Martin Yates
Sonata for flute & piano (Fire Island') (1992)
Sonatina for flute & piano (1991)
World Premiere Recordings

Cecilia McDowall
The Moon Dances for flute & piano (2003)
Not Just a Place for flute, cello & piano (1999 rev. 2004)
World Premiere Recordings

David Heath Golden Sunset for solo flute & flute ensemble (2003)* directed by the composer

Astor Piazzolla Oblivion (1984) arranged for flute, cello & piano by José Bragato
World Premiere Recording

Anna Noakes (flute, *flute solo)
Caroline Palmer (piano)
Justin Pearson (cello)

ENSEMBLE:
Helen Keen, Hattie Webster (flute & piccolo)
Detta Danford (flute)
Helled Francis, Amanda Moore (flute & alto flute)
Julie Murray (flute & bass flute)
Andy Findon (flute & contrabass flute)

Recorded at Potton Hall, Suffolk, 30 April 2006, 16-17 April 2007 & 8 January 2008

All at Dutton Epoch who have worked on Anna Noakes's flute recital have been captivated by the unfamiliar music by Cecilia McDowall and conductor Martin Yates, as well as Anna Noakes's gorgeous flute sound. McDowall's The Moon Dances and Not Just a Place will delight all who have been captivated by Dutton Epoch's previous McDowall releases. Yates's two extended flute works, the Sonata and Sonatina, reveal a rewarding personal voice, while the occasional suggestions of Debussy-esque sonorities add to the music's sensuous impact. Fire Island ', the sonata's evocative subtitle, underlines the vivid flute writing. The disc is completed by David Heath's jazz-influenced Golden Sunset for flute and flute ensemble, dedicated to flute maker Albert Cooper, and Piazzolla's sultry tango Oblivion, heard here in José Bragato's gorgeous arrangement for flute, cello and piano.

CDLX 7210

“... this pleasant flute collection.” “Anna Noakes and her accompanist, Caroline Palmer, play with elegance and sensitivity.” Sullivan, American Record Guide, May/June 2009