1 Drop Full by flutist and composer Wissam Boustany performed here for the 3rd Annual Earth Day Celebration at WestSide Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood, NJ. Visit Tetractys Publishing for more details.
“I activated my long-held principle of 'learning to love/value ONE DROP in the glass that I hold in my hand', as the foundational spark that ignites limitless possibilities - 'each drop' serving as a metaphor for 'each note' as well as 'each challenge in life'. This dissolves the fear of failure that is so crippling in our lives. From that point onwards, every smallest step forward paves the way towards the hidden treasures that we are not able to see at the beginning of our journey. This process is hard grasp, yet surprisingly simple...and is applicable to so many of the challenges we face in our lives.”
The London Trio performing Trio Sonata in D Major (Allegro un poco) by Carl Philip Emanuel Bach at the Ringwood Manor, Ringwood, New Jersey.
Performing Court Dances by Amanda Harberg at Flute Immersion, New Mexico.
"When asked to write a piece for the National Flute Convention in Phoenix, I envisioned a piece comprising several short movements. The idea of MASKS appealed to me, for a mask generally makes an impression quickly - it's affect clear at a glance.
I have collected several masks over the years, and looked at many more in museums and art books of various kinds. Three of these movements reflect particular masks that I have seen, one is a generic type, and two are waiting to be constructed.
The three specific masks are: I Haida (Northwest Native American) mask, of commanding presence; II Huichol (Mexican Native) Jaguar mask, completely beaded intricate flower patterns; and III African American death mask of great calmness. IV is a clown mask, the last two are left entirely to your imagination." - Katherine Hoover
Wish Sonatine for flute and piano by Valerie Coleman.
Guest presenter for the National Flute Association Flute Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, 2022
Wish
by Fred D'Aguiar
I wish those tall ships at Africa's shore
Had dropped anchor to plant crops there:
Sugarcane, tobacco, cotton and coffee.
Instead they filled the hungry bellies
Of hulls with Africans and set sail
Wanting nothing from that big place
That wasn't diamond, gold, ivory, flesh.
I wind the clocks back and turn the ships
Around, not a single bullet, whip, or cutlass
Sound to deafen our ears for centuries.
No Atlantic road of bones from people
Dumped into the sea to form a wake.
Wish Sonatine for flute and piano by Valerie Coleman
Guest presenter for the National Flute
Association Flute Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, 2022. –re
TREES for flute and narrator by composer Daniel Dorff presented at the New Jersey Flute Society Members Recital (2025).
The original opera showcases the soprano and mezzo soprano known as the Flower Duet. Here arranged for flute, violin and piano.