duo Flautas Frescas (Julia Barnett & Alina Windell)
PREMIERE by Julia Barnett, Alina Windell, and Jeremy Samolesky through the Atlanta Flute Club, April 1, 2023.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.

YOUTUBE of live premiere performance

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Serenade for Flute and Harp

Duration: c. 16'

Five-movement suite inspired by "Helas! Je voy" by the 14th-century French composer Solage (original manuscript shown at the right).
I. Estampie
II. Mon coeur
III. Musette
IV. "Helas! Je voy mon cuer a fin venir"
V. Rondeau

COMMISSIONED by the Sparx Duo (Joan Sparks flute and Anne Sullivan harp)
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser. RECORDED by April Clayton flute, and Kristi Shade harp, for Crystal Records.
Listen on Apple Music.

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Serenade to Eve, After Rodin for Flute and Guitar
Duration: c. 11'

COMMISSIONED and PREMIERED by Eileen Grycky and Christiaan Taggart, West Chester, PA, April 1999.
Available from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
RECORDED by the Harris-Coates Duo on Barking Dog Records BDR022.
RECORDED by Jenny Cline flute and Carlos Cuestas guitar, private label.

YOUTUBE of live performance by Ljiljana Kobal, flute and Mladen Bucic, guitar

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Sleepy Hollow for Two Bass Flutes and Piano

Duration: c. 9½'

COMMISSIONED by Wendy Stern and Peter Sheridan.
PREMIERED by Kathleen Nester and Wendy Stern bass flutes, Katie Leung piano, 2019 NFA Convention.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.

RECORDING on Austrian Gramophone by Kathleen Nester and Wendy Stern bass flutes, and Katie Leung piano.
YOUTUBE of live performance by Matthew Angelo and Mary Matthews bass flutes, and Paul Thurmond piano.

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Snow Angel for Flute and Piano

Duration: c. 5½'

COMMISSIONED by Ray-Michael Kauffman, in loving memory of his mother.
PREMIERED by Ray-Michael Kauffman flute, Betsy Buzzelli-Clarke, Pocono Flute Camp, East Stroudsburg PA, July 2018.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.
Recorded (on private label) by Patricia Surman flute and Jooeun Pak piano.
Recorded (on private label) by Sharon Sparrow, flute and piano.

YOUTUBE of live performance (with video collage) by Lisa Hedley and John Sparkman.
YOUTUBE of Sharon Sparrow's recording.

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Sonata (Spirit of the Hudson) for Bass Flute and Piano

Duration: c. 14'

I. Sprawling, burbling
II. Sparkling, glistening
III. Under Winter
IV. Spring Spirits

COMMISSIONED by Peter Sheridan.
PREMIERED by Peter Sheridan and Hyeeun Hahm at the 1st International Low Flutes Festival, Reston VA, April 2018.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser. RECORDED by Agnieszka Bartoszewicz bass flute and Katarzyna Nowaczewska-Manthey piano on the Sagittaria label, available on all streaming platforms.

YOUTUBE of live performance by Peter Sheridan.

WINNER, 2020 NFA Newly Published Music awards (Low Flutes category).

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Sonata (Three Lakes) for Flute and Piano

Duration: c. 17-19'

I. Lake Wallenpaupack
II. Kezar Lake
III. Salmon Lake

COMMISSIONED by Cindy Anne Broz.
PREMIERED by Cindy Anne Broz flute and Corry Bell piano, Temecula CA, November 14, 2013.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.
RECORDED on Centaur Records by Patricia Surman and Kostas Chardas.
RECORDED (private label) by Patricia Lazzara and Kristin Johnson.

YOUTUBES: Over 40 flutists have posted complete or partial live performances on YouTube; here are the most-viewed performances:
YOUTUBE of Cindy Anne Broz and Matthew Bengtson, at St. Joseph's University.
YOUTUBE of Amy Porter and Tim Carey, at University of Michigan.

WINNER, 2015 NFA Newly Published Music awards.

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Sonatine de Giverny for Piccolo and Piano
Duration: c. 10'

I. Les fleurs ravissantes
II. Les jardins d'eau
III. En ville

COMMISSIONED by the Piccolo Committee of the NFA.
PREMIERED by Jan Gippo at the NFA 2000 Convention.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.

RECORDED on Crystal Records by Lois Bliss Herbine and Charles Abramovic.
RECORDED on Talanton/Harmonia Mundi by Gudrun Hinze and Markus Zügehor.
RECORDED on ATR by Therese Wacker and Judith Radell.

YOUTUBE excerpt from Gudrun Hinze's CD.
AUDIO EXCERPTS from Lois Herbine's CD:
            Mvt. 1, "Les fleurs ravissantes" - opening
            Mvt. 2, "Les jardins d'eau" - middle section
            Mvt. 3, "En ville" - final section

Texas UIL Prescribed Music List for all-state audition repertoire.
NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association) all-state audition repertoire.
REQUIRED COMPETITION PIECE at many NFA Conventions and regional auditions.

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Songs of the Open Road for Solo Flute
Duration: c. 12'
 Five Inspirations from Walt Whitman

1. Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road
2. However calm these waters we must not anchor here
3. Strong and content I travel the open road
4. I ordain myself loos'd of limits and imaginary lines
5. Will you travel with me?

COMMISSIONED by the Flute Pro Shop.
PREMIERED by Joan Sparks, Wilmington DE, October 13, 2022.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.

YOUTUBE of Lisa Hedley's performance, interpreted with scenic video.
YOUTUBE of Amy Porter's performance, interpreted with extended Whitman poetry.

Swans for Two Alto Flutes and Piano
Duration: c. 8'

COMMISSIONED by the Nestern Duo (Kathleen Nester and Wendy Stern)
WORLD PREMIERE by the commissioners, National Flute Association annual convention, August 2022.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.

RECORDING on Austrian Gramophon by Wendy Stern & Kathleen Nester alto flutes, Katie Leung piano

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The Year of the Rabbit A Watercolor for 3 C Flutes and Alto Flute (quartet or ensemble)
Duration: c. 7'

PREMIERED by the Columbia Flute Choir at the February 1999 Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair, Bethesda, MD, Alexandra Molnar-Suhajda conducting.
AVAILABLE (in a new, improved 2nd Edition in 2014) from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.

YOUTUBE of a live performance by the Lyra Ensemble.

WINNER, 2000 NFA Newly Published Music awards.
NYSSMA list of recommended contest pieces.

PROGRAM NOTES & REVIEWS

Three Little Waltzes for Flute and Bb Clarinet

Duration: c. 5'

COMMISSIONED by Cindy Anne Broz
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.

RECORDED on Albany Records by Leonard Garrison flute and Shannon Scott clarinet.

YOUTUBE of Little Waltz No. 1 from the Scott-Garrison CD; all three waltzes are on YouTube as separate tracks.

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Three Romances for Flute and Bb Clarinet
Duration: c. 8'

I. Languid
II. Sultry
III. Frisky

AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.
RECORDED on Albany Records by Leonard Garrison flute and Shannon Scott clarinet.

YOUTUBE of a live performance of Mvt. 2, by Lois Herbine and Arne Running at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center.
Many more YouTubes are available, including the Scott-Garrison CD.

NYSSMA list of recommended contest pieces.

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Through a Misty Arch...  for Flute Ensemble (with optional Narrator and/or Dance)
Duration: c. 5'

COMPOSED IN RESIDENCE at Ardmore Avenue Elementary School, Lansdowne, Pa., after a poem by 6th grader Joy MacAlister.
PREMIERED two days later by an ensemble of 2nd-year flutists; subsequently performed frequently at university recitals, including multi-media adaptations.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.

WATCH a live performance at the 2021 MMEA Winter Festival by students at University of Minnesota-Duluth (starts at 9:30 into the video).

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Trees (after the poem by Joyce Kilmer) for solo Flute with narration
Duration: c. 5'

COMPOSED for Tiffany Holmes
PREMIERED by Tiffany Holmes flute and Cindy Anne Broz narrator, February 2009, Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair, Reston VA.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.

YOUTUBE performance by Bonnie Cochran, videography by Brian Terranova

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Tweet for solo Piccolo  
Duration: c. 4½'

COMMISSIONED by Lois Bliss Herbine
PREMIERED by Lois Bliss Herbine at NFA 2011.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.

RECORDED on Powell Flutes promotional CD 2018, by Lois Bliss Herbine.

YOUTUBE performed by Gudrun Hinze at Gohlis Castle in Leipzig (over 500,000 views).

Texas UIL Prescribed Music List for all-state audition repertoire, and frequently programmed as competition repertoire.
FINALIST, 2012 NFA Newly Published Music competition.
PERFORMANCE GUIDE by the composer, March 2018, The Flute Examiner.

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 Cover art (and matching tie) by Julia Mieko Dorff 

    

Two Cats for Flute and Bb Clarinet
Duration: c. 8'

1. Hootie
2. Tiki

COMPOSED FOR the Dutchess County (NY) SPCA's annual fundraising gala.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.
RECORDED on Blue Griffin Recording by the Crescent Duo (Joanna Cowan White and Kennen White).
RECORDED (private label) by Martha Grener.
RECORDED on Albany Records by Leonard Garrison and Shannon Scott.

YOUTUBE of the Scott-Garrison CD.

FINALIST, 2010 NFA Newly Published Music awards.

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Wake for Low Flutes (one player) with Pedal FX

Work-in-progress 2026

COMMISSIONED by Marie Bennett
PREMIERE details t.b.a.

Wind for Flute and Piano

Duration: c. 9'

COMMISSIONED by Ai Goldsmith
PREMIERE by Ai Goldsmith & Miles Graber scheduled for August 6, 2026 at the NFA Annual Convention.

Woodland Reverie for solo Flute
Duration: c. 3'

PREMIERED by Cindy Anne Broz at NFA 2011.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.

YOUTUBE of a live performance by Ruth Washington Mayhew.

FINALIST, 2012 NFA Newly Published Music awards.

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Zoe & Xena A Romp in the Park for Piccolo and Bass Clarinet

Duration: c. 7'

COMMISSIONED by Leonard Garrison, for Shannon Scott in honor of their dogs Xena and Zoe.
PREMIERED by Leonard Garrison and Shannon Scott at the 2015 NFA Convention.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.
RECORDED on Albany Records by Leonard Garrison and Shannon Scott.
YOUTUBE by Leonard Garrison and Shannon Scott, featuring the real Zoe and Xena.

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Leonard Garrison &
Shannon Scott 's CD of
Zoe & Xena on Albany Records
 
last updated April 20, 2026
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