Connected skies: solo series challenge is a project to challenge myself to compose six new solo works of about ten mins each in length between October 2020 to May 2021, with each being digitally performed in a monthly virtual event from 2021.

​New works for double bass, cello, flute with glissando head joint, accordion, percussion and mezzo soprano will be written. In addition to digital concerts, this project will include blogs, digital pre-concert talks and interactive Q&A sessions, giving us a chance to share our process in this continuing challenging and strange times.

This is the fourth live Q&A session following the digital pre-concert talk and concert of new piece for solo flute 'Echoed'

Details of how to join the live Q&A will sent to you via email on the day of the concert.

Connected Skies - digital concert via Youtube: https://youtu.be/eiFzu5rRAUk

Preconcert presentation – showing collaboration process between composer Angela Elizabeth Slater and flautist Emma Coulthard

Concert performance of new work ‘Echoed' for solo flute performed by flautist Emma Coulthard

Followed by live Q&A (details emailed via Eventbrite)

We are delighted to share the result of our collaboration on Thursday 15th April at 7.30pm (UK time)

Programme note:

Echoed is the fourth piece in the Connected skies collection of solo pieces. All the pieces are reflective of the difficult times of 2020, drawing on a poem authored by the composer. Echoed explores the imagery of this poetic text, and refers to the 'Echo' myth.

When the sky enclosed around me

Shrinking ever smaller

I found woven half dreams

fractured in spaces inbetween

which ache and scream

I tried to shut the noise out

but it echoed right back at me

never to leave or fully be