Metropolitan Flute Fantasy by Paige Dashner Long for Flute Choir (or Low Flute Choir). From the composer: "Metropolitan Flute Fantasy was composed to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Metropolitan Flute Festival in Boston, MA. The opening theme of this celebratory fantasy is inspired by Boston composer George Whitefield Chadwick’s Jubilee from Symphonic Sketches. After a lyrical middle section, the piece concludes in grand Boston style - a mash-up with snippets of Yankee Doodle and Sousa’s Stars and Stripes combine for an exciting conclusion." With flexible instrumentation, this can be performed with a standard flute choir instrumentation, or by a low flutes ensemble with the parts provided. Additionally, optional percussion parts are included.

Instrumentation:

• Piccolo
• 3 C Flutes
• Flute 2
• Alto Flute
• Bass Flute
• Contrabass Flute
• Percussion 1 (Triangle, Cymbals, Tambourine), 3 players, optional
• Percussion 2 (Bass Drum, Drum Set), 2 players, optional

Low Flutes Instrumentation:

• 3 Alto Flutes, to use in place of the 3 C Flutes