Hide and Seek for piccolo, 3 flutes, and 2 alto flutes

Commissioned by the Oklahoma Flute Society

PROGRAM NOTE

Hide and Seek is a piece that explores the feeling of transitioning back and forth from environments in which you feel like you cannot be yourself, to being in a space where you are comfortable, free and welcomed. For people from marginalized populations, this going back and forth is a daily practice. From navigating in the professional world, to engaging in normal everyday activities, sudden feelings of anxiety, fear and being judged can arise if you are not considered “the norm.” There is great relief and peace that comes from being in a safe place where you can be yourself. These spaces are precious and sacred, but they are also bittersweet, as one cannot stay in them forever.

— Allison Loggins-Hull

PERFORMANCE NOTE

Fingerings for multi-phonics, trills and tremolos are indicated in individual parts.

For air sounds, blow with fast air and a very loose embouchure. This should sound like gusts of wind. They are notated with cross noteheads.

Harmonics are overblown. Fingerings are indicated with diamond noteheads, while the desired pitch is normally notated above.

There is an indication to “speak” into the flute in Flute 2. Without vocalizing, produce the sounds with fast air against teeth. These are notated with arrow down noteheads.

Jetwhistles are notated with slashed noteheads.