Celestial Musings for Flute Alone

The composer states, "I was always fascinated by the activities of the planets and stars that surround us, especially with the recent disastrous influences on our lives on earth by such things as hurricanes, wars, hunger, sudden changes of climate to name a few. I was suddenly inspired to deal with all this in my own way with a Zodiac oriented work that describes its four elements in musical terms: Air, Earth, Water and Fire."

Celestial Musings for Flute Alone was commissioned by flutist Iwona Glinka to perform at a conference of flutes at the University of Wisconsin on April 22, 2006. The material of this piece is derived from the Celestial Symphony.