All-Star Flute Quartet
Bostonian Scenes

Arlington Street Church
Program book
Genres: Classical Music, New Music

The digital performance will premiere on Thursday, April 21 at 7:30 pm and be available for on demand viewing for three months following the premiere.

Digital Performance

Don't miss a rare opportunity to hear four flutists showcase the versatility and variety of the flute family! This performance brings together four of the Boston area's standout flutists for an afternoon of contemporary music anchored by an exciting world premiere. 

Composer and flutist Valerie Coleman – founder and former flutist of Imani Winds, and one of America’s most-performed living composers – has composed “Four Bostonian Scenes” for our Solo(s) Together commissioning project featuring four short solos for four flutists, then a finale that brings the ensemble back together. 

The flute quartet includes Hub New Music founder and executive director, composer and flutist Michael Avitabile; contemporary music champion and Boston Conservatory at Berklee Contemporary Classical Department chair Sarah Brady; Fernando Brandão, professor at Berklee College of Music and lecturer on Brazilian music; and Cynthia Meyers, Boston Symphony Orchestra piccoloist and flute faculty member at New England Conservatory. 

This event is co-hosted by Ágora Cultural Architects and Celebrity Series of Boston Neighborhood Arts 
This event is co-hosted by Ágora Cultural Architects and Celebrity Series of Boston Neighborhood Arts 

 

Program

Program to include:

Michael Avitabile, Sarah Brady, Fernando Brandão, Cynthia Meyers 

.Fernando Brandão

Michael Avitabile, flute, and Jesse Christeson, cello

.Cynthia Meyers, piccolo

Sarah Brady, flute, and Joy Cline Phinney, piano

     Promenade Along the Charles River
     Cambridge on Sunday Morning
     Tire Jumping (based on the artwork by Allan Rohan Crite)
     Fenway
Michael Avitabile, Sarah Brady, Fernando Brandão, Cynthia Meyers 

Valerie Coleman compositions

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Imani Winds performing Valerie Coleman's "Umoja"

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Valerie Coleman's "Seven O'Clock Shout," in honor of Covid-19 frontline workers

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Imani Winds performing Valerie Coleman's "Umoja"

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Valerie Coleman's "Seven O'Clock Shout," in honor of Covid-19 frontline workers

2021/22 NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS SEASON

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Arlington Street Church Information

This performance is made possible in part by support from Celebrity Series' LIVE PERFORMANCE! Arts for All Innovation Funds.

Support for this performance is provided by these generous Neighborhood Arts funders.

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