Monologues & Dialogues Peter Sheridan

• Madelyn Byrne (b. 1963):
• 1 Byrne: In a winter landscape 05:27
• Ross Edwards (b. 1943):
• 2 Edwards: Ulpirra 01:32
• Adrienne Albert (b. 1941): Three for Two:
• 3 Albert: Three for Two: Dark and light 04:22
• 4 Albert: Three for Two: Lament for Sarah 04:13
• 5 Albert: Three for Two: Sassy 02:36
• Gary Schocker (b. 1959):
• 6 Schocker: Dark Star 03:35
• Hilary Taggart: Noisy Oyster:
• 7 Taggart: Noisy Oyster 01:59
• 8 Taggart: Noisy Oyster: Defragmented 02:13
• 9 Taggart: Noisy Oyster: Zephyr 03:43
• 10 Taggart: Noisy Oyster: Partita 02:32
• 11 Taggart: Noisy Oyster: Autumn Leaves 01:42
• Vaughan McAlley (b. 1970):
• 12 McAlley: Serenade 02:36
• 13 McAlley: Burlesque 02:14
• Stanley M. Hoffman (b. 1959):
• 14 Hoffman: Meditations and Memories 03:53
• Vincent Giles:
• 15 Giles: Differing Dialogues 04:48
• David Loeb (b. 1939):
• 16 Loeb: Winter sarabande 03:37
• Mike Mower (b. 1958): Two Sonnets:
• 17 Mower: Two Sonnets: One 04:08
• 18 Mower: Two Sonnets: Two 05:11
• Houston Dunleavy:
• 19 Dunleavy: Serenade 05:16
• Peter Sheridan:
• 20 Sheridan: Groaning Oceans 06:25
• Michal Rosiak:
• 21 Rosiak: Quasi Latino 03:42
• Total Runtime 01:15:44

Info for Monologues & Dialogues

This recording features the resonant and meditative sounds of the modern day low flutes. These austere, breathy and even creepy flute sounds should inspire an abundance of musical imaginations.

These unique instruments transverse down to deep dark tones and into the depths of low frequencies still unexplored by most woodwind instruments, especially flutes. The hyperbass flute alone plays lower than a concert piano, as the sub-contrabass flute shares the same range as the orchestral string bass.

The title of the album originates from the dramatic medium, yet has direct applications to our musical language. Monologue is the sharing of one’s personal thoughts and feelings to an audience, as dialogue is the written or verbal exchange between two or more people. During the late 19th century the terms found new philosophical meanings as the essence of ‘true dialogue’ was deemed an authentic relationship between human and human, and between human and God.

The musical purpose of the recording is based on this philosophical connotation of ‘true dialogue’. Any musical tone, phrase, instrument or even composition may also be considered an authentic relationship. These sonic relationships of musical sound and feeling create a purpose far beyond everyday entertainment, and may go as far as embodying healing powers for mind, body and soul.

“Peter Sheridan is a low flute specialist who lives and teaches in Melbourne, Australia. On his web site, lowflutes.com, there is a photo of him with his instruments that has to be seen to be believed. Those flutes are what you'll be hearing on this recording, and they don't play as naturally or as easily as he makes them sound. One of the composers calls him "a cyclone disguised as a flute player", but I'll call him a wizard…The playing is superb. Everything sounds completely natural, and some pieces call for quite a bit of agility considering the instruments they're written for. You won't regret hearing this release, and you might enjoy returning to it as well.” — Gorman, American Record Guide

“Sheridan plays with an ease which belies the unwieldiness of the instruments…a generous 77 minutes of mellow delights.” — Malcolm Tattersall, Music Forum Magazine

Peter Sheridan, flutes
< Lisa-Maree Amos, C-flute (tracks 12, 13)
< Jane Hammond, piano (tracks 6, 17, 18)

Peter Sheridan
A specialist in low flutes (bass, contrabass and sub-contrabass flutes), performer Peter Sheridan has commissioned over seventy compositions for these unique instruments.

He has recorded Hollywood soundtracks and has been a recipient of awards from Mannes College, University of Arizona, Aspen Music Festival, Ottorino Respighi Festival (Italy), American Composers Forum, and Santa Monica College.

A native of New York City, Peter has performed and taught in America, England and Australia. He has been a faculty member of numerous music faculties in Los Angeles and was a founding member of the Los Angeles Flute Quartet. He is now a Teaching Associate at Monash University, and a woodwinds instructor and band director at Donvale Christian College and Mazenod College in Australia.

He is an active soloist and chamber musician and his flutes can be heard on Albany, Innova, Warner Music Latina, Varese Sarabande and Move record labels.

Peter performs on Kotato and Fukishima bass and contrabass flutes, and Jelle Hogenhuis's subcontrabass and hyperbass flutes.

This album contains no booklet.