Poster Catherine Gregory
This episode of 'Extra Eclectic' features a performance by flutist Catherine Gregory.
Dario Acosta
Extra Eclectic

Fantastic flutes with guest host Bonnie North

Extra Eclectic - June 19, 2024

On this episode of Extra Eclectic, with guest host Bonnie North, Catherine Gregory, Gareth Davies, Mary Stolper and more play contemporary music for flute. Plus, Kojiro Umezaki plays the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute, in excerpts from the album A Distance, Intertwined. Listen now!

Playlist

The Wolf
yMusic
yMusic
StorySound 161050

Vent
David Lang
Catherine Gregory, flute
Bright Shiny Things 190

Tempest
Douglas Knehans
Mikel Toms, conductor
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
Gareth Davies, flute
Ablaze 36

The Pismirist's Congeries: Anacampserote
Carl Schimmel
Alex Sopp, flute
New Focus 167

Ora pro nobis
George Rochberg
Daniele Ruggieri, flute
Brilliant 95753

Renascence: Andante
Lita Grier
Paul Freeman, conductor
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Mary Stolper, flute
Cedille 8001

Tied Together by Twilight
Kojiro Umezaki
Hub New Music
Kojiro Umezaki, shakuhachi
In a Circle 32

Memory of Prelude
Takashi Yoshimatsu
Mitsouko Kado, piano
MA 500

Heike Quinto No. 3 "Misterioso"
Daron Hagen
Duo Yumeno
Naxos 559914

Faded Aura
Takuma Itoh
Hub New Music
Kojiro Umezaki, shakuhachi
In a Circle 32

Lauda concertata
Akira Ifukube
Cristian Mandeal, conductor
Romanian National Symphony Orchestra
Bogdan Bacanu, marimba
Genuin 16441

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