Across the Cs (2015) for picc, 2 fl, alto, bass flutes

Commissioned by the wonderful Norwegian group, 5 på Tvers/ 5 Across for the 2015 NFA convention in Washington, DC. Members: Mari Sundsaasen Innervik, Anne Hveding, Linn Annett Ernø, Ragnild Døsen and Henriette Wie Flaig. Since California is many seas apart from Norway, the title of the piece is a takeoff of the fact that flutes, in general, are C instruments and we are seas apart. The piece is programmatic in nature, starting with the ensemble blowing across their instruments and then slowly finding their way across the waves and over to their native country. This piece should have a strong bass flute player and is definitely worth the effort!