Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune by Claude Debussy
Seven Scenes for Four Flutes by William Susman
William Susman: Amores Montuños (excerpt) – Flute and Marimba Duo
Theme and Variations for Flute by Claire Polin
Evaporation (2004)
The Blues: A Triangle Duet composed by Greg Zuber and performed by Patricia Zuber, alto flute and Greg Zuber, percussion
Patricia Zuber multi-tracked all four flute parts, and skillfully did so. Often, multi-tracked chamber music sounds stiff and the distance in the parts can be heard. This is not the case here; Zuber plays the four parts almost as though she is four different characters in her own chamber ensemble. Each of the seven scenes is evocative; geometric shapes come to mind. Movement 1, “Build,” contains the same thematic material as the last track of the album, Quiet Rhythms No. 7. There is a sense of hopeful rising and falling. Movement 2, “Swirl,” is very short and is filled with fast arpeggios. The third movement, “Echo,” uses one of Susman’s familiar clave patterns, bounced around like in a house of mirrors. There are micro and macro patterns here; augmentation and diminution of the rhythms. Movement four, Weave, consists of sinuous lines interspersed with a repeating flute staccato, like a ticking clock. Olivia Kieffer, earrelevant.net
Seven Scenes for Four Flutes is magnificently realized by Patricia Zuber (who partners with her marimba-playing husband Greg in Duo Zuber), whose sterling command of her instrument does much to make the piece the release’s high point. Flutes intertwine and multiply into hypnotic masses for a dozen minutes, the music hypnotic, playful, and even at moments celestial. Textura.com