The Kingfisher

for chamber ensemble

World Premiere:

Sunday, May 4th

Paulson Center, New York University

performed by Contemporaneous Ensemble

The Kingfisher is a tone poem that follows kingfishers as they hunt and socialize at a body of water. A transcribed kingfisher bird call that opens the work gradually evolves into the main melodic lines. This work is part of a larger collection that explores kingfisher birds and the Greek myth of Alcyone.

Flute/Piccolo

Clarinet (Bb)

Tenor Sax

Electric Guitar

Violin

Cello