A Hummingbird Told Me (2019) – ca. 9'
flute quartet and optional electronics
Commissioned by the New York City Ballet
Premiere performance
New York City Ballet Choreographic Institute at the Rose Building, Lincoln Center, New York, NY (March 8, 2019)
New York City Ballet Choreographic Institute at the Rose Building, Lincoln Center, New York, NY (March 8, 2019)
PROGRAM NOTE
A Hummingbird Told Me was created in collaboration with choreographer Mariana Oliveira as part of the 2019 New York City Ballet Choreographic Institute in New York. The work takes its inspiration from Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, by Mexican surrealist painter Frida Khalo.