I’m happy to announce that Stockhausen Menagerie for flute and Bb clarinet is now available for sale from Oxingale Music. The work was commissioned and premiered by Duo Inquietum (Mark Takeshi McGregor and Liam Hockley) with support from the Canada Council for the Arts. It’s a collection of miniatures drawing on phrases from Karkheinz Stockhausen’s Tierkreis (the Aries, Taurus and Gemini movements) to create portraits of fantasy birds. The bits of phrases are “birdified” and shaped into imaginary interactions between displaying males. It’s a fun, light-hearted piece with opportunities for some choreography.

The score is available for purchase here.