Steeples in My Soul

Steeples in my Soul for Solo Alto Flute (2004) by David Bennett Thomas

Duration 5 Minutes

I. Moderato

II. Allegretto

III. Adagio

Steeples In My Soul was composed for Carla Rees in 2004, and is the first of several pieces written for her and her ensemble, rarescale.  the work takes its title from an Emily Dickinson line “…when morning comes, it is as if a hundred drums did round my pillow roll, and shouts fill all of my childish sky, and bells keep saying ‘victory’ from the steeples in my soul!”  The piece is cast in three connected movements: Moderate-Fast-Slow, and maintains an expressive, lyrical quality throughout.

Premiered October 29, 2004 by Carla Rees at St. Cyprian’s Church; London.