I Sing The Body Eclectic
I. Cloning
II. RNA
III. Synapses
(1998) 10:00
(Piccolo, Flute 1,2,3,4 & 5, Alto Flute, Bass Flute)
For Katherine Borst Jones and The Ohio State University Flute Troupe
Level: Very advanced high school/ College/ professional
"As a sort of aside, I have never encountered anything like the effect that I Sing the Body Eclectic has had on the entire staff here. We have all listened to it and liked it. Perhaps too much. There was a sense from the beginning that everything about this piece was special and had to be perfect. It totally captured everyone's imagination - right down to the guy in shipping. Everybody had an opinion and each opinion was very strong. It is as if some sense of the sacredness of the human being had been accidentally tapped and - in a way - we were acting like aborigines who don't want their pictures taken because the camera would steal their souls. I think that this piece may tap into some deep emotional reactions to watching things that were once mysterious and sacred pass into the realm of science. At any rate, it has been interesting to observe. Although this has been difficult to deal with, I think it is a real tribute to the piece."
- Melody R. Greene, Ludwig Music Publishing Company, 3/4/99
