Work

Programme Note

This work for solo flute takes as its starting point the daily dawn flight in winter by starlings from their nesting place on Tokomapuna, a small island off Kapiti Island, across a large, windy expanse of sea to their feeding grounds on the mainland.

Commissioned:

Commissioned by Catherine Bowie with funding by the QEII Arts Council and the NZCF

• Catherine Bowie

Difficulty:

Advanced

Influences:

• Flora and Fauna - other
• Weather

Funders:

• Creative New Zealand

Performance History

	25 Jul 1995	Performed by Catherine Bowie (flute); Auckland City Art Gallery