by Eileen Gilligan | Aug 24, 2024 | Pieces
Ashitaka and San by Joe Hisaishi Eileen Gilligan Flute Daniel Le Piano – Joe Hisaishi – Ashitaka and San Expressing hope and love in tone and performance. How do we develop the skill set of empathy and deep thought behind our practice. Ashitaka and San is...
by Eileen Gilligan | Aug 11, 2024 | Pieces
Nocturne by Lili Boulanger Lili Boulanger was a French composer and the younger sister of composer and composition teacher Nadia Boulanger. A Parisian born child prodigy, Boulanger’s talent was apparent at the age of two, when Gabriel Fauré, a friend of the...
by Eileen Gilligan | Jul 25, 2024 | Pieces
The Gadfly Romance by Dmitri Shostakovich The Gadfly Suite by Dmitri Shostakovich was written for the 1955 Soviet film The Gadfly. It is an epic story of faith, tragedy, revolution, romance, and heroism and based on a novel of the same name by Ethel Voynich. The...
by Eileen Gilligan | Jul 13, 2024 | Pieces
Partita in A minor for Solo Flute BWV 1013 “BourrEE Anglaise” by J. S. Bach Bourée started as a folk dance in the mid 17th century, upon its adoption by the Academie of Dance at the French court, it entered the world of society.One of the characteristics...
by Eileen Gilligan | Jun 29, 2024 | Pieces
Dance of the Blessed Spirits by Christoph Gluck Gluck’s “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” from his opera Orfeo ed Euridice is one of the most enchanting melodies ever written. It depicts the sorrowful song of Orpheus, a legendary musician in Greek mythology who journeyed...
by Eileen Gilligan | Jun 5, 2024 | Pieces
Partita in A minor for Solo Flute BWV 1013 “Sarabande” by J. S. Bach The Partita in A Minor BWV 1013 by J.S. Bach is one of the most consequential works in the flute repertoire. One that will test the player on all levels. The Sarabande challenges the...
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