The Ringmaster for Flute Choir by John Holland
Instrumentation: piccolo, 4 c flutes – divisi, alto flute, bass flute, percussion (triangle, snare drum, whip, suspended cymbal or gong, woodblock)
Score and parts
An old man awakes from a dream and begins to reminisce about the glory days of his circus; the elephants, posing and balancing; the horses, strutting and neighing; the chaos of the clowns, tumbling and splashing and the majesty of the big parade, marching in front and leading the band. Lost in this world, he drifts back to sleep, happy and content.
Composer John Holland has been composing and arranging since his teens and loves working on pieces to be enjoyed by community musicians; his work ‘Green Sky’ won the Making Music category of the British Composer Awards in 2008, written for the London Contemporary Chamber Orchestra. He conducts Lambeth Wind Orchestra and the London Consorts of Winds Clarinet Choir and can also be found in various ensembles playing large clarinets, saxophones, low brass and percussion as well as working full-time in finance for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
