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Chiming Wedgebills from Australian Bird Suite for solo flute (2001)
Composed by Rosalind Carlson

Rosalind Carlson lives on a five acre property in Arcadia (north-west of Sydney, Australia). The native Australian birds that live and breed on her land have inspired this work.

Musical motifs represent the different birds. Each motif for each movement is published at the beginning of each movement. These motifs are suggestive of the various idiosyncrasies and characteristics of the birds being described musically. There are six movements in the suite:

1. "Superb Fairy Wrens" - 1 min 32 sec
2. "Willy Wagtail and English Blackbirds" - 1 min 29 sec
3. "Chiming Wedgebills" - 2 min 57 sec
4. "Silver Spangled Cockerels" - 1 min 51 sec
5. "Colourful Lorikeets and Lyrebirds" - 2 min 32 sec
6. "The Return of the Superb Fairy Wrens" - 1 min 1 sec

Honourable performances include:
6th June 2002 - the world premiere performance by Lewis Mitchell in St James Church, Piccadilly, London, U.K.
27th February 2004 - at a recital in Quierschied in Germany performed by Lewis Mitchell.
April 2007 - 2 performances at Saarbrucken in Germany performed by Lewis Mitchell.
3rd February 2008 - at the Soroptimist International Concert in Stade, Hamburg in Germany. This recital was for solo flute given by the Austrian International Flautist Elisabeth Most. The recital opened with the Australian Bird Suite - excellent reviews followed this concert.
18th February 2008 - at Namur recital in Belgium performed by Elisabeth Most.
11th October 2002 - a memorable performance took place at the NSW State Parliament House in Sydney, Australia. This was in the presence of Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, AC Governor of NSW. The occasion was for the Music Teachers Association of NSW 90th Birthday luncheon celebration. Excerpts from the Australian Bird Suite were performed by Emma Knott.

The German Flute Society published a review of Rosalind Carlson's "Australian Bird Suite" in Swiss Flute Magazine (November 2008). Renowned Austrian flautist Elisabeth Most wrote an in-depth and detailed article that praised Carlson's work.

Published by Flexi-Fingers
Performed by Christine Draeger

Sheet music and CD available from rosalindcarlson.com
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