Oh Holy Night.
I don’t play but I love LOVE flute solos.
Any suggestions of great flute Christmas CD’s?
Polly
None that I know.
There should be some fine Bach arrangements for flute out there.
Flute? Jethro Tull, A Passion Play.
IBKG (In Before Kenny G.)
Carol of the birds
I played flute all through school.
My favorite Christmas songs are Angels We Have Heard on High and Silent Night.
Solo or with an accompaniment. Pure and beautiful.
Almost any saxophone Christmas music is applicable to flute. Just have to translate the piano part. Or if you want to have fun, just get a Christmas book in C, and see where you want to take it.
I have used Tom Fettke's vocal duet arrangements. He has a Christmas book. You can add to the solo line. The arrangements are very well done. The songs are very effective with 2 flutes or a flute and violin.
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My father is a composer and a conductor. He is away from home but I can ask if he has any music at hand. What do you want? I’ll see what he can come up with. If he can do it he will.
I think Obama is but he probably isn’t online right now.
Saw him at the Hollywood Bowl and Greek Theater (both in Los Angeles) on some of our early dates. A true maestro.
Don’t even THINK about a piccolo for church music!
Amazing Grace.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ozOtWErFy4&feature=related
Mannheim Steamroller - Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
Rush likes this group.
The flute was a big part of rock music in the early 70s, and not just Jethro Tull.
Peter Gabriel played a lot of flute on the early Genesis albums, Chicago used the flute on songs like “Color My World.” Even Kraftwerk, before totally going electric, used the flute extensively on some of their early songs.
There is a group called Silver, Wood and Ivory. It’s a flute/piano duo. They do some lovely Christmas music.
One of my all time faves is Lo, How a Rose.