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Sungji Hong - Ruach for Contrabass Flute (2023) Kelley Barnett, contrabass flute Program Note: Ruach is a piece written for solo contrabass flute that explores the sonic capabilities of the instrument as follows: air sounds, lip pizzicato, tongue pizzicato, tremolo with harmonic overtones, sweeping glissando throughout the upper partials of the instrument, and rapid succession of spectral multiphonics from low fundamentals. The work is the result of an ongoing collaboration with Kelley Barnett, and the title, Ruach, is a Hebrew word that can be translated as “breath,“ “wind,“ or “spirit.“ The piece was commissioned by Kelley Barnett and premiered on May 16, 2023, at Mise-en Place in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Purchase Score Here:
