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Review: Alto and bass flutes converse at a masterful recital by Rose Bishop and Heather Neuenschwander
['Kent Williams']
Little Village
Rose Bishop and Heather Neuenschwander performing at the James Theater — courtesy of the artistsRose Bishop and Heather Neuenschwander, two classical flutists who recently released the duo album Unseen/Unheard, performed a release recital on Sept. 26 at the James Theater.
Rose Bishop and Heather Neuenschwander performing at the James Theater — courtesy of the artistsRose Bishop and Heather Neuenschwander performing at the James Theater — courtesy of the artistsRose Bishop and Heather Neuenschwander performing at the James Theater — courtesy of the artistsRose Bishop and Heather Neuenschwander performing at the James Theater — courtesy of the artistsAlso very good to hear is two flutists performing new music.
Relative to the standard concert flute (whose range begins at Middle C) the alto is a fifth lower, and bass flute an octave lower.
Bishop’s bass flute sound has multiple textures, sounding sometimes like a saxophone or English horn.
They may not have invented the genre of alto and bass flute duets, but the commissions and their performances significantly enlarged the repertoire for that instrumentation.