24 September 2023

Airier Than Ever

Not sure just which is odder: that Amazon thinks that “The Rock ‘n’ Roll Wedding Collection” is classical music; or that there is a group of the name Vitamin String Quartet.
Porridger’s Almanack (Breakfast of Ganglions)

Don’t you fret, don’t you fear:
I will give you good cheer .

— Jethro Tull, “Life’s a Long Song”

Last night it was my very rich pleasure to hear Peter Bloom play the Airy Distillates, Op. 110, this time on bass flute at the Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church in Somerville. This must be at least the third time Peter has performed the piece, having previously played it variously on C flute and alto flute, so it is additionally a rich gratification that he likes the piece so well. I really enjoy the additional resonance of the bass flute, so this may indeed be my favorite performance of the lot.


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