Description
Beyond The Black Stump
Composed by Jonathan Cohen
For Flute Choir
Published by Alry Publications
Score and parts
“Beyond the Black Stump” is an Australian expression meaning “remote from civilization” or “in the Outback.” This piece offers the composer’s impressions of the Outback, attempting (in only a few minutes!) to convey the mystery, beauty, strangeness, and spirituality of this land that is the figurative and literal core of Australia. This work was commissioned for the 2018 National Flute Association Professional Flute Choir, under the direction of John Bailey.
Instrumentation:
Piccolo
4 C Flutes
Alto Flute (or Flute 5)
Bass Flute
Contrabass Flute (or Subcontra in G)