Tantara Records is releasing a new album of music for flute and orchestra that includes a 20-minute flute concerto composed by associate professor Todd Coleman, coordinator of the Elon University Music Technology Program.
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The concerto was commissioned by the Barlow Endowment in 2006 and premiered in 2007 by soloist April Clayton.
The work is divided into three movements: I. Rondo/Scherzo, II. Recitando and III. Finale. In addition to the standard instruments of the orchestra, Coleman’s Flute Concerto contains a prerecorded electronic element woven into the second movement.
Coleman’s music has been praised for its craftsmanship, beauty, and imagination.
“Masterly orchestral craftsmanship… a feel for odd, refreshing sonorities, and expressive speech… More power to composers like [this].” – John van Rhein – Chicago Tribune
“His music-making is naturally expressive and has an elegance that is compelling.” – Augusta Read Thomas
“[Coleman’s music is] new and fresh without being unapproachable or tradition-bound… I found it to be touching and wondrous.” – Glen Nelson
“The melodic invention, the craftsmanship of the presentation and above all the sheer luminosity of the textures I find very attractive.” – David Tutt
“Coleman writes a music that is as intense as it is magical, as powerful as sensible.” – Paulo Tramannoni